T. K. Murthy
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| Years active | 1934–present |
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Thanu Krishna Murthy (born 13 August 1923), better known as T. K. Murthy, is an
Personal life
Murthy was born on 13 August 1923, to father Thanu Bhagavathar and mother Annapurni.
Murthy's family was full of court musicians and he is the fifth generation of musicians. The family has been in music continuously for seven generations now. His son T.K. Jayaraman was a music composer at All India Radio and grandson Karthikeya Murthy is a film music composer.[4][5]
Career
Murthy made his debut at the age of eleven, at Coimbatore, in a concert of
Recognition
Murthy has received honors and awards including the following:
- Laya Ratnakara from Sivananda Saraswati, Rishikesh,
- Kalaimamani from the T.N. Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram,
- Mridanga Bhoopathy from Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar,
- Mridanga Bhooshanam from Sri Sankaracharya of Kanchipuram,
- Sangeet Natak AcademyAward in 1987,
- Palghat Mani Iyer Award by Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore,
- Tala Vilas Award by Sur Singar Samsad, Bombay,
- Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1989,[6]
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi of The Music Academy.
- List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows § List of fellows
- Padma Shri by the Government of India, 2017[7]
He was the Asthana Vidwan in Trivandrum Palace. He is a graded "National Artiste" of Prasar Bharathi.
References
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
- ^ "T K Murthy - Classical Musicians". 15 October 2020.
- ^ a b "നൂറിന്റെ നിറവിലും മൃദംഗതാളമുതിർത്ത് ടി.കെ. മൂർത്തി" (in Malayalam). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Classical Music". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "PadmaAwards-2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Achievement worth its weight in platinum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2009.
- ^ "Anniversary fete". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 20 March 2009. Archived from the original on 23 March 2009.
- ^ Grains of grandeur[usurped]
- ^ "Zakir Hussain, Vinayak Ram praise mridangam maestro's contributions". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009.
- ^ "Dr. T K Murthy". www.carnatica.net. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Indian Heritage - Music - Profiles of Artistes - M2". www.saigan.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Saying it rhythmically". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 24 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- ^ "dr.t k murthy-mrudangist". Hub. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating Dr. T.K. Murthy". www.kutcheribuzz.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Dr. T K Murthy's Awards". tkmurthy.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Mridangam vidwan to be felicitated". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
- ^ A titan from Thanjavur[usurped]
- ^ Of a childhood dream...[usurped]
- YouTube
External links
- "T K Murthy". Official website.
- Dr. T. K. Murthy at AllMusic
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