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[[Pandit]] '''Vijay Raghav Rao''' (Vijaya Raghava Rao) (3 November 1925 – 30 November 2011) was an Indian [[flutist]], composer, choreographer, musicologist, poet and fiction writer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vivekini's natural tribute to R-Day |url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19990202/ige02025p.html |newspaper=Indian Express |date=2 February 1999 |access-date=29 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 1970,<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=10 May 2013 }}</ref> and in 1982 the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] in [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award#Creative and experimental music|Creative and Experimental music]] category, the highest for performing artist conferred by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=31 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was born in Madras (now [[Chennai]]), India. He was married since 1947 to Smt. Lakshmi V. Rao. They had four children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was an Indian-American, a permanent resident of the United States.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.feenotes.com/db/artists/r/raovijayraghav.php<br />
* http://www.themusicmagazine.com/vijayraghav.html<br />
* {{IMDb name|0710619}}<br />
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