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{{Short description|Indian violist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox person
| name = V. V. Subrahmanyam
| birth_name = Vadakkencheri Veeraraghava Subrahmanyam
| birth_date = 1944
| birth_place = [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Violinist, composer, academic
| years_active = 1960s–present
| known_for = Carnatic violin performance
| awards = {{plainlist|
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2005)
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2005)
* [[Kalaimamani]](1993)
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] (1988)
}}
}}

'''V.V.Subrahmanyam''', commonly known as '''VVS''' (born 1944), is an Indian violist, [[composer]], and [[Academic staff|academic]]. Regarded as one of the best violinist in carnatic music.<ref name="de">{{Cite web|url=http://driveeast.org/vv-subrahmanyam-tv-gopalakrishnan--vvs-murari.html|title=VV Subramanyam, TV Gopalakrishnan & VVS Murari}}</ref><ref name="sangeetnatak">{{Cite web|url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/V_V_Subrahmanyam.pdf|title=Awardees - V V Subrahmanyam}}</ref>

==Early life==
VVS was born as Vadakkencheri Veeraraghava Subrahmanyam in 1944 in [[Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>

VVS received his early education from his father.<ref name="de"/> He received further training from Carnatic music violinists such as Tripunithura Narayana Iyer, [[Chembai]], [[Musiri Subramania Iyer]], and [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]].<ref name="de"/>

==Career==
In 1966, VVS performed on the violin at the [[United Nations General Assembly]] with [[T. K. Murthy]] and [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]].<ref name="de"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/remembering-a-guru-who-structured-the-art-of-mridangam-playing/article65236881.ece|title=Remembering a guru, who structured the art of mridangam playing|first=R.|last=Revathi|date=24 March 2022|website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/photo-exhibition-united-nations-m-s-subbulakshmi-classical-music-2983785/|title=On a Classical Note|date=19 August 2016|newspaper=[[Indian Express]]|first=Suanshu|last=Khurana|accessdate=12 April 2023}}</ref>

Between 1978 and 1982, VVS was a professor of violin at the Tamil Nadu Government Music College.<ref name="sangeetnatak"/> He has also taught at [[Wesleyan University]] in the United States and some universities in Europe.<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>

In 1993, he was awarded with [[Kalaimamani]] given by the Tamil Nadu Eyal lsai Nataka Manram.<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>

In 1988, he received the [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] and in 2005, he received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]].<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>

==Awards and recognition==
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2005)<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>
* [[Kalaimamani]] (1993)<ref name="sangeetnatak"/>
* [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]] (1988)<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>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Wesleyan University faculty]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kochi]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kalaimamani Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]]

V. V. Subrahmanyam - Revision history

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