Nagai Sriram is an Indian musician and Carnatic

Carnatic music

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 violinist.

Career

He was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, Smt R. Komalavalli. He currently receives more advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai Sri R. Muralidharan. All India Radio

All India Radio

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 rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan

DoorDarshan

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 Television.

Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Neyveli Santhanagopalan

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 in New Delhi

New Delhi

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. Since then, he has accompanied many leading artists including Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, P. Unnikrishnan, T. N. Seshagopalan, T.V. Sankaranarayanan, O. S. Thyagarajan, Madurai Seshagopalan, K.V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya, Hyderabad Brothers, Dr. N. Ramani, Sanjay Subramaniam, T. M. Krishna

T. M. Krishna

T.M. Krishna is a Carnatic music vocalist. Hailing from a family of music connoisseurs, he was exposed to the south Indian classical music at an early age. His first concert was at the Spirit of Youth series organized by the Music Academy, Chennai . Since then, he has travelled widely in India and...

, and the Carnatica Brothers.

Nagai Sriram toured the United States with Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman

Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman

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 in the fall of 2004. He currently resides in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Awards

Nagai Sriram has won many awards including:

• Shanmukha Sangeetha Sironmani - Shanmukhanandha Sabha, Mumbai - 2007
• Best Violinist - Music Academy Chennai - 2001 through 2008 (8 consecutive years)
• Best Violinist - Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust - 2004
• Yuvakalabharathi – Bharath Kalachar, Chennai - 2003

See also

• List of Carnatic artists