Prof. Parassala B Ravi
Carnatic Music Performer • Teacher
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Prof. Parassala B. Ravi, born V. Raveendran Nair on August 10, 1944, is a distinguished Mridangam maestro, academician, and author in Carnatic music. Hailing from a musical family in Parassala, Kerala, his father, K. Viswanatha Pillai, was a nagaswara vidwan, and his mother, G. Gomathy Amma, was a music teacher. His maternal grandfather, a nattuvanar at…
Journey Timeline
1944
Born — On August 10
Admitted to Swathi Thirunal Music Academy — For Ganabhushanam course by Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
2013
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
2024
Received Sangita Kala Acharya award — From The Music Academy, Chennai
2024
Received Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
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Awards & Honors
- 2024 · Sangita Kala Acharya — The Music Academy, Chennai
- 2024 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship
- 2013 · Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award
- Asthana Vidwan — Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham
- Asthana Vidwan — Tripunithura
- Laya Vadya Vichakshana
- Laya Ratna
- Mridanga Bhoopathy
- Vadya Sreshta
- Mridanga Kala Shiromani
- Sangeetha Tilakam
- Kalamandalam Appukutty Poduval Memorial Trust Award
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