Palakkad K.V. Narayana Swamy |
Kollengode Viswanatha Narayanaswamy,popularly known as KVN was born on
15 November 1923, in Palghat, Kerala. He was born in a family of musicians.His
father Fiddle Viswanatha Bhagavatar was a violinist of repute; his grand
father Narayana Bhagavatar and his great grandfather Viswam Bhagavatar
were also musicians.
KVN’s first guru was the great mridangam vidwan Palghat Mani Iyer.
KVN had further training, first under Palghat C.S.Krishna Iyer, a highly
competent vocalist who was in Palghat, and then under violinist Papa Venkataramiah.
Later KVN entered gurukulavasam in Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar's care from
1942 and remained an ardent disciple till the death of Ariyakudi in 1967.
KVN's concert career has spanned over 40 years. KVN is responsible for
making Swathi Thirunal compositions especially the padams popular among
Carnatic music lovers.
KVN joined the Music College in Madras as a lecturer in 1962 and retired
as Professor of Music in 1982.The President of India's 'Padma Sri' award
was conferred on KVN in 1976. He had traveled wide and his music was appreciated
where ever he performed.
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