B. V. K. Sastry
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B.V.K. Shastry was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n writer and music critic.

Bangalore Venkatasubbiah Krishna Sastry was born in Nanjangud in the State of Karnataka on 30 July 1916. He got his diploma in painting in Chamarajendra Technical Institute
Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts
Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts is a visual art school in Mysore.The Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts , is situated in the city of Mysore, in the state of Karnataka in India. The academy is affiliated to the University of Mysore, and offers courses in drawing, painting, sculpture,...

 in 1938. He died on 22 September 2003.

Awards

  • Akashvani Annual Award (1976)
  • Karnataka State Rajyotsava Award (1985)
  • Karnataka Lalita Kala Academy Award (1986)
  • The Music Academy's T.T.K. Award (1986)
  • Karnataka Sangeeta Nrutya Academy Award (1988)
  • Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
    Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
    Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...

    Overall contribution (1999–2000)
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