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Pandit Dr. [[S. Ballesh]] and his son Dr. [[Krishna Ballesh]] both were jointly awarded Tamilnadu state's highest civilian honour, the [[Kalaimamani]] (Joint) award, in 2020 conferred by chief minister,

<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2019-2020)|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalaimamani-awards-list-sivakarthikeyan-aishwarya-rajesh-yogi-babu--tamil-news-280796|access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |work=[[ www.dinamani.com]] |title= கலைமாமணி விருதுகள் 2019 மற்றும் 2020 |url= https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2021/feb/20/tamil-nadu-cm-presented-the-kalaimamani-awards-for-2019-2020-3567091.html|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (Tamilnadu Government List of Winners 2019-2020- Page 7-No 52 Joint Award- எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பலேஷ் ஷெஹ்னாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/tour_t_34_2021.pdf|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |work= [[makkalkural.net]] |title= செய்திகள் - உள்பட 128 கலைஞர்களுக்கு ‘கலைமாமணி’ விருது -2020ம் ஆண்டுக்கான கலைமாமணி விருது பெறும் கலைஞர்களின் பெயர் பட்டியல் விவரம் வருமாறு- பண்டிட் எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பாலேஷ் (செனாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://makkalkural.net/news/kalaimamani-awards-announced-for-2019-2020/|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref>

Ballesh was conferred with [[Karnataka Kalashri]] (Karnataka State Sangeeta Nataka Akademi award) from Government of Karnataka for his contribution to Indian classical music by Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy, in 2019. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epapervijayavani.in/ArticlePage/APpage.php?edn=Bengaluru&articleid=VVAANINEW_BEN_20191221_4_9&artwidth=98px|title=ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಲಾಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ|last=|first=|date=|website=ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ - ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Ballesh and his son Krishna Ballesh were conferred with  

[[Ustad Bismillah Khan Kala Ratna Samman]] (Joint Award) by India Tourism Varanasi, Government of India and by Ustad Bismillah Khans family members, in 2021. <ref>{{Cite news|title=चौप तिलक सब छिन मोसे नैन -उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान कला रत्न सम्मान-चेन्नई के प्रसिद्ध पंडित डॉ। एस। बल्लेश और डॉ। कृष्ण बालेश

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Ballesh was born to Shehnai Samrat Pandit [[Sanna Bharamanna]] and Smt. Yellamma in [[M.K.Hubli]], Belgaum district, Karnataka. His all fore-generation family members were shehnai players in the district and Ballesh has traced his lineage to court musicians for advanced training.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/riyaz-and-raags/article7085063.ece|author =Savitha Gautam, chennai|title=Born to Pt. Sanna Bharamanna in M.K.Hubli|work=[[The Hindu]]|date= 9 April 2015|access-date= 15 June 2016}}</ref>  

Ballesh singing style is inspired from Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan and Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan, Inspired by the ideals of his Guru Ustad Bismillah Khan and Pandit Puttaraja Gawai,  Ballesh and his son Krishna Ballesh founded Tansen Academy of Music,<ref>{{Cite news |work= [[The Indian Express]] |title=Chennai musician duo to pay tribute to the Ustad Bismillah Khan Saheb in his own tunes - Krishna Ballesh of Tansen Academy was about 13 years old when I first performed in front of Ustad Bismillah Khan Saheb- playing the shehnai and promoting Hindustani classical music,” says Krishna Ballesh of Tansen Academy,  ahead of Guru Samarpan, a tribute concert to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna recipient Ustad Bismillah Khan. The concert is curated by Tansen Academy in|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/mar/30/chennai-musician-duo-to-pay-tribute-to-the-ustad-bismillah-khan-saheb-in-his-own-tunes-1957703.html|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|title= Q&A: An ode to Ustad Bismillah Khan on his birth centenary- Krishna supports his father Pandit S Ballesh in running Tansen Academy and BK Shehnai Foundation in the city |work= [[www.dtnext.in]] | url= https://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/Culture/2016/11/09232406/1021112/QampA-An-ode-to-Ustad-Bismillah-Khan-on-his-birth-.vpf|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|title= An evening to honour legends of Hindustani tunes- says Surmani Krishna Ballesh, co-founder, Tansen Academy of Hindustani Music|work= [[The Indian Express]]| url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/nov/21/an-evening-to-honour-legends-of-hindustani-tunes-1707304.html|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> a school of music, legacy continued by his three sons by Prakash, Krishna and Shivanand Ballesh. <ref>{{Cite news|title=Making Hindustani audible in the Carnatic heartland -raag Yaman Kalyan is in progress at Tansen Academy of Musician Saligramam, Pandit S Ballesh - Helping him are his sons Krishna, Prakash and Shivanand Ballesh - Founded by Ballesh and his son Krishna, Tansen Academy of Music staunchly goes by the traditional practice of guru-shishya ‘parampara’ of learning|work= [[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/making-hindustani-audible-in-the-carnatic-heartland/articleshow/55280189.cms|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |work= [[The Hindu]]|title=A free-flowing musical dialogue at Ras Barse Utsav - The enthusiasm of the students and parents of shehnai artistes S. Ballesh and son Krishna Ballesh’s Tansen Academy left him floored - Academy presented the fourth edition of Ras Barse Utsav|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/a-free-flowing-musical-dialogue-at-ras-barse-utsav/article25504958.ece|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|work= [[The Hindu]] | title=Tansen Academy of Music Institute- Pandit S. Ballesh during an interview with The Hindu |url= https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=162194537&highlights=HINDUSTANI%2520MUSIC|access-date=2021-03-30}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news|author = Savitha Gautam|title=Riyaz and raags - Saligramam and the school is the Tansen Academy of Music-train students. But now, sons Prakash, Shivanand and Krishna have taken over - Pt. S. Ballesh, Ustad Nazim Hussain, trustees of BK Shehnai Foundation and student body of Tansen Academy of Music, have jointly organised ‘Ras Barse Utsav – 2015 |work = [[The Hindu]] |url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/riyaz-and-raags/article7085063.ece|access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref>

