Namagiripettai K Krishnan (2 April 1924 – 30 April 2001) was 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 who played the

Nadaswaram The Nagaswaram (nādḥasvaram) is a double reed wind instrument from South India. It is used as a traditional classical instrument in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala. This instrument is "among the world's loudes ...

. He was born in Namagiripettai village and lived in

Sendamangalam Sendamangalam also known as Senthamangalam is a town panchayat in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is situated in Namakkal District. History The history of Sendamangalam, Namakkal is often misunderstood with Sendamangalam, Kallkurichi dt (forme ...

Namakkal district Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as headqua ...

, Tamil Nadu, India. He gave many performances across the country. In 1981, Krishnan was awarded the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

by the Indian government for his contributions to Carnatic music. He was also the ''Asthana Sangeetha Vidwan'' for the

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple Sri Venkateswara Swami Vaari Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared ...

Awards

by the Indian government in 1981 *

Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government of ...

by Tamil Nadu government in 1972 * ''Nadaswara chakravarthi'' title by Thanthai Periyar EV Ramaswamy in 1974 * "Sangeetha Nadaka academy" award in 1982 * "Isai Peraringar" honored by Tamil Isai Sangam Chennai in 1984

References

External links

Biography by Eugene Chadbourne at AllMusic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnan, Namagiripettai Nadaswaram players 1924 births 2001 deaths Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 20th-century Indian musicians Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award