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	==Career==		==Career==

	He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ~~‘tunes’~~ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January ~~19,~~ 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.~~ece~~ \|~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December ~~12,~~ 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|~~publisher~~=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May ~~26,~~ 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January ~~26,~~ 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />		He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing 'tunes' of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece1 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|date=12 December 2016\|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=26 May 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />

	== Awards and recognition ==		== Awards and recognition ==
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	\| birth_name =		\| occupations = Musician
	\| ~~occupation~~ = Musician		\| alias = Annavarapu
	\| alias = Annavarapu		\| instruments = [[Violin]]
	\| ~~instrument~~ = [[Violin]]		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1926\|03\|23}}
	\| birth_date = 1926		\| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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	{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}		{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}
	'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name="thenewsminute" /><ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref>		'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 27 March 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India.

	== ~~Early life~~ ==		==Career==
	Annavarapu Ramaswamy was born on March 27, 1926 in Somavarappadu, West Godavari district. His father Pentayya Nadaswara was a [[Nadaswaram]] scholar. His elder brother Annavarapu Gopalam worked as an ''Ghatam'' artist on the [[Akashavani]] for a long time and then retired and died. He learned music from Maganti Jagannadham Chaudhary and later from Parupalli Ramakrishnaiah Panthula. Among the disciples of Parupalli Ramakrishna - Balamuralikrishna, Annavarapu Ramaswamy and Nallana Chakravarti Krishnamacharya are famous.

	== ~~Career~~ ==		He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />
	~~Over~~ the ~~past eight decades~~, he has given concerts in many countries such as USA, Canada, UK, France, Muscat, Bahrain, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Doha, Sri Lanka. In 1998 and 2012, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations awarded him the title of ~~Outstanding Artist under the~~ Violin ~~category~~. [[~~Madras Music Academy~~]] ~~conferred T~~. T. ~~K. Memorial Award to him~~. He ~~invented~~ new [[~~Taal~~ (~~instrument~~)\|~~Taal~~]] ~~called "~~Vandana", "Sri Durga~~". He invented the locks called "Trinētrādi"~~ and ~~"Vēdādi". He composed new characters~~ and ~~works~~. ~~He studied vocals, lute, clarinet, flute and vocal instruments along~~ with ~~many other violins~~. ~~His disciples organize the Hyderabad Thyagaraja Worship Festival every year~~.

	~~He joined~~ [[~~All India Radio~~]] [[~~Vijayawada~~]] in ~~November 1948. The Vijayawada center had not yet been started. N. S. Ramachandran selected him, Krishnamacharya~~ and ~~Dandamudi and started the center. They worked as artists until 1986. He is now a top grade musician on the radio~~. He was ~~elected for~~ the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.

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	\| image = Annavarapu Ramaswamy.jpg		\| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
	\| birth_name =		\| image = Annavarapu Ramaswamy.jpg
	\| occupation = Musician		\| birth_name =
	\| alias = Annavarapu		\| occupation = Musician
	\| instrument = [[Violin]]		\| alias = Annavarapu
	\| birth_date ~~= {{Birth date and age\|df~~=~~yes\|~~1926~~\|03\|27}}~~		\| instrument = [[Violin]]
	\| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India		\| birth_date = 1926
			\| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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	{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}		{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}
	'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born ~~27 March~~ 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref~~><ref name="thenewsminute" /~~>		'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name="thenewsminute" /><ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref>

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	\| ~~background~~ ~~= non_vocal_instrumentalist~~		\| image = Annavarapu Ramaswamy.jpg
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	\| birth_name =		\| occupation = Musician
	\| occupation = Musician		\| alias = Annavarapu
	\| alias = Annavarapu		\| instrument = [[Violin]]
	\| instrument = [[Violin]]		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=yes\|1926\|03\|27}}
	\| birth_date = 1926		\| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
	\| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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	{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}		{{short description\|Indian classical violinist}}
	'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />		'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 27 March 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Dasagrandhi \|first1=Madhuri \|title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music \|publisher=[[Telangana Today]] \|date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kumar \|first1=Ranee \|title=Living by values \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece \|publisher=[[The Hindu]] \|date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)\|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news \|title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri \|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 \|publisher=[[The News Minute]] \|date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web \|title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy \|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. \|website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

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{{Infobox musical artist
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| image = Annavarapu Ramaswamy.jpg
| birth_name =
| occupation = Musician
| alias = Annavarapu
| instrument = [[Violin]]
| birth_date = 1926
| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
}}
{{short description|Indian classical violinist}}
'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dasagrandhi |first1=Madhuri |title=The changing ‘tunes’ of Carnatic music |url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music |publisher=[[Telangana Today]] |date=January 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=December 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ranee |title=Living by values |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=May 26, 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news |title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web |title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. |website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" />

== Early life ==
Annavarapu Ramaswamy was born on March 27, 1926 in Somavarappadu, West Godavari district. His father Pentayya Nadaswara was a [[Nadaswaram]] scholar. His elder brother Annavarapu Gopalam worked as an ''Ghatam'' artist on the [[Akashavani]] for a long time and then retired and died. He learned music from Maganti Jagannadham Chaudhary and later from Parupalli Ramakrishnaiah Panthula. Among the disciples of Parupalli Ramakrishna - Balamuralikrishna, Annavarapu Ramaswamy and Nallana Chakravarti Krishnamacharya are famous.

== Career ==
Over the past eight decades, he has given concerts in many countries such as USA, Canada, UK, France, Muscat, Bahrain, Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Doha, Sri Lanka. In 1998 and 2012, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations awarded him the title of Outstanding Artist under the Violin category. [[Madras Music Academy]] conferred T. T. K. Memorial Award to him. He invented new [[Taal (instrument)|Taal]] called "Vandana", "Sri Durga". He invented the locks called "Trinētrādi" and "Vēdādi". He composed new characters and works. He studied vocals, lute, clarinet, flute and vocal instruments along with many other violins. His disciples organize the Hyderabad Thyagaraja Worship Festival every year.

He joined [[All India Radio]] [[Vijayawada]] in November 1948. The Vijayawada center had not yet been started. N. S. Ramachandran selected him, Krishnamacharya and Dandamudi and started the center. They worked as artists until 1986. He is now a top grade musician on the radio. He was elected for the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.

== Awards and recognition ==
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], by the [[Government of India]], 1996<ref>{{cite news |title=List of Awardees |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php |publisher=Sangeetnatak.Gov.in}}</ref>
* Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Akademi in 1983<ref name=sangeetnatak/>
* [[Padma Shri]], by the [[Government of India]], 2021<ref name=thenewsminute/>

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