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Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer
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Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer (1888 - 1958) was noted Indian classical musician and Veena player.
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Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer | |
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Born | 1888 Thirukokarnam, Tamil Nadu |
Died | 1958 (aged 69ā70) |
Genres | Carnatic music |
Occupation(s) | instrumentalist |
Instrument | Veena |
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In 1952, he was amongst the first awardees of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.[1]