Person in history
M. Balamuralikrishna
M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian vocalist and singer (born 1930)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2016 · November 22
Their story
Who they were
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978. He garnered two National Film Awards, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995,
Early life
Early life M. Balamuralikrishna during Rajarani Music Festival at Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2013 Balamuralikrishna was born in a Hindu family [ 1 ] at Sankaraguptam , East Godavari District , Madras Presidency (now a part of Andhra Pradesh state). [ 2 ] His father, Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya, was a well known musician and his mother, Suryakanthamma, was a veena player. Balamuralikrishna's mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by his father. Observing his interest in music,
Why this date
M. Balamuralikrishna appears on our November 22 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.
Sources
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November 22 2016.
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