Awards and REcognition

Secured First Rank in the Vidwat Examination conducted
by the Karnataka State Education Board, in the year 1966.

Secured several prizes in many competitions.

Awards & Titles

Awarded as “MRIDANGA VAADANA RATNA”, in the year 1974, by Sri Raama Seva Mandali,Chamarajpet.

Awarded as “BEST MRIDANGA ARTIST”, in the year 1976, by Bangalore Gayana Samaja.

Awarded as “LAYA VAADYA CHATURA”, in the year 1988, by Sri Guru Raghavendra Seva Samithi, Magadi Road.

Awarded as “ARTIST OF THE YEAR”, in the year 1996, by Prapancha.

Awarded as “LAYA VAADYA KALAAVATAMSA”, in the year 1997, by Sri Mookambika Taalavaadya Kendra.

Awarded as “NAADA CHINTAAMANI”, in the year 1998, by Chintamani Gayana Samaja.

Awarded as “LAYA VAADYA SHEKARA”, in the year 1998, by Sri Raama Seva Mandali, Koramangala.

Awarded as “LAYA VAADYA KALA BHOOSHANA”, in the year 1999, by Sri Thagaraja Gana Sabha Trust®.

Awarded as “DATTA KALA SANGITA CHATURA”, in the year 2000, by Sri Dattatreya arts & Cultural Centre.

Awarded as “SAMHITAACHAARYA”, in the year 2000, by Samhita Music organization.

Awarded as “KARNATAKA KALASHRI”, in the year 2001, by Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy.

Awarded as “MRIDANGA VAADANA PRAVEENA”, in the year 2002, by Sri Saraswathi Music Academy.

Awarded as “LAYA BHOOSHANA”, in the year 2003, by Sri K.N.Krishnamurthy Free School for Percussion®.

Awarded with Palani subramanya Pillai Memorial award “LAYA KALA NIPUNA”, in the year 2004, by Percussive Arts Center®.

Awarded as “ABHINAVA KALA VAARIDHI”, in the year 2007, by Sri Shesha Maha Ganapathi Mahila Sangha®.

Felicitations Felicitated by Chintamani Gayana Samaja, Kolar, in the year 1993

Felicitated by Sri Raama Seva Mandali, Anekal Dist., in the year 1993

Felicitated by Sri Durga Parameshwari Nritya Niketan, V.V.Puram, Bangalore, in the year 1994.

Felicitated by Gita Sangita Prachara Samithi® in the year 1998.

∙ Certified as BEST DIRECTOR for the direction of a percussion ensemble by Gaana Mandiram (Indian Musical Society®)

∙ Certified as BEST MRIDANGA ARTIST by Bangalore City Musicians Commitee®.

∙ Has been a Examiner of Vidwath Board for the special Music Examinations conducted by the State Education Board since 1976.

∙ Has been working as a Teacher in the prestigious Valley School,G.K.Foundation from 1981.

∙ Has been working as a Teacher in the Jnaanodaya School from 1991.

∙ Has written articles and lessons in the magazine “Gaayana Ganga”, dedicated for music.

∙ Has been a committee member in the formation of the Percussion textbook Syllabus prescribed by the directorate of textbooks.

∙ Has been a selection committee member of the Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy’s scholarship Examinations.

Performances in Abroad:

Has toured Germany & Netherlands in 1995 and propagated our rich musical tradition.

Organisations:

Formed “LAYA SURABHI” as founder & director, under which Percussion Ensembles are been performed in various parts of the country. Every year recognizes artists of Quality and felicitates them in the annual anniversary.

Has been a chief committee member for many organizations including Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, Sangita Kripa Kutira, Basavanagudi Sangitha Sabha and many more.

