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	{{Short description\|Indian Carnatic and Hindustani musician}}		{{Short description\|Indian Carnatic and Hindustani musician (born 1932)}}
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			{{Indian patronymic\|Gopalakrishnan\|Viswanathan}}{{Fan POV\|date=September 2021}}
	{{Infobox musical artist		{{Infobox musical artist
	\|~~Name~~ = T. V. Gopalakrishnan		\|name = T. V. Gopalakrishnan
	\|~~Img~~ = T S Nandakumar and T V Gopalakrishnan.jpg		\|image = T S Nandakumar and T V Gopalakrishnan.jpg
	\|~~Img_capt~~ = Picture taken of TVG and [[T S Nandakumar]] during a speech in Bombay		\|caption = Picture taken of TVG and T S Nandakumar during a speech in Bombay
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	\|birth_name = Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan		\|birth_name = Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan
	\|~~Background~~ = solo_singer		\|background = solo_singer
	\|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=y\|1932\|6\|11}}		\|birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|df=y\|1932\|6\|11}}
	\|~~Origin~~ = [[Kerala]], India		\|origin = [[Kerala]], India
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	\|~~Occupation~~ = singer, violinist, mridangist		\|occupations = singer, violinist, mridangist
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	~~{{Indian name\|Gopalakrishnan\|Viswanathan}}{{Fanpov\|date=September 2021}}~~
	'''Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan''' (born 11 June 1932 in [[Thrippunithura\|Tripunithura]], Kerala), known as '''TVG''', is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music\|Hindustani]] musician from [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2014.<ref name="India's kathak dance, past present, future">{{cite book\|last=Massey\|first=Reginald\|author2=Marcus Massey \|title=India's kathak dance, past present, future\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|year=1999\|pages=113\|isbn=81-7017-374-4}}</ref>		'''Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan''' (born 11 June 1932 in [[Thrippunithura\|Tripunithura]], Kerala), known as '''TVG''', is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music\|Hindustani]] musician from [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2014.<ref name="India's kathak dance, past present, future">{{cite book\|last=Massey\|first=Reginald\|author2=Marcus Massey \|title=India's kathak dance, past present, future\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|year=1999\|pages=113\|isbn=81-7017-374-4}}</ref>

	==Early ~~Years~~==		==Early years==
	Gopalakrishnan was born on June ~~11,~~ 1932 into a family of musicians with a history spanning over two centuries.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Raj\|title=Essays on Indian Music\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|year=2003\|pages=205\|isbn=81-7141-719-1}}</ref> His father, T.G. Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the [[Cochin Royal Family]] and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandg.htm\|title=Profiles of Artistes, Composers, Musicologists\|publisher=Indian heritage\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Gopalakrishnan started playing the [[mridangam]] at the age of four and had his [[arangetram (dance)\|arangetram]] at the [[Hill Palace, Tripunithura\|Cochin palace]] at the age of six.<ref name="The Hindubio">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111121151/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=11 November 2006\|title=A maestro's music \|last=Jayakumar\|first=G.\|date=2 September 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> He is a disciple of [[Chembai]] Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.<ref name="The Hindubio" /><ref name="A time to every purpose">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052411/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|title=A time to every purpose\|last=Rajan\|first=Anjana\|date=12 January 2007\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>		Gopalakrishnan was born on 11 June 1932 into a family of musicians with a history spanning over two centuries.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Raj\|title=Essays on Indian Music\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|year=2003\|pages=205\|isbn=81-7141-719-1}}</ref> His father, T.G. Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the [[Cochin Royal Family]] and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandg.htm\|title=Profiles of Artistes, Composers, Musicologists\|publisher=Indian heritage\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Gopalakrishnan was the eldest child of his parents, who totally had nine siblings. started playing the [[mridangam]] at the age of four and had his [[arangetram (dance)\|arangetram]] at the [[Hill Palace, Tripunithura\|Cochin palace]] at the age of six.<ref name="The Hindubio">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111121151/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=11 November 2006\|title=A maestro's music \|last=Jayakumar\|first=G.\|date=2 September 2005\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> He is a disciple of [[Chembai]] Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.<ref name="The Hindubio" /><ref name="A time to every purpose">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052411/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|title=A time to every purpose\|last=Rajan\|first=Anjana\|date=12 January 2007\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

