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Nagai Sriram
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Nagai R Sriram | |
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| Born | 19 June 1980 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Labels | Charsur,Kalakendra |
Nagai Sriram (born 19 June 1980) is an Indian musician and Carnatic violinist.
Career[edit]
He was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, R. Komalavalli. He currently receives more advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai R. Muralidharan.[1] All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan Television.[2]
Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Neyveli Santhanagopalan in New Delhi. Since then, he has accompanied many leading artists including R. K. Srikantan, M. Balamuralikrishna,[1] P. Unnikrishnan, T. N. Seshagopalan,[3] T. V. Sankaranarayanan,[4] O. S. Thyagarajan, K. V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya,[2] Hyderabad Brothers, Dr. N. Ramani, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, T. M. Krishna, Malladi brothers and the Carnatica Brothers.[5]
Nagai Sriram has won many awards including:
- Sangeet Natak Akademi - Yuva Puraskar, 2014
- Shanmukha Sangeetha Sironmani - Shanmukhanandha Sabha, Mumbai - 2007
- Best Violinist - Music Academy Chennai - 2001 through 2008 (8 consecutive years)
- Best Violinist - Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust - 2004
- Yuvakalabharathi – Bharath Kalachar, Chennai - 2003[1]
2018 Controversy[edit]
In 2018 Madras Music Academy dropped Sriram and six other artists after allegations of misconduct surfaced, around the time as the beginnings of the #MeToo movement. The other artists who were removed were N. Ravikiran, O. S. Thyagarajan, Mannargudi A. Easwaran, Srimushnam V. Raja Rao, R. Ramesh, and Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan.[6]
See also[edit]
- List of Carnatic artists
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Double header Vocal Concerts on October 23, 2005". The Carnatic Music Association of North America Inc. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Pallavi of Capital District presents an evening of Indian Classical Vocal Music". Pallavi. 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ M. Balaganessin (13 February 2009). "Friday Review Chennai / Music : Remembering the bard". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ V.Subrahmaniam (5 January 2007). "Music Season / Music : Question of planning". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ "A musical homage to all time legend duo classical singers – Alathur Brothers" (PDF). The India Music and Dance Society. 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ↑ "Madras Music Academy drops seven artists from Margazhi lineup following #MeToo allegations-India News , Firstpost". Firstpost. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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