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Prashanth Iyengar
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Prashanth Iyengar (born 12 January 1973) is a classical musician and veena exponent from India, in the Carnatic Music genre. He is a performer, composer and teacher. He is the first composer from Karnataka to have composed Varnams in all the '72 Melakarta Ragas.[1] He holds the Limca national record for his marathon veena concert spanning 24 hours at Srirangapatna Temple in the year 2011.[2]
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Early days and personal life
Prashanth's mother Vid. Padmasini Narasimhachar was his first veena guru who followed the Mysore Veena Subbanna tradition.[3] At the age of seven, he could play keertanas like Endaro Mahanubahulu.[1] He later studied under Vid. R. K. Suryanarayana. He has a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a Diploma in Computer Engineering.[1]
Career
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He worked as the in-charge of the music department in the Directorate of Textbooks, Government of Karnataka. He later went on to become a full-time musician.[4]
His style is known for its rich gamakas along with a rendition that brings out the purity and clarity of notes.[5][6]
He holds the Limca national record for the rendition of a marathon veena concert spanning 24 hours at the Srirangapatna Temple in the year 2011.[2] He was accompanied by Vid. Ravishankar Sharma (Mridangam), Vid. K S Krishnaprasad (Ghatam) and Vid. D V Prasanna Kumar (Kanjira, Morsing and rhythm pad).[7]
Compositions
Prashanth is a prolific composer who has composed 90 varnas that include the 72 of them in each of the melakarta ragas.[1] He is the first composer from Karnataka to have composed Varnams in all the 72 Melakarta Ragas and second youngest after Dr M. Balamuralikrishna to compose.[4] He has also composed 20 kritis, 10 devaranamas and five thillanas.[1]
Other contributions
Prashanth has authored a book "Varna Lakshana Ranjani" which has the 72-mela varnas and 72 Geethes. The book is published in Kannada, English and Hindi and is hand written by his first guru and mother Vid. Padmasini Narasimhachar.[1]
He started the Sree Rama Centre of Performing Arts for teaching students music appreciation, the art of the veena and vocal renditions.[2]
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Awards & felicitations
- Limca national record marathon veena concert spanning 24 hours at Srirangapatna Temple (2011).
References
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