Mavelikara Krishnankutty Nair Explained

Mavelikara Krishnan Kutty Nair
Birth Place:	Mavelikara, Kerala, India
Nationality:	Indian
Occupation:	Mridangam player

Mavelikkara Krishnankutty Nair (11 October 1920  - 13 January 1988) was a Carnatic Mridangam player. He received his training from Alleppey Venkappan Pillai and Veechur Krishna Iyer. He considered Palani Subramaniam Pillai as his 'Manasa Guru'. He received the Padma Shri from the President of India.^[1] He received the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award in 1971 and the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship in 1980.^{[2] [3]} Krishnankutty Nair was also an artiste for All India Radio in Trivandrum.^[4]

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Notes and References

1. Book: Rajagopalan. N.. Ramamurthi. B. . A garland: a biographical dictionary of Carnatic composers and musicians. 1990. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 130.
2. Web site: Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Classical Music . Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala . 26 February 2023.
3. Web site: Classical Music. Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. 24 February 2023.
4. News: In the footsteps of his guru. https://web.archive.org/web/20081211095450/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/12/05/stories/2008120551140100.htm. dead. 11 December 2008. 3 July 2009. The Hindu. 30 August 2010.