A. V. Anand (born 16 April 1936) is a

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, an ...

ian and

mridangam The mridangam is a percussion instrument of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion instrument. A related instrument is the ...

player. Anand was taught to play mridangam by

ghatam The ghaṭam ( sa, घटं ''ghaṭaṁ'', kan, ಘಟ ''ghaṭah'', ta, கடம் ''ghatam'', te, ఘటం ''ghatam'', ml, ഘടം, ''ghatam'') is a percussion instrument used in various repertoires across India. It's a variant ...

player K. S. Manjunath from a young age and has worked as an accompanist for Carnatic musicians, including

Chowdiah Tirumakudalu Chowdiah ( kn, ಸಂಗೀತ ರತ್ನ ತಿರುಮಕೂಡಲು ಚೌಡಯ್ಯ) (1895 – 19 January 1967) was a violin maestro from India in the Carnatic music, Carnatic classical tradition. Early years Chowdi ...

Chembai Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar a.k.a. Vaidyanatha Iyer (1 September 1896 – 16 October 1974) was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad (state of Kerala, India). Known by his village name ''Chembai'', or simply as ''Bhagavatar'', he was born to ...

, T. R. Mahalingam,

S. Balachander Sundaram Balachander (18 January 1927 – 13 April 1990) was an Indian veena player and filmmaker. He directed, produced, and also composed music for a few of his films. Balachander was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982. He died of a hear ...

. and

Doraiswamy Iyengar Mysore Venkatesha Doreswamy Iyengar (1920-1997) was a Carnatic musician and one of the greatest exponents of the veena in modern Indian history. Early life He was a son of Venkatesha Iyengar, a learned vainika and royal musician at the court ...

, since the 1950s. Vidwan AV Anand has Presided over the 41st Music conference held by

Bangalore Gayana Samaja Bangalore Gayana Samaja ( kn, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಗಾಯನ ಸಮಾಜ) is one of the oldest cultural organisations in Bangalore and was established in 1905. It is the oldest operational sabhā (or arts society) in India. The organisat ...

, from 5–11 October 2009.

Awards and honors

*''Naada Nidhi'' by Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore *''Sangeetha Kala Ratna'' by the

, a Carnatic music organization, in 2009. *''Karnataka Kalashree'' *''Guru Kala Bhushana'' *Honorary performance

References

1936 births Carnatic instrumentalists Living people Mridangam players Musicians from Bangalore 20th-century Indian musicians 20th-century drummers {{Carnatic-music-stub