V. Lakshminarayana (1911–1990) was an Indian musician. He was born in British India in 1911 and became professor of music at the age of 29. His sons

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and

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are also a notable musicians. He performed the violin in many World Music Festivals of Cal-State University, Whitter College Music Academy of Los Angeles. He was honoured with many awards and titles including the `Sangeetha Chakravarthy’ conferred by the Indian Music Circle USA. Prof. Lakshminarayana Iyer served as a Visiting Professor and artiste in Universities abroad. He was a Visiting Professor in

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, California. He composed many kirtanas and also cittasvaras to the compositions of his composer daughter Ganam. He died in 1990 due to

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. In 1992, the

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, honoured V. Lakshminarayana Iyer's contribution by placing his portrait in the “Hall of fame”. The Lakshminarayana Global Music Awards have been instituted as a tribute to his memory. The

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released a stamp in 2004 to commemorate V. Lakshminarayana.

References

V LAKSHMINARAYANA STAMP RELEASEDViolin maestro V. Lakshminarayana Iyer: his life and contributions to the ... By Muthuswamy Lalitha, M. Nandini
Indian violinists 1911 births 1990 deaths People from Tamil Nadu 20th-century violinists 20th-century Indian musicians {{violinist-stub