Ballesh and his son Krishna were accompanied by Ustad [[Nazim Hussain]], the younger son of Ustad Bismillah Khan, in various concerts with his tabla. <ref>{{Cite news|author= Harini Prabhakar| title= it was the Ras Barse Utsav at the Music Academy in Chennai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2016/dec/03/familial-notes-of-magical-melodies-1544642.html|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref> He has also performed [[jugalbandi]]s, along with sitarist Ustad [[Shahid Parvez]], <ref>{{Cite news |author=Thushara Ann Mathew |date=21 November 2017 |title=An evening to honour legends of Hindustani tunes |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/nov/21/an-evening-to-honour-legends-of-hindustani-tunes-1707304.html |access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref> mohan veena player Pandit [[Vishwa Mohan Bhatt]] and accompanied by tablist [[Yogesh Samsi]], Subhankar Banerjee <ref>{{Cite news| title=Music season Chennai-based Tansen Academy of Music will present the fourth edition of ‘Ras Barse’-performances by Grammy-winning mohan veena player Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, shehnai exponent Pandit S Ballesh and tabla player Pandit Yogesh Samsi|work=The Times of India| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/music-season-in-city-gets-an-early-start/articleshow/66538648.cms|access-date=2021-03-31}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|author= Lavanya Narayanan| url = https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/a-free-flowing-musical-dialogue-at-ras-barse-utsav/article25504958.ece|title= A free-flowing musical dialogue at Ras Barse Utsav- The evening, together Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, S. Ballesh and Krishna Ballesh and Pt. Yogesh Samsi|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 November 2018 |access-date=31 March  2021}}</ref>

* "''' [[Ustad Bismillah Khan Kala Ratna Samman]] '''" [[Joint Award]] with [[Krishna Ballesh]] by India Tourism Varanasi, Government of India and by Ustad Bismillah Khans family members in association Deepika Cultural Society of India in 2021. <ref>{{Cite news|title=चौप तिलक सब छिन मोसे नैन -उस्ताद बिस्मिल्लाह खान कला रत्न सम्मान-चेन्नई के प्रसिद्ध पंडित डॉ। एस। बल्लेश और डॉ। कृष्ण बालेश

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* "''' [[Kalaimamani]] '''" [[Joint Award]] with [[Krishna Ballesh]] by Tamilnadu State Government Award for his contribution to Indian classical music by his shehnai by Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram, in 2020. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (List of Winners 2019-2020)|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/kalaimamani-awards-list-sivakarthikeyan-aishwarya-rajesh-yogi-babu--tamil-news-280796|access-date=2021-03-05}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |work=[[ www.dinamani.com]] |title= கலைமாமணி விருதுகள் 2019 மற்றும் 2020 |url= https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2021/feb/20/tamil-nadu-cm-presented-the-kalaimamani-awards-for-2019-2020-3567091.html|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Kalaimamani awards (Tamilnadu Government List of Winners 2019-2020- Page 7-No 52 Joint Award- எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பலேஷ் ஷெஹ்னாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/go/tour_t_34_2021.pdf|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |work= [[makkalkural.net]] |title= செய்திகள் - உள்பட 128 கலைஞர்களுக்கு ‘கலைமாமணி’ விருது -2020ம் ஆண்டுக்கான கலைமாமணி விருது பெறும் கலைஞர்களின் பெயர் பட்டியல் விவரம் வருமாறு- பண்டிட் எஸ்.பாலேஷ் மற்றும் கிருஷ்ணா பாலேஷ் (செனாய் கலைஞர்கள்)|url=https://makkalkural.net/news/kalaimamani-awards-announced-for-2019-2020/|access-date=2021-03-28}}</ref>

* "''' [[Karnataka Kalashri]] '''" Karnataka State Government Award for his contribution to Indian classical music by [[Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]] under Department of Kannada and Culture [http://karnatakasangeetanrityaacademy.com/ Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy]- 2019 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epapervijayavani.in/ArticlePage/APpage.php?edn=Bengaluru&articleid=VVAANINEW_BEN_20191221_4_9&artwidth=98px|title=ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಲಾಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ|last=|first=|date=|website=ವಿಜಯವಾಣಿ - ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.vijaykarnatakaepaper.com/imageview_47248_14456270_4_1_21-12-2019_14_i_1_sf.html|title=18 ಮಂದಿಗೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕಲಾಶ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ|last=|first=|date=|website=ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ - ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.samyukthakarnataka.com/c/47094745|title=18 ಸಾಧಕರಿಗೆ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೃತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ|last=|first=|date=|website=ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ - ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kpepaper.asianetnews.com/c/47120375|title=ಸಂಗೀತ ನೃತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪ್ರಕಟ|last=|first=|date=|website=ಕನ್ನಡಪ್ರಭ - ದಿನಪತ್ರಿಕೆ|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

Ballesh can play various style’s in his shehnai, aalaapi and aakaar like khayal singing, jhala like sitar and sarod, tatkar like kathak-dancers, meend & harquatts like sarangi and violin, continuity of tone like been and also he adds sweetness of bansuri to all this.  

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