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{{Short description|Carnatic veena musician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Vidwan
| name = D. Balakrishna
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| birth_date = {{abbr|c.|circa}} 1955-1956
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| awards = {{hlist|[[Karnataka Kalashri]](2015)|[[Karnataka Ganakala Parishat|Ganakalashri]] (1997)}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes
| genre = [[Carnatic music]]
| instrument = [[Veena]]
| years_active = 1975-present
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'''D. Balakrishna''' is a [[Carnatic music]]ian who plays [[veena]] in the Mysore tradition.<ref name="DH,2016" />

Born {{abbr|c.|circa}} 1955-1956,<ref name="ToIBlr,1994"/> he is the son of noted veena player, [[Doraiswamy Iyengar]] and grandson of Venkatesh Iyengar, a student of [[Veena Venkatagiriyappa]]. Contemporary musicians Titte Krishna Iyengar, [[N. Ramani]], [[T. R. Mahalingam (flautist)|T.R. Mahalingam]] and [[T. Chowdiah]] frequently visited his father and sparked his interest in Carnatic music.<ref name="HinduFriRev, 2008" /> In his childhood, he was sent to [[mridangam]] classes under Ayyamani Iyer. Later his father started teaching him veena.<ref name="TNIE,2011" />

His first stage performance was in 1975, when he accompanied his father in a [[Bangalore#Theatre, music, and dance|Ram navami concert]] in Bengaluru.<ref name="EveningHerald" /> By 1979, his concerts were being broadcast in [[All India Radio]],<ref name="AIR,1979"/> where he is now listed as a "top grade" artist.<ref name="AIR,2020"/> He has given multiple<ref name="Hindu, 2009" /> [[Madras Music Season]] concerts<ref name="MadrasMusic2018" /> over the years, starting in 1984.<ref name="MadrasMusic1990" />

His "Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust"<ref name="TNIEMag,2016" /> has organized various concerts in Bengaluru.<ref name="DHMetro,2019" /> He has an M.Sc. in statistics<ref name="ToIBlr,1994"/> and has worked in the [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name="HinduFriRev, 2008" />

In 1997, [[Karnataka Ganakala Parishat]] gave him ''Ganakalashree'' award.<ref name="KGKP"/> In 2015, [[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]] awarded him ''[[Karnataka Kalashri]] - Award of Honour''.<ref name="Hindu,2014" /> and the Central Government awarded him the 2023 Sangeet Natak Akademi award, only the 19th veena player in the 71 year operating history of the award.

== References ==
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<ref name="HinduFriRev, 2008">{{cite news |last1=Govind |first1=Ranjani |title=At veena's vantage point |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/At-veenarsquos-vantage-point/article15398814.ece |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=30 May 2008 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
<ref name="ToIBlr,1994">{{cite news |last1=B|first1=Ranjitha |title=The Second String |url=https://sites.google.com/site/vidvanbalakrishna/press-releaseas/from-the-archives-of-press |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=February 1994 |via=sites.google.com/site/vidvanbalakrishna |quote=38-year-old artiste is an M.Sc. in Statistics}}</ref>
<ref name="DH,2016">{{cite news |last1=Subramanya |first1=Mysore V |title=Kalabushana award conferred on Vainika Balakrishna |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/548110/kalabushana-award-conferred-vainika-balakrishna.html |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=23 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="TNIE,2011">{{cite news |last1=Venkataraman |first1=Rajagopalan |title='Bhakti is essential for mastery over music' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2011/jul/30/bhakti-is-essential-for-mastery-over-music-276677.html |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=13 July 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="EveningHerald">{{cite news |last1=Narasimhachar |first1=Saragrahi TB |title=Talent Search |url=https://sites.google.com/site/vidvanbalakrishna/press-releaseas/from-the-archives-of-press |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=Evening Herald |date=29 August 1984 |via=sites.google.com/site/vidvanbalakrishna}}</ref>
<ref name="Hindu, 2009">{{cite news |last1=Krishnamurthi |first1=P.S. |title=Music Academy - Solemn, profound, pleasant |url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2008/12/24/stories/2008122450190800.htm |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=24 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202130912/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2008/12/24/stories/2008122450190800.htm |archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref>
<ref name="MadrasMusic2018">{{cite web |title=Annual Conference Schedule 2018 - Madras Music Academy |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/annual-conference-schedule-2018/ |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="MadrasMusic1990">{{cite web |title=Annual Conference and Concerts 1980 – 1990 |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/annual-conference-and-concerts-1980-1990/ |website=musicacademymadras.in |access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="TNIEMag,2016">{{cite news |title=Lord of the magical strings |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2016/jul/16/lord-of-the-magical-strings-881625.html |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The New Indian Express |date=16 July 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="DHMetro,2019">{{cite news |title=Festival honours veena maestro |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/festival-honours-veena-maestro-778510.html |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=Deccan Herald |date=21 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="Hindu,2014">{{cite news |last1=Govind |first1=Ranjani |title=36 chosen for Kalashree awards for two years |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/36-chosen-for-kalashree-awards-for-two-years/article6357492.ece |access-date=18 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=27 August 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
<ref name="AIR,1979">{{cite book |title=AKASHVANI: Vol. XLIV, No. 19 ( 13 MAY, 1979 ) |date=13 May 1979 |publisher=All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi |page=41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HscBEAAAQBAJ&dq=d+balakrishna+veena&pg=PA41 |access-date=19 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
<ref name="AIR,2020">{{cite web |title=ANNUAL LIST OF CASUAL / STAFF ARTIST (MUSIC) OF AIR, BENGALURU AS ON 1.4.2020 |url=http://prasarbharati.gov.in/music_artists/airbengaluru.pdf |website=prasarbharati.gov.in |publisher=All India Radio |access-date=19 December 2021 |page=11}}</ref>
<ref name="KGKP">{{cite web |title=Karnataka Ganakala Parishat - Awardees |url=https://www.kgkp.org/awardees |website=www.kgkp.org |access-date=19 December 2021}}</ref>

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[[Category:Veena players]]
[[Category:Musicians from Mysore]]
[[Category:Carnatic instrumentalists]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

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