A. V. Anand (born 16 April 1936) is a

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is o ...

ian and

mridangam The mridangam is a percussion instrument of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion instrument. A related instrument is th ...

player. Anand was taught to play mridangam by

ghatam The ghaṭam ( sa, घटं ''ghaṭaṁ'', kan, ಘಟ ''ghaṭah'', ta, கடம் ''ghatam'', te, ఘటం ''ghatam'', ml, ഘടം, ''ghatam'') is a percussion instrument used in various repertoires across India. It's a variant ...

player K. S. Manjunath from a young age and has worked as an accompanist for Carnatic musicians, including Chowdiah,

Chembai Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar a.k.a. Vaidyanatha Iyer (1 September 1896 – 16 October 1974) was a Carnatic music singer from Palakkad (state of Kerala, India). Known by his village name ''Chembai'', or simply as ''Bhagavatar'', he was born to ...

, T. R. Mahalingam, S. Balachander. and Doraiswamy Iyengar, since the 1950s. Vidwan AV Anand has Presided over the 41st Music conference held by Bangalore Gayana Samaja, from 5–11 October 2009.

Awards and honors

*''Naada Nidhi'' by Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore *''Sangeetha Kala Ratna'' by the Bangalore Gayana Samaja, a Carnatic music organization, in 2009. *''Karnataka Kalashree'' *''Guru Kala Bhushana'' *Honorary performance

References

1936 births Carnatic instrumentalists Living people Mridangam players Musicians from Bangalore 20th-century Indian musicians 20th-century drummers {{Carnatic-music-stub