A. K. C. Natarajan Explained
A. K. C. Natarajan (born 30 March 1931) is a carnatic music clarinet player. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2008. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994.[1] He was bestowed with the title Nadha Dweepa Kalanidhi by Nadhadweepam Trust, Tiruchirappalli.[2] He learnt vocal music from Alathur Venkatesa Iyer and his nagaswaram teacher was Iluppur Natesa Pillai, brother of the thavil maestro Iluppur Panchami.[3] In 2022, Natarajan was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth-highest honour that can be bestowed upon a civilian in India, for contribution in the arts.[4]
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- Web site: list of awardee . Sangeet Natak Academy . 2 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm . 30 May 2015 .
- News: AKC Natarajan honoured. https://archive.today/20130802021036/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2005/02/18/stories/2005021801090300.htm. dead. 2 August 2013. The Hindu. 2005-02-18. 2 August 2013.
- News: A.K.C. Natarajan to be honoured with 'Sangita Kalanidhi' title. https://archive.today/20130802021028/http://hindu.com/2008/07/29/stories/2008072956810400.htm. dead. 2 August 2013. The Hindu. 2008-07-29. 2 August 2013.
- https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/padma-awards-2022-art-culture-field-awardees-folk-artists-painters-7830959/lite/ "Padma Awards 2022: From folk artists to painters, meet the awardees recognised for their work in the field of art and culture"
