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There are two styles of violin playing in India: the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Violin|publisher=Fiddling around the world|url=http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/india/|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> Carnatic violinists such as [[Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai]], [[Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer]] and [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]] performed concerts as early as 1900. Indian violinists today such as [[Manoj George]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Fayiz Muhammed]] and [[Balabhaskar]] have successfully adapted the [[Western culture#Music|Western music]] style of playing the violin and have been performing concerts outside of India. Violinists such as [[N. Rajam]] and [[Sangeeta Shankar]] are highly accomplished international performers in the Hindustani style. Violinists such as [[T.N. Krishnan]], [[A. Kanyakumari]], [[H.K. Venkatram]] and [[Mysore brothers]] have remained Carnatic classical violinists and have yet been able to reach out to audiences outside of India. Also, artists such as [[Jyotsna Srikanth]], [[L. Subramaniam]], [[Ambi Subramaniam]], [[Fayiz Muhammed]], and [[Roopa Revathi]] have satisfactorily managed to perform both Carnatic and Western music on the violin.
There are two styles of violin playing in India: the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Violin|publisher=Fiddling around the world|url=http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/india/|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> Carnatic violinists such as [[Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai]], [[Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer]] and [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]] performed concerts as early as the 1900. Indian violinists today such as [[Manoj George]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Balabhaskar]] have successfully adapted the [[Western culture#Music|Western music]] style of playing the violin and have been performing concerts outside of India. Violinists such as [[N. Rajam]] and [[Sangeeta Shankar]] are highly accomplished international performers in the Hindustani style. Violinists such as [[T.N. Krishnan]], [[A. Kanyakumari]], [[H.K. Venkatram]] and [[Mysore brothers]] have remained Carnatic classical violinists and have yet been able to reach out to audiences outside of India. Also, artists such as [[Jyotsna Srikanth]], [[L. Subramaniam]], [[Ambi Subramaniam]], and [[Roopa Revathi]] have satisfactorily managed to perform both Carnatic and Western music on the violin.