	The violinist, T.V. Ramani and [[ghatam]] exponent T.V. Vasan~~, are~~ his siblings.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Meera \|title=Renowned Ghatam exponent passes away \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Renowned-Ghatam-exponent-passes-away/article16052058.ece \|access-date=16 November 2020 \|work=The Hindu \|date=30 September 2010 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		Gopalakrishnan is married to Radha. The couple have 3 children – two sons named Viswanath (Late), Ramanathan, and one daughter named Aparna Raghavan. Ramanathan is a leading saxophone artist who is also a disciple of Kadri Gopalnath. The popular violinist T.V. Ramani and [[ghatam]] exponent [[T. V. Vasan]] were his siblings.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Meera \|title=Renowned Ghatam exponent passes away \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Renowned-Ghatam-exponent-passes-away/article16052058.ece \|access-date=16 November 2020 \|work=The Hindu \|date=30 September 2010 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He is a musician who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, mridangam and violin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080333/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 September 2006\|title=Chembai award for T.V. Gopalakrishnan \|date=17 August 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> ~~Hailed as an innovator of Indian jazz,~~ TVG has toured ~~all over the world~~ with ~~the legends like~~ [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Handy]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Ustad Alla Rakha]]~~, etc~~. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer [[Franklin Kiermyer]], [[Don Peake]], Seigfried Kutterer and [[Carola Grey]] ~~on many occasions~~.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-668117.html?pagewanted=2\|title=Pop and Jazz Guide\|date=21 May 2004\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>		[[File:Maestro Ilayaraaja with fellow musicians.jpg\|thumb\|Gopalakrishnan with [[A. Kanyakumari]], [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[N. Ravikiran]], [[Sudha Ragunathan]], and others]]
			He is a musician who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, mridangam and violin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080333/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 September 2006\|title=Chembai award for T.V. Gopalakrishnan \|date=17 August 2005\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> TVG has toured with [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Handy]], [[Ravi Shankar]], and [[Ustad Alla Rakha]]. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer [[Franklin Kiermyer]], [[Don Peake]], Seigfried Kutterer and [[Carola Grey]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-668117.html?pagewanted=2\|title=Pop and Jazz Guide\|date=21 May 2004\|work=The New York Times\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

	Gopalakrishnan was given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990. He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in the year 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2832269.ece\|title=Padma awardees say they feel honoured\|date=26 January 2012\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>		Gopalakrishnan was given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990. He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in the year 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2832269.ece\|title=Padma awardees say they feel honoured\|date=26 January 2012\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>

	In 2018, he was awarded a doctorate by Bharatidasan University for his research on the topic "Layathwam in Carnatic music".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tvg-researches-carnatic-music-bags-doctorate-at-86/articleshow/63020703.cms\|title=TVG researches Carnatic music, bags doctorate at 86\|date=22 February 2018\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> He founded a non-profit organization called the Academy of Indian Music and Arts (AIMA) with the sole vision of creating opportunities for musicians across the strata of the society in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=TVG AIMA {{!}} Academy of Indian Music and Arts\|url=http://tvgaima.com/about-us\|access-date=2020-10-28\|website=tvgaima.com}}</ref> AIMA is an integrated and unique{{How\|date=September 2021}} [[Gurukula]] system of specialized musical education with absolute focus on producing good professional singers and instrumentalists in various traditional disciplines, as also scholars and technicians. The art of performance and the art of teaching in music is imbibed to students of all ages and background in the unique{{How\|date=September 2021}} TVG teaching method.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=TVG AIMA {{!}} Academy of Indian Music and Arts\|url=http://tvgaima.com/about-us\|access-date=2020-10-28\|website=tvgaima.com}}</ref>		In 2018, he was awarded a doctorate by Bharatidasan University for his research on the topic "Layathwam in Carnatic music".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tvg-researches-carnatic-music-bags-doctorate-at-86/articleshow/63020703.cms\|title=TVG researches Carnatic music, bags doctorate at 86\|date=22 February 2018\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref>

	==Discography==		==Discography==
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	In his career spanning over five decades, many honours and awards have been bestowed on Gopalakrishnan. These include:		In his career spanning over five decades, many honours and awards have been bestowed on Gopalakrishnan. These include:

