Mavelikkara Velukutty Nair (

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: മാവേലിക്കര വേലുക്കുട്ടി നായർ) was an Indian

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.

Life

Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair was born on 2 October 1926 in Chettikulangara (near

Mavelikkara Mavelikkara is a taluk and municipality in the ''Onattukara'' region of Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala. Located in the southern part of the district on the banks of the Achankovil River. Etymology The name Mavelikara ...

Alleppey Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in state of Kerala, India. The Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in India which attracts millions of domestic and internat ...

district,

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. He had undergone preliminary lessons in Mridangam from his the famous ''Mridanga Vidwan'' Muthukulam S. Kumara Pillai. Later undergone advanced training from Maestro Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmabhooshan

Palghat Mani Iyer Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer (1912–1981), born Thiruvilvamalai Ramaswamy was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music. He, along with his contemporaries Palani Subramaniam Pillai and Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy, are ...

under Gurukula system for a period of 8 years. Late

Palghat R. Raghu Palghat R. Raghu (9 January 1928 – 2 June 2009) was a Carnatic musician and percussionist. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2007. Early life Palghat Ramaswamy Raghu was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanma ...

and

Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman (born 17 December 1935) is an Indian musician and exponent of the Carnatic percussion instrument, the mridangam. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan as well as the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. Earl ...

were also disciples of

along with him.

Awards and recognitions

* ''A Top'' graded artist (highest award) in All India Radio and Doordarshan. * ''Sangeetha Kalaacharya'' title from

Madras Music Academy Madras Music Academy is one of the earliest established music academies in South India. Before the concept of infrastructure was introduced to India in the early 1920s, it was a gathering for elite musicians simply called (and is still more ...

in 2008. * Central

Sangeet Natak Akademi Sangeet Natak Akademi (The National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama in English) is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India. History It was set up by the Indian education ministry on 31 May 1952 and be ...

"Tagore Samman" in 2012. * ''Golden Jubilee Award'' from Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer foundation, Chennai in 2002. *

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy is located in Thrissur city, of Kerala, in India. It was established on 26 April 1958, inaugurated by then Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. The academy started a cultural centre at the Bahrain Kerala ...

Award in 1981. *

Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship is an honour presented by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, an autonomous organisation for the encouragement, preservation, and documentation of the performing arts of Kerala, set up by the Dep ...

in 1998. * ''Gayaka Ratna'' title from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum in 2000. * ''Mridanga Kalashiromani'' title from Palghat Mani Iyer Foundation, Bangalore in 2007. * ''Ganalaya Visharath'' title from Travancore Devaswam Board in 1994. * ''Guruvayoorappan Chembai Award'' from Guruvayoor Devaswam in 2008. * ''Layavadya Ratna'' title from Sathguru Sangeetha Sabha, Trichi in 2009. * ''Layavadya Praveena'' title from Kerala fine arts society, Ernakulam in 1998. * ''Tansen Sangeetha Kalanidhi'' title from Tansen Sur Sangom, Trivandrum in 1995. * ''Mridanga Ratnam'' title from Raja Rajeshwari Kalakshethram, Guruvayoor in 1994. * ''Golden Jubilee Award'' from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha in 1992. * ''Thulaseevanam'' award by Thulaseevanam Trust, Trivandrum in 1996. * ''Annual Award'' from Guruvayoor Dorai Trust, Chennai in 2008. * ''Kottaram Sankunni Nair Award'' from Harmoniom Chakravarthy Kottaram Sankunni Nair Memorial Trust, Changanassery in 2001. * ''Sangeetha Ratna'' title from Sri. Nataraja Sangeetha Sabha, Varkala in 2008. * ''Pranavasree Puraskar'' from Pranavam Sangeet Sabha, Kollam in 2006. * ''Sangeetha Sampoorna'' title from Poornathrayesa Sangeet Sabha, Thripunithura. * ''Vadya Kulapathi'' title from Kaladarppanam, Aluva in 2002. * ''Sangeetha Ratna'' title from Adi Sankara Veda Vedanta Samskritha Co-operative Society, Trivandrum. * ''Prathibha Pranamam'' by Manaveeyam, Government of Kerala. * ''Cultural Award'' from Padmasree Krishnankutty Nair Memorial Trust in 2004. * ''Mridanga Kalanidhi'' title from Nair Service Society, Muscat Chapter. * ''Annual Award'' from Sree Raja Rajeswari Sangeetha Sabha, Alleppey in 1998. * Award from Puthukkotta Dakshinamoorthy Pillai Memorial Trust, Trichi.

References

External links

* http://www.velukuttynair.com

* http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=23081 * http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article3681002.ece

* http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/article3684329.ece

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