The following is a list of famous Indian violinists.
The following is a list of famous Indian violinists.
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[[File:Ganesh and Kumaresh.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[Ganesh and Kumaresh]]]]
[[File:Ganesh and Kumaresh.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[Ganesh and Kumaresh]]]]
[[File:Carnatic violinist.jpg|thumb|100px|[[G. J. R. Krishnan|G.J.R. Krishnan]]]]
[[File:Carnatic violinist.jpg|thumb|100px|[[G. J. R. Krishnan|G.J.R. Krishnan]]]]
[[File:Avaneeswaram S R Vinu.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Avaneeswaram S R Vinu]]]]
[[File:Hkvenkat.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[H.K. Venkatram]]]]
[[File:Hkvenkat.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[H.K. Venkatram]]]]
[[File:VittalRamamurthy.JPG|75px|thumb|[[Vittal Ramamurthy]]]]
[[File:VittalRamamurthy.JPG|75px|thumb|[[Vittal Ramamurthy]]]]
[[File:B.Sasikumar- concert.jpg|thumb|100px|[[B. Sasikumar]]]]
[[File:B.Sasikumar- concert.jpg|thumb|100px|[[B. Sasikumar]]]]
[[File:Balabhaskar Erudite Conclave Medical College Trivandrum.JPG|thumb|100px|[[Balabhaskar]]]]
[[File:Gingger Shankar 2008.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Gingger Shankar]]]]
[[File:Abhijith-P-S-Nair-Photograph.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Abhijith P. S. Nair]]]]
[[File:Ravikiran 33A.jpg|thumb|100px|[[Akkarai Subbalakshmi]]]]
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| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2017/dec/08/violinist-abhijith-p-s-nair-talks-about-his-musical-innovations-5176--1.html |title=Abhijith P. S. Nair talks about Musical innovations|author=Jose joy|work=The New Indian Express Indulge|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2017/dec/08/violinist-abhijith-p-s-nair-talks-about-his-musical-innovations-5176--1.html |title=Abhijith P. S. Nair talks about Musical innovations|author=Jose joy|work=The New Indian Express Indulge|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Akkarai Subbalakshmi]]
| 1983
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| Carnatic
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| [[Ambi Subramaniam]]
| [[Ambi Subramaniam]]
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| {{Yes}}
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| [[Avaneeswaram S R Vinu]]
| 1973
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/enhancing-a-kutcheri/article1089898.ece | title=Enhancing a Kutcheri | work=The Hindu | date=13 January 2011 | access-date=17 December 2014 | first=Bhawani | last=Cheerath}}</ref>
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| [[B. Sasikumar]]
| [[B. Sasikumar]]
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| {{Yes}}
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| [[Harikumar Sivan]]
| 1980
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/spotlight/times-40-under-40-celebrating-the-game-changers/articleshow/81257942.cms|title = Times 40 Under 40: Celebrating the game changers - Times of India|website = [[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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| [[Balabhaskar]]
| [[Balabhaskar]]
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| {{Yes}}
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| [[Fayiz Muhammed]]
| 1997
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fayiz muhammed article -“Music sans boundaries” |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/280619/music-sans-boundaries.html |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
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| [[Gagan Chandra Chatterjee]]
| [[Gagan Chandra Chatterjee]]
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| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|title=MS Gopalakrishnan: Revered Southern Indian violinist|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ms-gopalakrishnan-revered-southern-indian-violinist-8501679.html|work=The Independent|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite news|title=MS Gopalakrishnan: Revered Southern Indian violinist|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ms-gopalakrishnan-revered-southern-indian-violinist-8501679.html|work=The Independent|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
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| M S Viswanath
| 1984
|
| Carnatic and Western fusion
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|title=Striking the right (re)chord|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/sep/05/striking-the-right-rechord-1867539.html|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref>
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| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article660574.ece|title=Musical tribute|work=The Hindu}}</ref>-->
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| [[Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai]]
| 1879
| 1931
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/violinists.html|title=The Great Violin Maestros of the Past}}</ref>
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| [[Manoj George]]
| [[Manoj George]]
| 1971
| 1971
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| Indian, Western, World Fusion
| Indian, Western, world fusion
| {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}
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| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220123059/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-20|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-02-15|title=Felicity with the fiddle}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220123059/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-20|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-02-15|title=Felicity with the fiddle}}</ref>
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| [[Mullaivasal G Chandramouli]]
| 1965
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| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/trichur-brothers-concert-review/article21661713.ece|title=Trichur Brothers' concert review|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 December 2017|last1=Ramakrishnan|first1=H.}}</ref>
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| [[Mysore brothers]] – Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath
| [[Mysore brothers]] – Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath
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| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=R.R. Keshava Murthy|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124090440/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2006|access-date=4 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2006}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|title=R.R. Keshava Murthy|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124090440/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2006|access-date=4 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2006}}</ref>
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| [[Rabin Ghosh]]
| 1932
| 2010
| Hindustani
| {{No}}
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| [[Ragini Shankar]]
| [[Ragini Shankar]]
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| {{Yes}}
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| [[Satyakam Mohkamsing]]
| 1987
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| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawijzer.nl/index.htm?deeplink=/indian_music_and_dance/music_instruments/violin/rotterdam/rotterdam_satyakam.htm|title=Indiawijzer|author=Wahid Saleh}}</ref>
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| [[Sharat Chandra Srivastava]]
| [[Sharat Chandra Srivastava]]
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| T. H. Subramaniam
|[[Sunita Bhuyan]]
| 1967
|1970
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| Carnatic
|Indian, world folk, fusion
| {{Yes}}
|Yes
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/t-h-subramaniam-the-complete-violinist-english-news-1.1099847|title= T H Subramaniam – The Complete Violinist |publisher= Matrubhumi}}</ref>
|<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-melody-of-empathy/article14620168.ece]</ref>
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| [[T. N. Krishnan]]
| [[T. N. Krishnan]]
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| Carnatic
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/violinists.html|title=The Great Violin Maestros of the Past}}</ref>
| <ref name="past">{{cite web|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/violinists.html|title=The Great Violin Maestros of the Past}}</ref>
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| [[V. Lakshminarayana]]
| [[V. Lakshminarayana]]
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| [[Akkarai Subbalakshmi]]
| 1983
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| Carnatic
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|[[Sunita Bhuyan]]
|1970
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|Indian, world folk, Fusion
|Yes
|[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-melody-of-empathy/article14620168.ece]
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== Gallery ==
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|File:Jyotsna Srikanth.jpg|[[Jyotsna Srikanth]]
|File:Abhijith-P-S-Nair-Photograph.jpg|[[Abhijith P. S. Nair]]
|File:Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.jpg| [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan|K. Vaidyanathan]]
|File:L Shankar.jpg|[[L. Shankar]]
|File:L Subramaniam 3.jpg|[[L. Subramaniam]]
|File:M. Chandrasekaran.jpg|[[M. Chandrasekaran]]
<!--|File:Msnviolinwiki.jpg|[[MSN Murthy|M.S.N. Murthy]]-->
|File:Mysore Brothers.jpg|[[Mysore brothers]]
|File:Nandini Shankar.JPG|[[Nandini Shankar]]
|File:Ragini Shankar.jpg|[[Ragini Shankar]]
||[[Roopa Revathi]]
|File:Sharat Chandra Srivastava.jpg|[[Sharat Chandra Srivastava|Sharat Srivastava]]
|File:Vvravi-200pix.jpg|[[V. V. Ravi]]
<!--|File:VittalRamamurthy.JPG|[[Vittal Ramamurthy]]-->
}}


