Nagai Sriram

Nagai Sriram (19 June 1980 – 8 April 2022) was an Indian Carnatic violinist.

Nagai Sriram
Born(1980-06-19)19 June 1980
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died8 April 2022(2022-04-08) (aged 41)
GenresCarnatic music
Instrument(s)Violin
LabelsCharsur, Kalakendra

Career

Nagai Sriram was born in Chennai on 19 June 1980. He was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, R. Komalavalli. He received advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai 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 Subrahmanyan, T. M. Krishna, Malladi brothers, and the Carnatica Brothers.[5]

Nagai Sriram died on 8 April 2022 at the age of 41.[6]

Awards

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.[7]

See also

References
  1. "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. "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. Yogesh Kuradiya (9 April 2022). "Nagai Sriram Death News - भारतीय वायलिन वादक नागाई श्रीराम का 41 वर्ष की आयु में निधन हो गया है!". dekhnews.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. "Madras Music Academy drops seven artists from Margazhi lineup following #MeToo allegations". Firstpost. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2021.


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