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| {{short description|Indian singer and composer (born 1967)}}
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| | name = L. V. Gangadhara Sastry
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| | native_name = లక్కవఝల వేంకట గంగాధర శాస్త్రి
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| | birth_name = Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry
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| | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|06|27}}<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation">{{cite web|title=Founder profile|url=http://www.bhagavadgitafoundation.org/profile.html|website=BhagavadgitaFoundation.org|publisher=Bhagavadgita Foundation|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>
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| | birth_place = [[Avanigadda]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
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| <!-- unknown parameter "religion" |religion = [[Hindu]] -->| father = L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/>
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| | mother = L. Srilakshmi<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/>
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| | occupation = singer, composer | |
| | education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/>
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| | alma_mater = [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]<ref name="bhagavadgitafoundation"/>
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| | spouse = Archana<ref name="Navya article"/>
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| | children = {{ubl|Viswa Teja|Keerthi Priya}}<ref name="Navya article"/>
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| '''Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry''' is an Indian singer and composer. He established Bhagavadgita foundation to spread its importance.<ref name="Navya article">{{cite web|last1=Rammohan|title=భగవద్గీత యూనివర్సటీ స్థాపనే లక్ష్యం|trans-title=|language=|url=http://www.bhagavadgitafoundation.org/gita_press-52.html|website=BhagavadgitaFoundation.org|publisher=Navya|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> He recorded complete verses of [[Bhagavadgita]] in audio format.<ref name="thehansindia news">{{cite web|title=Bhagavad Gita as Tool for Personality Development|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-08-01/Bhagavad-Gita-as-a-tool-for-personality-development/167137|website=thehansindia.com|publisher=The Hans India|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="apnewslive">{{cite web|title=Bhagavad Gita rendered in full by singer Gangadhar Sastry|url=http://apnewslive.com/bhagavad-gita-rendered-in-full-by-singer-gangadhar-sastry/|website=apnewslive.com|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> As a playback singer,<ref name="muscatdaily">{{cite web|title='Telugu Suswaralu' show on May 24|url=http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Telugu-Suswaralu-show-on-May-24-285s|website=muscatdaily.com|publisher=muscatdaily.com|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref> he sang more than 100 songs in Telugu and Kannada films.<ref name="Navya article"/>
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| == Personal life ==
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| Sri L V Gangadhara Sastry was born on 27 June 1967 in [[Avanigadda]], [[Krishna district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], to L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma and Srilakshmi. His parents had some knowledge of classical music. He learned music basics from them. He became a fan of [[Ghantasala (singer)|Ghantasala]]. He completed a B.A from [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]]. He worked as a film journalist in [[Eenadu]] group from 1990–2002.
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| == Bhagavadgita ==
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| He recorded over 700 verses along with [[Telugu language|Telugu]] meanings after 7 years of extensive research.<ref name="thehansindia news"/>
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| == Awards ==
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| He received ''[[Kala Ratna]]'' award from the government of Andhra Pradesh in 2017.<ref name="Kala Ratna awards 2017">{{cite news|title=Andhra Pradesh announces names of Kala Ratna (Hamsa) awardees|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/mar/28/andhra-pradesh-announces-names-of-kala-ratna-hamsa-awardees-1587023.html|date=28 March 2017|newspaper=The New Indian Express|accessdate=8 June 2019}}</ref>
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| == References ==
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| [[Category:1967 births]]
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| [[Category:Telugu playback singers]]
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| [[Category:Recipients of the Kala Ratna]]
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| [[Category:Singers from Andhra Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
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| [[Category:Telugu film score composers]]
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| [[Category:Kannada film score composers]]
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| [[Category:20th-century Indian composers]]
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| [[Category:Acharya Nagarjuna University alumni]]
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