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Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair was a highly renowned Indian mridangam player and a respected guru in the realm of Carnatic music. Born on October 2, 1926, in Chettikulangara, a village near Mavelikkara in the Alleppey district of Kerala, his musical journey began at an early age. He received his preliminary mridangam lessons from his father, the esteemed…
Journey Timeline
1926
Born in Chettikulangara, Kerala
1935
Began learning mridangam — At the age of nine
1937
Arangetram (debut performance)
1959
Joined Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music as a Mridangam Teacher — First teaching faculty in the mridangam department
1981
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
1982
Retired as Professor and Head, Department of Mridangam from Sri Swathi Thirunal College of Music
1984-1985
Served as Visiting Professor
1992
Received Golden Jubilee Award from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha
1994
Received Ganalaya Visharath title from Travancore Devaswam Board
1994
Received Mridanga Ratnam title from Raja Rajeshwari Kalakshethram, Guruvayoor
1995
Received Tansen Sangeetha Kalanidhi title from Tansen Sur Sangom, Trivandrum
1996
Received Thulaseevanam award by Thulaseevanam Trust, Trivandrum
1998
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
1998
Received Layavadya Praveena title from Kerala fine arts society, Ernakulam
1998
Received Annual Award from Sree Raja Rajeswari Sangeetha Sabha, Alleppey
2000
Received Gayaka Ratna title from Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum
2001
Received Kottaram Sankunni Nair Award from Harmoniom Chakravarthy Kottaram Sankunni Nair Memorial Trust, Changanassery
2002
Received Vadya Kulapathi title from Kaladarppanam, Aluva
2002
Received Golden Jubilee Award from Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer foundation, Chennai
2004
Received Cultural Award from Padmasree Krishnankutty Nair Memorial Trust
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Awards & Honors
- A Top graded artist (highest award) — All India Radio and Doordarshan
- 1981 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
- 1992 · Golden Jubilee Award — Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha
- 1994 · Ganalaya Visharath — Travancore Devaswam Board
- 1994 · Mridanga Ratnam — Raja Rajeshwari Kalakshethram, Guruvayoor
- 1995 · Tansen Sangeetha Kalanidhi — Tansen Sur Sangom, Trivandrum
- 1996 · Thulaseevanam award — Thulaseevanam Trust, Trivandrum
- 1998 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
- 1998 · Layavadya Praveena — Kerala fine arts society, Ernakulam
- 1998 · Annual Award — Sree Raja Rajeswari Sangeetha Sabha, Alleppey
- 2000 · Gayaka Ratna — Sri. Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandrum
- 2001 · Kottaram Sankunni Nair Award — Harmoniom Chakravarthy Kottaram Sankunni Nair Memorial Trust, Changanassery
- 2002 · Vadya Kulapathi — Kaladarppanam, Aluva
- 2002 · Golden Jubilee Award — Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer foundation, Chennai
- 2004 · Cultural Award — Padmasree Krishnankutty Nair Memorial Trust
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