Performances with Renowned Artists:

‘Sangeetha Kalanidhi’ Sri R .K. Srikantan, Sri R.R. Keshavamurthy, Late. Sri V.Deshikachar,
Sri M.J.Srinivasa Iyengar, Sri Trichur Ramachandran, ‘Sangeetha Kalanidhi’ T.V.Shankaranarayanan,
Rudrapattnam Brothers, Sri O.S.Thyagarajan, Sri Shankara Rao, Sri Basavanagudi G.Nataraj,
Sri R.K.Suryanarayana, Sri N.Ravikiran, Sri Neiveli R. Santhanagopalan, Sri S.Shankar,
Sri R.K.Padmanabha, Sri Vidyabhooshana, Sri Bellary M.Raghavendra, Sri T.V.Ramprasath,
Smt.Neela Ramgopal and many more.

Performances in Various sabhas :

Sabhas in Bangalore :

Sri Rama Seva Mandali (Fort High School), Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Dept. of Kannada & Culture, Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy, Karnataka Gana Kala Parishat, Percussive Arts Center, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Basavanagudi Sangeetha Sabha, Malleshwaram Sangeetha Sabha, Indiranagar Sangeetha Sabha, Mookambika Talavadya Kendra,Sri Guruvayurappan Bhajana Samaj,
Sri Ramakrishna Bhajan Samaj, Ananya GML Cultural Academy, Indian Institute of World Culture, Sri Rama Seva Mandali (Sheshadripuram), The Gokhale Institue of Public Affairs, MES Kalavedi, Rajamahal Vilas Sangeetha Sabha, Nadha Surabhi Cultural Association, Sri Devagiri Sangeetha Sabha,
R.T.Nagar Sangeetha Sabha, Geetha Sangeetha Prachara Samithi, BTM Cultural Academy,
Bangalore Lalitha Kala Parishat, Ayyanar College of Music, Vijay College of Music, Vani Institute of Music,
Sri Krishna Sangeetha Sabha, Raja Rajeshwari Kala Niketan, Nada Jyothi, Nada Ranjani,Sri Thyagaraja
Gana Sabha, Banashankari Fine Arts, Vijayanagar Sangeetha Sabha, Saraswathi Gana Sabha, Gana Griha,
Adarsha Cultural Academy & many more.

Sabhas outside Bangalore :

• Sri Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam {Tirupathi}, Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetam {Sringeri},
• Sri Krishna Mutt {Udupi}, Sri Manjunatha Temple {Dharmasthala},Sri Kukke Subrahmanya Mutt
• {Kukke}, Sri Mookambika Temple {Kollur}, Sri Ramana Maharshi Ashram {Tiruvannamalai},
• Sampradaya {Chennai}, Tamil Munram Sangam {Nagpur}, Bilai Tamil Sangam {Bilai},
• Sangeetha Parishat {Mangalore}, Ragadhana {Udupi}, Raga Sudha {Shimoga},
• Kala Sangamam {Hyderabad}, Gana Sudha {Bhadravathi} & many more.

He has taught a large number of students in and abroad, of which many have taken up music
as profession and gained international fame like Sri Dayananda Mohite, Sri S.V.Giridhar,
Sri Bhavani Shankar, Sri H.S.Sudhindra, Sri P.Srinivasamurthy, Sri R.Ramesh, Sri S.V. Balakrishna,
Sri Janardhan,Sri Ravi Shankar Sharma, Sri N.Amrit and many more.

He has many students in abroad like

• Sri K.Bhavanishankar – London
• Sri A.S.Kumar – USA
• Sri Amos Libby – USA
• Sri Srinivas - Australia and others.

Some of his students have created their own Musical organizations like

• Sri S.V.Giridhar – Nandhi Talavadya Kendra.
• Sri K.Bhavanishankar – Samudra, London.
• Sri H.S.Sudhindra – Samhita Trust.
• Sri Ravi Shankar Sharma – Shruthi Sindhura.
• Sri S.V.Balakrishna – Vani school of Performing Arts.
• Sri P.Srinivasamurthy – Sri Guru Smrithi Kendra