Musical Journey with N Ravikiran | Chitravina N Ravikiran
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His hardwork and dedication towards his pursuit of music not only brought him to fame, but also made the name "Sangeet Samrat" in the music world.
He is the grandson of musician Late.Narayana Iyyangar. He is also known for his performances which won him lot of awards like 'Kumar Gandharva Samman Award', 'Lion International Award', 'Sangeetha Soodamani', 'Sangeetha Rathnagar', 'Kalaimamani Award' , 'Lifetime Achievement Award' and he has won several foreign awards.
A Musical genius he won many awards in India and Globally. Let us look in to his life and his contribution to the music Industry.
Birth: February 12, 1967
Location: Mysore, Karnataka State, India
Work: composer, singer, film playback singer
Nationality: Indian
Details of Birth
My. Ravikiran was born on February 12, 1967 in a musical family at "Mysore" in Karnataka state of India. His father name is Narasimman and his father and grandfather are renowned in Indian classical music. Besides, his grandfather, Narayana Iyyangar, is a renowned musician of the classic arts.
Early life and education
From his childhood he grew up as a learner of Indian classical music. His father, Narasimhan, was the first mentor to him. Ravikiran, who expressed miracles in Indian classical music at the very young age, also received the praise from many classical music experts and gurus.
As a Classic Musician
Ravicharan, who learned entire musical training under his father, started his music career as a musician in Coimbatore at the age of five in 1972.
Later, at the age of ten, he was engaged in a chitravina, and at the age of eleven he performed the first Chitravina concert. He became one of the Indian classical musicians over the next three years, and in July 1985, he performed a 24-hour musical concert in Chennai.
Not only in India, he continued to perform multiple concerts around the world, and soon won the "Sangeet Samrat" in the music world.
Successful Carrier
His hard work and effort in music endeavors have brought him to fame.
He has been awarded a brilliant performance in the ragas of the country, Gowla, Varali, Rabii, Ganapakasi, Srirangam and Narayan Gowla. He did his musical performances all over the world including the Keyville, Texas, and Britain.
He has done over 600 Indian classical music packages. Besides that, he has been a director, composer, writer, speaker and teacher.
Awards and honors
1973 - Arul Isai Selvan.
1979 - Music Academy Masters Awards.
1979 - Lion International Award.
1985 - Sangeeth Samrat and Rotary Vocational Award.
1985 - Indian Star Award
1985 - Tamil Nadu State Government - Kalaimamani Award
1986 - Madura Nata Mannar
1990 - "Sanskriti Award" by the Sanskrit Trust
1991 - "Isai Peroli" by Karthik Fine Arts.
1995 - Sangeetha Sutamani by Krishna Ghana Sabha.
1996 - Kumar Gandharva Samman Award of Madhya Pradesh state.
1996 - Chitravina Vidya Varidhi (Yerl Society, Perth, Australia)
2000 - "Millennium Award" by the Government of Briton
2001 - "New Age Ways Awards" for Best Contemporary World Music Composition by the US Government
2002 - Ronnagar Award (India Fine Arts, Austin, TX)
2003 - Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indian Kanji Foundation
2003 - TTK Award (Music Academy, Chennai, India)
2005 - Harvard Sangeet Award (Harvard University United States)
2005 - Sangeetha Saptha Saagara (Shanthi Fine Arts, Chennai, India)
2006 - Nalli Season Award (Nalli Foundation, Chennai, India)
2007 - Indian Academy of Dramatic, Academy Award
2008 - Ragalaya Sagara (Ragalaya Foundation, London), Jan 2008
2010 - Sangeetha Ratnakara (Cleveland, United States)
2011 - Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award
and much more..
His credentials are that of a child-centered music starter, who has been known for his hard work and dedication made him as the "Sangeet Samrat" in the music world.
Ravikiran impressed everyone on his ability and expertise in playing chitravina and his other carnatic music's.
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