Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao (born Vijaya Raghava Rao; 3 November 1925 – 30 November 2011) was an Indian flutist, composer, choreographer, musicologist, poet and fiction writer. He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1970, and in 1982 the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Sangeet Natak Akademi Award#Creative and experimental music, Creative and Experimental music category, the highest for performing artist conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

Personal life

He was born in Madras (now Chennai), India. He was married since 1947 to Smt. Lakshmi V. Rao. They had four children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was an Indian-American, a permanent resident of the United States.

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* http://www.feenotes.com/db/artists/r/raovijayraghav.php * http://www.themusicmagazine.com/vijayraghav.html * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Vijay Raghav 1925 births Hindustani instrumentalists Indian musicologists Indian choreographers Indian flautists Musicians from Chennai Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Indian film score composers Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 2011 deaths 20th-century Indian composers Indian male film score composers 20th-century male musicians 20th-century flautists