== References ==
== References ==

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There are two styles of violin playing in India: the Carnatic and the Hindustani.[1] Carnatic violinists such as Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai, Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer and Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu performed concerts as early as 1900. Indian violinists today such as Manoj George, L. Shankar, Fayiz Muhammed and Balabhaskar have successfully adapted the Western music style of playing the violin and have been performing concerts outside of India. Violinists such as N. Rajam and Sangeeta Shankar are highly accomplished international performers in the Hindustani style. Violinists such as T.N. Krishnan, A. Kanyakumari, H.K. Venkatram and Mysore brothers have remained Carnatic classical violinists and have yet been able to reach out to audiences outside of India. Also, artists such as Jyotsna Srikanth, L. Subramaniam, Ambi Subramaniam, Fayiz Muhammed, and Roopa Revathi have satisfactorily managed to perform both Carnatic and Western music on the violin.

The following is a list of famous Indian violinists.

List[edit | edit source]

T. N. Krishnan
Ganesh and Kumaresh
G.J.R. Krishnan
H.K. Venkatram
Vittal Ramamurthy
B. Sasikumar
Violinist Born Died Style Currently active Ref.
Abhijith P. S. Nair 1991 carnatic and jazz fusion Yes [2]
Akkarai Subbalakshmi 1983 Carnatic
Ambi Subramaniam 1991 Carnatic and Western Yes [3]
Arrol Carelli 1985 Carnatic and Western Yes
B. Sasikumar 1949 Carnatic Yes
Balabhaskar 1978 2018 Carnatic and Western fusion No
Delhi P. Sunder Rajan 1969 Carnatic Yes [4]
Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao 1924 2000 Carnatic No [5]
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu 1893 1964 Carnatic No [6]
Embar Kannan 1975 Carnatic Yes
Fayiz Muhammed 1997 Carnatic and Western Yes [7]
Gagan Chandra Chatterjee 1890 1949 Hindustani No [8]
Ganesh and Kumaresh 1964 Carnatic Yes [9]
Gingger Shankar - Western Yes [10]
H. K. Narasimha Murthy - Carnatic Yes [11]
H. K. Venkatram 1965 Carnatic Yes [12]
Joi Srivastava 1930 2003 Hindustani No [13]
Jyotsna Srikanth - Carnatic and Western Yes [14]
Kala Ramnath 1967 Hindustani Yes [15]
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan 1935 2008 Carnatic No [16]
L. Athira Krishna - Carnatic and Western Yes [17]
L. Shankar 1950 Carnatic and Hindustani Yes [18]
L. Subramaniam 1947 Carnatic and Western Yes [19]
L. Vaidyanathan 1942 2007 Carnatic No [20]
Lalgudi G Jayaraman 1930 2013 Carnatic No [21]
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi 1963 Carnatic Yes
M. Chandrasekaran 1938 Carnatic Yes [22]
M. Narmadha - Carnatic and Hindustani Yes [23]
M. S. Gopalakrishnan 1931 2013 Carnatic No [24]
Manoj George 1971 Indian, Western, world fusion Yes
Mayavaram V. R. Govindaraja Pillai 1912 1979 Carnatic No [25]
Mysore brothers – Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath - Carnatic Yes [26]
Mysore Tirumakoodalu Chowdiah 1895 1967 Carnatic No [27]
N. Rajam 1938 Hindustani Yes [28]
Nandini Muthuswamy - Carnatic and Western Yes [29]
Nandini Shankar 1993 Hindustani Yes
Nedumangad Sivanandan 1935 Carnatic Yes
R. K. Shriramkumar 1966 Carnatic Yes [30]
R. R. Keshavamurthy 1913 2006 Carnatic No [31]
Ragini Shankar - Hindustani Yes
Roopa Revathi 1984 Carnatic and Western Yes
Sabareesh Prabhaker 1989 Western Yes [32]
Sangeeta Shankar 1965 Hindustani Yes
Sharat Chandra Srivastava 1971 Hindustani Yes
Charumathi Raghuraman - Carnatic Yes [33]
Sikkil R. Bhaskaran 1936 Carnatic Yes
Sunita Bhuyan 1970 Indian, world folk, fusion Yes [34]
T. N. Krishnan 1928 2020 Carnatic No [35]
Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer 1857 1913 Carnatic No [36]
V. Lakshminarayana 1911 1990 Carnatic No [37]
V. G. Jog 1922 2004 Hindustani No [38]
V. V. Ravi - Carnatic Yes [39]
Vittal Ramamurthy - Carnatic Yes

References[edit | edit source]

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  39. ↑ "V V Ravi".

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