B.S. Raja Iyengar (1901 - 1978) was a carnatic vocalist who also served as Court Musician at

Mysore Kingdom The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in South India, southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950. The territorial boundaries and the form of government transmuted su ...

Background and personal life

B.S. Raja Iyengar was born in 1901 in Banavar, Karnataka.

Career

B.S. Raja Iyengar studied the carnatic music with Bidara Krishnappa, K. Vasudeva and K. V. Sreenivasa Iyengar. He was known for his renditions of ragas, padams as well as devotional songs. He also sang many Kannada stage songs. He was a court Musician at Mysore and received Mysore State Sangeet Nataka Akademy award in 1965. He was awarded

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IAST: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

in 1973 in the field of Music for his contribution to Karnatic Vocal Music. He was also the president of the first

Karnataka Ganakala Parishat Karnataka Ganakala Parishat (also Ganakala Parishath) is an annual conference of Carnatic music held in February. The first conference was conducted in the year 1970 under the presidency of Vidwan B.S. Raja Iyengar. Over a period of several days ...

held in 1970.

References

{{reflist Musicians from Karnataka 1901 births 1978 deaths People from Karnataka Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award