Palladam Sanjiva Rao (1882–1962) was an Indian flautist and carnatic musician from the state of Tamil Nadu.

Personal life

Sanjiva Rao was born in 1882 in the town of

Palladam Palladam () is a town and First Grade Municipality in Tirupur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the headquarters of Palladam Taluk of Tirupur district. Palladam is located on National Highway NH 81. Palladam is a major Town w ...

near Coimbatore in a Thanjavur Marathi family. Sanjiva Rao learnt music under Shatkala Narasayya and Sirkazhi Narayanaswamy and learnt flute from

Sarabha Sastri Sri Sarabha Sastri (1872–1904) was an Indian venu flute player, known as the first great Brahmin flutist. He brought the flute to the mainstream Indian Carnatic concert stage – until then, it was almost exclusively a folk instrument. To Sastri ...

for seven years. He was awarded the prestigious title of "Sangita Kalanidhi" for his services to Classical Indian Music by the Music Academy Chennai. His playing is noted for its unique style and the tonality. He also received the

Sangeetha Kalasikhamani Sangeetha Kalasikhamani or Sangita Kalasikhamani (Sanskrit: saṅgītakalāśikhāmaṇi) (sangeetha = music, kala = art, sikhamaṇi = A gem of a diadem or crest) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic music Carnatic music, kno ...

award bestowed on him by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai in 1943.

References

* * http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article65614.ece

* 1882 births 1962 deaths Carnatic instrumentalists Indian flautists Venu players People from Coimbatore district 20th-century Indian musicians Madhva Brahmins Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients 20th-century flautists Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award {{Carnatic-music-stub