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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
|image = Neyyatinkara Vasudevan Classical Encounters Cover.jpg
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name =
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| birth_date = 1940
|death_date = {{Death date and given age |2008|5|13|68|df=y}}
|origin = [[Neyyattinkara]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
|genre = [[Carnatic music]]
|occupation = [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] [[Composer]]
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}}

[[File:Accompanying Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Sir.jpg|thumb|Neyyattinkara Vasudevan Sings with Thodupuzha Manojkumar on Violin, [[Erickavu N. Sunil]] on Mridangam, and Elanjimel Susheelkumar on Ghatom]]

'''Neyyattinkara Vasudevan''' (1940–13 May 2008) was a [[Carnatic music]] vocalist from [[Kerala]] in south [[India]].<ref>Obituary in Sruti magazine, page 19 August 2008 issue</ref> The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]] and [[Ramnad Krishnan]], he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career. Vasudevan is famous as being one of the first from the [[Dalit]] community to excel in the field which was previously the preserve of the upper castes.<ref name="archive.indianexpress.com">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/kerala-s-dalit-singer-who-sang-his-way-through-caste-shackles/309836/|title = Kerala's Dalit singer who sang his way through caste shackles - Indian Express}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Vasudevan born to a [[Dalit]] family, in a village near [[Neyyattinkara]] in southern [[Travancore]].<ref name="archive.indianexpress.com"/> He did his formal music studies from the Swati Tirunal Music College, [[Thiruvananthapuram]], chiefly under [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]]. He also did advanced studies under Ramnad Krishnan. He passed Ganabhushanam in 1960 and Sangeetha Vidwan in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://q4music.blogspot.com/2008/05/sri-neyyattinkara-vasudevan.html|title=Q4music: Sri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan|last=Q4music|date=2008-05-13|website=Q4music|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref>

He worked as assistant professor at the RLV College of Music, [[Thrippunithura]], for nearly a decade before joining All India Radio as an A-grade staff vocalist in 1974. He retired in 2000 and was later ranked ‘A Top’, the highest honour given by AIR to classical musicians.<ref name=hindu-death>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/14/stories/2008051455640700.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522162715/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/14/stories/2008051455640700.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 May 2008 |title=Neyyattinkara Vasudevan dead |date=14 May 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref>

He died on 13 May 2008 in Thiruvananthapuram aged 68.<ref name=hindu-death/>

== Awards ==
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2004<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=20&award_year=&state=KL&field=3&p_name=&award=PS |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009115823/http://india.gov.in/myindia/advsearch_awards.php?start=20&award_year=&state=KL&field=3&p_name=&award=PS |archive-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Swathi Sangeetha Puraskaram|Swati Puraskaram]] in 2006<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071203182713/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/14/stories/2007081460130400.htm Swati award for Neyyattinkara Vasudevan] from "The Hindu" newspaper</ref>
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1970<ref name="SNA Awardees' List">{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA Awardees' List |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |date=2016 |access-date=5 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref>

==Movies==
He has also sung for some [[Malayalam]] movies.
{| class="wikitable"
!align="centre"|Year
!align="left"|Song
!align="left"|Movie
|-
|align="centre"|1968
|align="left"|Sarasa Suvadana<ref>http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/4034</ref>
|align="left"|''Enipadikal''
|-
|align="centre"|1987
|align="left"|Parama Purusha
|align="left"''|Swathi Thirunal''
|-
|align="centre"|1987
|align="left"|Mamava Sada Janani
|align="left"''|Swathi Thirunal''
|-
|align="centre"|1987
|align="left"|Kosalendra
|align="left"''|Swathi Thirunal''
|-
|align="centre"|1987
|align="left"|Pannakendra Sayana
|align="left"''|Swathi Thirunal''
|-
|align="centre"|1988
|align="left"|Nagumomu<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/php/SongDetails.php?sid=8222&encode=utf|title=മലയാളസംഗീതം.ഇന്‍ഫോ - MSI MalayalaSangeethamm.Info MSIDB.org|website=www.malayalasangeetham.info|access-date=2018-05-29}}</ref>
|align="left"|''Chitram''
|-
|align="centre"|1990
|align="left"|Sree Jaanaveedharam<ref>http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/598.html</ref>
|align="left"|''Vachanam''
|-
|align="centre"|2000
|align="left"|Geyam hari naamadheyam<ref name=imdb-4296>http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/4296</ref>
|align="left"|''Mazha''
|-
|align="centre"|2000
|align="left"|Paarukkulle<ref name=imdb-4296/>
|align="left"|''Mazha''
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Art}}
{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}
{{Music of Kerala}}
{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}

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