Nagai Sriram

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Nagai R Sriram
Born (1980-06-19) 19 June 1980 (age 41)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresCarnatic music
InstrumentsViolin
LabelsCharsur,Kalakendra

Nagai Sriram (born 19 June 1980) is an Indian musician and Carnatic violinist.

Career[]

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[]

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[]

  • List of Carnatic artists

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Pallavi of Capital District presents an evening of Indian Classical Vocal Music". Pallavi. 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "A musical homage to all time legend duo classical singers – Alathur Brothers" (PDF). The India Music and Dance Society. 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  6. ^ "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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