	* [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] Award from [[Madras Music Academy]] , 2014		* [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] Award from [[Madras Music Academy]], 2014
	* [[Padma Bhushan]], 2012		* [[Padma Bhushan]], 2012
			* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]], 2006<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/classical-music/456\|title=Classical Music\|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala\|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref>
			* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]], 1983<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/classical-music-a-ksna/464 \|title=Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Classical Music \|publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala \|access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
	* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]		* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
	* Sangita Laya Samrat		* Sangita Laya Samrat
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	{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}		{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}
	{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}		{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}
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	[[Category:20th-century Indian male classical singers]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian male classical singers]]
	[[Category:20th-century drummers]]		[[Category:20th-century Indian drummers]]
	[[Category:21st-century Indian male classical singers]]		[[Category:21st-century Indian male classical singers]]
			[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]
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	{{Indian name\|Gopalakrishnan\|Viswanathan}}{{Fanpov\|date=September 2021}}		{{Indian name\|Gopalakrishnan\|Viswanathan}}{{Fanpov\|date=September 2021}}
	'''Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan''' (born 11 June 1932 in [[Thrippunithura\|Tripunithura]], Kerala), ~~popularly~~ known as '''TVG''', is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music\|Hindustani]] musician from [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2014.<ref name="India's kathak dance, past present, future">{{cite book\|last=Massey\|first=Reginald\|author2=Marcus Massey \|title=India's kathak dance, past present, future\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|year=1999\|pages=113\|isbn=81-7017-374-4}}</ref>		'''Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan''' (born 11 June 1932 in [[Thrippunithura\|Tripunithura]], Kerala), known as '''TVG''', is a [[Carnatic music\|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music\|Hindustani]] musician from [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2014.<ref name="India's kathak dance, past present, future">{{cite book\|last=Massey\|first=Reginald\|author2=Marcus Massey \|title=India's kathak dance, past present, future\|publisher=Abhinav Publications\|year=1999\|pages=113\|isbn=81-7017-374-4}}</ref>

	==Early Years==		==Early Years==
	Gopalakrishnan was born on June 11, 1932 into a family of musicians with a history spanning over two centuries.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Raj\|title=Essays on Indian Music\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|year=2003\|pages=205\|isbn=81-7141-719-1}}</ref> His father, T.G. Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the [[Cochin Royal Family]] and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandg.htm\|title=Profiles of Artistes, Composers, Musicologists\|publisher=Indian heritage\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Gopalakrishnan started playing the [[mridangam]] at the age of four and had his [[arangetram]] at the [[Hill Palace, Tripunithura\|Cochin palace]] at the age of six.<ref name="The Hindubio">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|title=A maestro's music \|last=Jayakumar\|first=G.\|date=2 September 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> He is a disciple of [[Chembai]] Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.<ref name="The Hindubio" /><ref name="A time to every purpose">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052411/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|title=A time to every purpose\|last=Rajan\|first=Anjana\|date=12 January 2007\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>		Gopalakrishnan was born on June 11, 1932 into a family of musicians with a history spanning over two centuries.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Kumar\|first=Raj\|title=Essays on Indian Music\|publisher=Discovery Publishing House\|year=2003\|pages=205\|isbn=81-7141-719-1}}</ref> His father, T.G. Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the [[Cochin Royal Family]] and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandg.htm\|title=Profiles of Artistes, Composers, Musicologists\|publisher=Indian heritage\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Gopalakrishnan started playing the [[mridangam]] at the age of four and had his [[arangetram (dance)\|arangetram]] at the [[Hill Palace, Tripunithura\|Cochin palace]] at the age of six.<ref name="The Hindubio">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111121151/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=11 November 2006\|title=A maestro's music \|last=Jayakumar\|first=G.\|date=2 September 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> He is a disciple of [[Chembai]] Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.<ref name="The Hindubio" /><ref name="A time to every purpose">{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052411/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2012\|title=A time to every purpose\|last=Rajan\|first=Anjana\|date=12 January 2007\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

