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{{Short description|Indian classical musician and a nagaswaram Player(born 1940)}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2014}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Thiruvizha Jayashankar
| image = Thiruvizha Jayashankar.jpg
| caption = Thiruvizha Jayashankar, renowned nagaswaram artist from Kerala
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| alias = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1940|02|1}}
| birth_place = Thiruvizha, [[Cherthala]] [[Alappuzha district|Alleppey]], [[India]]
| origin =
| genre = [[Indian classical music]]
| instrument = [[Nagaswaram]]
| occupation = Music Performer
| years_active = 1955–present
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| website =
}}
[[File:Thiruvizha Jayashankar2.jpg|thumb|Thiruvizha Jayashankar]]

'''Thiruvizha Jayashankar''' (born 1940) is an Indian [[Indian classical music|classical musician]] and a well known [[nagaswaram]] expert in South India.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sound-of-the-nagaswaram/article5451620.ece| title = Sound of the nagaswaram - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 12 December 2013| last1 = Kaladharan| first1 = V.}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Born in the family of musicians in a small village Thiruvizha, [[Alappuzha district|Alleppey]], Jayashankar was keen to learn music and drawing in his childhood. He is the son of nadaswara maestro Thiruvizha Raghava Panickar and grandson of Thiruvizha Sanku Panickar. Jayashankar opted for preliminary lessons in the nagaswaram under his grandfather and later received advanced training from his father with whom he began playing in the temples of central Travancore almost on a regular basis. His debut performance ([[Arangetram (dance)|Arangetram]]) was in the year 1955 at the age of 16 which was held at the Pathiyoor Devi Temple, [[Kayamkulam]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kerala4u.in/250/personalities/thiruvizha-jayasankarnadaswaram-vidwan |title=THIRUVIZHA JAYASANKAR-NADASWARAM VIDWAN | Kerala for you dot in |access-date=29 January 2014 |archive-date=10 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910133017/http://kerala4u.in/250/personalities/thiruvizha-jayasankarnadaswaram-vidwan |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He has completed his diploma (Ganabhooshanam) in music from [[RLV College of Music and Fine Arts]] (University of Kerala) in 1957. noted Indian playback singer [[K. J. Yesudas]] was his batch mate. After the completion of diploma course, he has taken BA degree in music from [[Government College, Chittur]] (University of Caicut) near [[Palakkad]] and post graduate diploma (Ganapraveena) from [[Swathi Thirunal College of Music]] (University of Kerala), [[Trivandrum]].<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/its-not-possible-to-mould-artistes-focussing-on-theory/article4476031.ece| title = 'It's not possible to mould artistes focussing on theory' - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 5 March 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Jayashankar opted for a central Government job in [[All India Radio]], Thiruvananthapuram in 1965 and worked there till retirement. He was also a visiting professor at [[Annamalai University]], Chidambaram.

His musical journey with great thavil mastro [[Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam]] proved to be a landmark in live nadaswaram concerts. [[Haripad Murukadas]] and Vettikkavala Sasi Kumar are few of his famous disciples.<ref name=hindu13>{{cite web | title = Sound of the nagaswaram|work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sound-of-the-nagaswaram/article5451620.ece |date=12 December 2013| accessdate = 2014-02-01 | first = V. | last = Kaladharan }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Inimitable idiom |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/inimitable-idiom/article5479801.ece |date=20 December 2013|accessdate = 2014-02-01| first = V. | last = Kaladharan }}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
* Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://prominentindianpersonalities.blogspot.in/2012/05/thiruvizha-jayasankar.html|title = Blogger}}</ref>
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]] 2000<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>
* Kalaimamani from the Government of [[Tamil Nadu]]
* Central [[Sangeet Natak Academy]] Award 2013<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/files2014-15/snaawardsprogramme-2013/12-04-2014.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184521/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/files2014-15/snaawardsprogramme-2013/12-04-2014.pdf |archivedate=29 April 2014}}</ref>
* [[Harivarasanam Award]] 2026 <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ഹരിവരാസനം പുരസ്‌കാരം തിരുവിഴ ജയശങ്കറിന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/News/kerala/harivarasanam-award-presented-to-thiruvizha-jayashankar-02588 |access-date=2026-04-08 |website=Deshabhimani |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Nadaswaram players]]
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:University of Calicut alumni]]
[[Category:University of Kerala alumni]]
[[Category:All India Radio people]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship]]

Thiruvizha Jayashankar - Revision history

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