K. V. Narayanaswamy

South Indian Carnatic Musician (1923-2002)
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K. V. Narayanaswamy

Summary

K. V. Narayanaswamy is a human[1]. His place of birth was Palakkad[2]. He was born on November 15, 1923[3]. He passed away in Chennai[4]. He died on April 1, 2002[5]. He worked as a composer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • K. V. Narayanaswamy was born in Palakkad[2].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy died in Chennai[4].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy was born on November 15, 1923[3].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy died on April 1, 2002[5].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy held citizenship in British Raj[8].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy held citizenship in Dominion of India[9].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy held citizenship in India[10].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy worked as a composer[6].
  • Among K. V. Narayanaswamy's employers was Wesleyan University[11].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[12].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy received the Padma Shri in arts[13].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy received the Fulbright Scholarship[14].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy is recorded as male[15].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy's genre is Carnatic music[17].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy's given name is recorded as K.[18].
  • K. V. Narayanaswamy's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ml', 'text': 'കെ.വി. നാരായണസ്വാമി'}[19].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: IN[21]

  • Began / founded: 1923-11-15[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-04-01[23]

  • Genre(s): carnatic classical[24]

  • Community tags: carnatic classical[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 50b4f46a-77f8-4392-afff-6ef67c93b907[26]

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Origins and Family

K. V. Narayanaswamy's place of birth was Palakkad[2]. He was born on November 15, 1923[3].

Career and Affiliations

K. V. Narayanaswamy worked as a composer[6]. Among his employers was Wesleyan University[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[12], an award[27], in India[28]; Padma Shri in arts[13], a class of award[29], in India[30]; and Fulbright Scholarship[14], a scholarship[31], in United States[32], founded in 1946[33].

Death and Burial

K. V. Narayanaswamy died on April 1, 2002[5]. He passed away in Chennai[4].

Why It Matters

K. V. Narayanaswamy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,265 of 1,000,298).[7] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was K. V. Narayanaswamy born?

K. V. Narayanaswamy was born in Palakkad[2].

Where did K. V. Narayanaswamy die?

K. V. Narayanaswamy died in Chennai[4].

What did K. V. Narayanaswamy do for work?

K. V. Narayanaswamy worked as composer[6].

What awards did K. V. Narayanaswamy receive?

Honors received include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[12], Padma Shri in arts[13], and Fulbright Scholarship[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . sriramv.com. sriramv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . sriramv.com. sriramv.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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