Neyyattinkara Vasudevan
Neyyattinkara Vasudevan | |
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Background information | |
Born | 1940 |
Origin | Neyyattinkara, Kerala, India |
Died | (aged 68) |
Genres | Carnatic music |
Occupation(s) | Carnatic Composer |
Neyyattinkara Vasudevan (1940–13 May 2008) was a Carnatic music vocalist from Kerala in south India.[1] The Padmasree-winning Carnatic vocalist and disciple of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Ramnad Krishnan, he combined tradition and innovation in his widely acclaimed career. Vasudevan is famous as being one of the first from the Dalit community to excel in the field which was previously the preserve of the upper castes.[2]
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Biography[]
Vasudevan born to a Dalit family, in a village near Neyyattinkara in southern Travancore.[2] He did his formal music studies from the Swati Tirunal Music College, Thiruvananthapuram, chiefly under Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. He also did advanced studies under Ramnad Krishnan. He passed Ganabhushanam in 1960 and Sangeetha Vidwan in 1962.[3]
He worked as assistant professor at the RLV College of Music, Thrippunithura, for nearly a decade before joining All India Radio as an A-grade staff vocalist in 1974. He retired in 2000 and was later ranked 'A Top', the highest honour given by AIR to classical musicians.[4]
He died on 13 May 2008 in Thiruvananthapuram aged 68.[4]
Awards[]
- Padma Shri in 2004[5]
- Swati Puraskaram in 2006[6]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1970[7]
Movies[]
He has also sung for some Malayalam movies.
Year | Song | Movie |
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1968 | Sarasa Suvadana[8] | Enipadikal |
1987 | Parama Purusha | Swathi Thirunal |
1987 | Mamava Sada Janani | Swathi Thirunal |
1987 | Kosalendra | Swathi Thirunal |
1987 | Pannakendra Sayana | Swathi Thirunal |
1988 | Nagumomu[9] | Chitram |
1990 | Sree Jaanaveedharam[10] | Vachanam |
2000 | Geyam hari naamadheyam[11] | Mazha |
2000 | Paarukkulle[11] | Mazha |
References[]
- ^ Obituary in Sruti magazine, page 19 August 2008 issue
- ^ a b "Kerala's Dalit singer who sang his way through caste shackles - Indian Express".
- ^ Q4music (13 May 2008). "Q4music: Sri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan". Q4music. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Neyyattinkara Vasudevan dead". The Hindu. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Swati award for Neyyattinkara Vasudevan from "The Hindu" newspaper
- ^ "SNA Awardees' List". Sangeet Natak Akademi. 2016. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/4034
- ^ "മലയാളസംഗീതം.ഇന്ഫോ - MSI MalayalaSangeethamm.Info MSIDB.org". www.malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/598.html
- ^ a b http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/mmdb/4296
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