	The violinist, T.V. Ramani and [[ghatam]] exponent T.V. Vasan, are his siblings.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Meera \|title=Renowned Ghatam exponent passes away \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Renowned-Ghatam-exponent-passes-away/article16052058.ece \|access-date=16 November 2020 \|work=The Hindu \|date=30 September 2010 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>		The violinist, T.V. Ramani and [[ghatam]] exponent T.V. Vasan, are his siblings.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Meera \|title=Renowned Ghatam exponent passes away \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Renowned-Ghatam-exponent-passes-away/article16052058.ece \|access-date=16 November 2020 \|work=The Hindu \|date=30 September 2010 \|language=en-IN}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He is ~~one of the rare musicians~~ who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, mridangam and violin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080333/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 September 2006\|title=Chembai award for T.V. Gopalakrishnan \|date=17 August 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Hailed as an innovator of Indian jazz, TVG has toured all over the world with the legends like [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Handy]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Ustad Alla Rakha]], etc. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer [[Franklin Kiermyer]], [[Don Peake]], Seigfried Kutterer and [[Carola Grey]] on many occasions.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-668117.html?pagewanted=2\|title=Pop and Jazz Guide\|date=21 May 2004\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>		He is a musician who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, mridangam and violin.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080333/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=19 September 2006\|title=Chembai award for T.V. Gopalakrishnan \|date=17 August 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Hailed as an innovator of Indian jazz, TVG has toured all over the world with the legends like [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Handy]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Ustad Alla Rakha]], etc. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer [[Franklin Kiermyer]], [[Don Peake]], Seigfried Kutterer and [[Carola Grey]] on many occasions.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-668117.html?pagewanted=2\|title=Pop and Jazz Guide\|date=21 May 2004\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

	Gopalakrishnan was given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990. He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in the year 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2832269.ece\|title=Padma awardees say they feel honoured\|date=26 January 2012\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>		Gopalakrishnan was given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990. He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in the year 2012.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2832269.ece\|title=Padma awardees say they feel honoured\|date=26 January 2012\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>
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	* ''Percussion Through the Ages in South India'' (instructional) (1961)		* ''Percussion Through the Ages in South India'' (instructional) (1961)
	* ''Melodious Strings of the Indian Violin'' (featuring [[T. N. Krishnan]]) (1991)		* ''Melodious Strings of the Indian Violin'' (featuring [[T. N. Krishnan]]) (1991)
	* [[Eastern Beats\|''~~Eastern Beats~~'~~']]~~ (solo mridangam) (1995)		* ''[[Eastern Beats]]'' (solo mridangam) (1995)
	* ''Meeting Sounds of T.V. Gopalakrishnan'' (featuring [[M. S. Gopalakrishnan]]) (2005)		* ''Meeting Sounds of T.V. Gopalakrishnan'' (featuring [[M. S. Gopalakrishnan]]) (2005)
	* ''Maragadamani'' (2008)		* ''Maragadamani'' (2008)
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	~~[[Category:~~Indian male classical ~~singers]]~~
	~~[[Category:20th-century male singers]]~~
	~~[[Category:21st-century male~~ singers]]

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{{Short description|Indian Carnatic and Hindustani musician}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = T. V. Gopalakrishnan
|Img = T S Nandakumar and T V Gopalakrishnan.jpg
|Img_capt = Picture taken of TVG and [[T S Nandakumar]] during a speech in Bombay
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|birth_name = Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan
|Background = solo_singer
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1932|6|11}}
|Origin = [[Kerala]], India
|Genre =
|Occupation = singer, violinist, mridangist
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{{Indian name|Gopalakrishnan|Viswanathan}}{{Fanpov|date=September 2021}}
'''Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan''' (born 11 June 1932 in [[Thrippunithura|Tripunithura]], Kerala), popularly known as '''TVG''', is a [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and [[Hindustani music|Hindustani]] musician from [[Cochin, Kerala]], India. He was awarded the [[Madras Music Academy]]'s [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] in 2014.<ref name="India's kathak dance, past present, future">{{cite book|last=Massey|first=Reginald|author2=Marcus Massey |title=India's kathak dance, past present, future|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=1999|pages=113|isbn=81-7017-374-4}}</ref>

==Early Years==
Gopalakrishnan was born on June 11, 1932 into a family of musicians with a history spanning over two centuries.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kumar|first=Raj|title=Essays on Indian Music|publisher=Discovery Publishing House|year=2003|pages=205|isbn=81-7141-719-1}}</ref> His father, T.G. Viswanatha Bhagavathar, was a court musician for the [[Cochin Royal Family]] and a professor of music at the S.K.V. College in [[Thrissur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saigan.com/heritage/music/garlandg.htm|title=Profiles of Artistes, Composers, Musicologists|publisher=Indian heritage|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Gopalakrishnan started playing the [[mridangam]] at the age of four and had his [[arangetram]] at the [[Hill Palace, Tripunithura|Cochin palace]] at the age of six.<ref name="The Hindubio">{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/02/stories/2005090201460200.htm|title=A maestro's music |last=Jayakumar|first=G.|date=2 September 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> He is a disciple of [[Chembai]] Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar.<ref name="The Hindubio" /><ref name="A time to every purpose">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105052411/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/01/12/stories/2007011201040200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|title=A time to every purpose|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|date=12 January 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

