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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian singer and composer (born 1967)}}<br />
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| name = L. V. Gangadhara Sastry<br />
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| native_name = లక్కావఝల వేంకట గంగాధర శాస్త్రి<br />
| birth_name = Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|27}}<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation">{{cite web|title=Founder profile|url=http://www.bhagavadgitafoundation.org/profile.html|website=BhagavadgitaFoundation.org|publisher=Bhagavadgita Foundation|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref><br />
| birth_place = [[Avanigadda]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
<!-- unknown parameter "religion" |religion = [[Hindu]] -->| father = L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/><br />
| mother = L. Srilakshmi<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/><br />
| occupation = singer, preacher, propagator of Bhagavadgita, Founder, chairman of [[:te:భగవద్గీతా ఫౌండేషన్|Bhagavadgita foundation]]<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/><br />
| alma_mater = [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/><br />
| spouse = Archana<ref name="Navya article"/><br />
| children = {{ubl|Viswa Teja|Keerthi Priya}}<ref name="Navya article"/><br />
}}<br />
'''Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry''' is an Indian singer and composer. He established Bhagavadgita foundation to spread its importance.<ref name="Navya article">{{cite web|last1=Rammohan|title=భగవద్గీతా యూనివర్సటీ స్థాపనే లక్ష్యం|trans-title=|language=|url=http://www.bhagavadgitafoundation.org/gita_press-52.html|website=BhagavadgitaFoundation.org|publisher=Navya|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> He recorded complete verses of [[Bhagavadgita]] in audio format.<ref name="thehansindia news">{{cite web|title=Bhagavad Gita as Tool for Personality Development|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-08-01/Bhagavad-Gita-as-a-tool-for-personality-development/167137|website=thehansindia.com|publisher=The Hans India|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="apnewslive">{{cite web|title=Bhagavad Gita rendered in full by singer Gangadhar Sastry|url=http://apnewslive.com/bhagavad-gita-rendered-in-full-by-singer-gangadhar-sastry/|website=apnewslive.com|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> As a playback singer,<ref name="muscatdaily">{{cite web|title='Telugu Suswaralu' show on May 24|url=http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Telugu-Suswaralu-show-on-May-24-285s|website=muscatdaily.com|publisher=muscatdaily.com|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> he sang more than 100 songs in Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="Navya article"/><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Sri L V Gangadhara Sastry was born on 27 June 1967 in [[Avanigadda]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], to L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma and Srilakshmi. His parents had some knowledge of classical music. He learned music basics from them. He became a follower of [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]. He completed a B.A from [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]. He worked as a film journalist in [[Eenadu]] group from 1990–2002.<br />
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== Bhagavadgita ==<br />
He recorded over 700 verses along with [[Telugu language|Telugu]] meanings after 7 years of extensive research.<ref name="thehansindia news"/><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
He received ''[[Kala Ratna]]'' award from the government of Andhra Pradesh in 2017.<ref name="Kala Ratna awards 2017">{{cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh announces names of Kala Ratna (Hamsa) awardees|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/mar/28/andhra-pradesh-announces-names-of-kala-ratna-hamsa-awardees-1587023.html|date=28 March 2017|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=8 June 2019}}</ref><br />
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