The violinist, T.V. Ramani and [[ghatam]] exponent T.V. Vasan, are his siblings.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Srinivasan |first1=Meera |title=Renowned Ghatam exponent passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Renowned-Ghatam-exponent-passes-away/article16052058.ece |access-date=16 November 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=30 September 2010 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Career==
He is one of the rare musicians who is equally proficient in both Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, mridangam and violin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060919080333/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/17/stories/2005081709750400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2006|title=Chembai award for T.V. Gopalakrishnan |date=17 August 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref> Hailed as an innovator of Indian jazz, TVG has toured all over the world with the legends like [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[John Handy]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Ustad Alla Rakha]], etc. He has also collaborated with drummer/composer [[Franklin Kiermyer]], [[Don Peake]], Seigfried Kutterer and [[Carola Grey]] on many occasions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/21/movies/pop-and-jazz-guide-668117.html?pagewanted=2|title=Pop and Jazz Guide|date=21 May 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=28 July 2009}}</ref>

Gopalakrishnan was given the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990. He has been awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] in the year 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2832269.ece|title=Padma awardees say they feel honoured|date=26 January 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=26 January 2012}}</ref>

In 2018, he was awarded a doctorate by Bharatidasan University for his research on the topic "Layathwam in Carnatic music".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/tvg-researches-carnatic-music-bags-doctorate-at-86/articleshow/63020703.cms|title=TVG researches Carnatic music, bags doctorate at 86|date=22 February 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> He founded a non-profit organization called the Academy of Indian Music and Arts (AIMA) with the sole vision of creating opportunities for musicians across the strata of the society in 1984.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVG AIMA {{!}} Academy of Indian Music and Arts|url=http://tvgaima.com/about-us|access-date=2020-10-28|website=tvgaima.com}}</ref> AIMA is an integrated and unique{{How|date=September 2021}} [[Gurukula]] system of specialized musical education with absolute focus on producing good professional singers and instrumentalists in various traditional disciplines, as also scholars and technicians. The art of performance and the art of teaching in music is imbibed to students of all ages and background in the unique{{How|date=September 2021}} TVG teaching method.<ref>{{Cite web|title=TVG AIMA {{!}} Academy of Indian Music and Arts|url=http://tvgaima.com/about-us|access-date=2020-10-28|website=tvgaima.com}}</ref>

==Discography==
This is an incomplete list of releases. The release dates are also not always indicative of the original release date of the associated record.

* ''Percussion Through the Ages in South India'' (instructional) (1961)
* ''Melodious Strings of the Indian Violin'' (featuring [[T. N. Krishnan]]) (1991)
* [[Eastern Beats|''Eastern Beats'']] (solo mridangam) (1995)
* ''Meeting Sounds of T.V. Gopalakrishnan'' (featuring [[M. S. Gopalakrishnan]]) (2005)
* ''Maragadamani'' (2008)

==Awards==
In his career spanning over five decades, many honours and awards have been bestowed on Gopalakrishnan. These include:

* [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] Award from [[Madras Music Academy]] , 2014
* [[Padma Bhushan]], 2012
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
* Sangita Laya Samrat
* Rotary International Exemplary Citizen Award
* [[Kalaimamani]]
* Life Time Achievement award from Bangalore Ramaseva Mandali
* Swati Tirunall Lifetime Achievement Award
* Sapthagiri Sangeetha Vidwan Mani Award (Tirupathi)
* Legend of India Life Achievement Award
* "Arsha Kala Bhushanam" (H.H. Dayananda Saraswathi Life Time Achievement Award)
* Lifetime National Achievement Sankaracharya Award (Bombay), etc.
* Mudhra Award for excellence
* Lifetime achievement award from Bharath Kalachar, etc.

==References==
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
{{Padma Award winners of Kerala}}
{{Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Winners of Kerala}}
{{Music of Kerala}}
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