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'''Govinda Rao Harishankar''', ([[India]], June 10, 1958 in [[Chennai]] – February 11, 2002 in Chennai) was a player of the ''[[kanjira]]'', Khanjira or Khanjari, a tambourine-like frame drum used in the [[Carnatic music]] of [[South India]]. He is the only kanjira player to be awarded the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], the highest national recognition given to performing artists.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}<br />
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== Profile ==<br />
Harishankar received his initial training under his father Govinda Rao. He later learnt under [[Ramanathapuram C. S. Murugabhoopathy]] and then under [[Palghat Mani Iyer]]. He was a staff artist of the [[All India Radio]], [[Chennai]]. Some of his best performances in albums were with the [[Sruthilaya]] group along with [[Karaikudi R Mani]] on the ''[[mridangam]]'', [[T V Vasan]] on the ''[[ghatam]]'', and [[Srirangam Kannan]] on the ''[[morsing]]''. He performed on several albums including [[Laya Chithra]], [[Sruthilaya]], and [[Grand Finale (album)|Grand Finale]]. He is considered by many{{according to whom|date=November 2014}} as the greatest kanjira performer to date.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} 'Harishankar style of Kanjira playing' has become the benchmark for Kanjira playing which been hugely followed & adapted by all Kanjira players worldwide. <br />
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Multiple sources say he had [[albinism]], though many photos show him with dyed-dark hair. <br />
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G. Harishankar's main disciples are C. P. Vyasa Vittala, Bangalore Amrit & Nerkunam Sankar. They are performing in concerts regularly. They have been training many students & spreading the tradition to the next generations.<br />
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[http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/news/20020220/kanjira.asp The Kanjira falls silent]", by Aruna Subbiah, ''KutcheriBuzz'' Magazine (online edition); February 20, 2002; Madras</ref><ref name="Sruti">"[http://www.sruti.com/mar02/marmain.html G. Harishankar &mdash; Khanjira Maestro Without Equal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117161808/http://www.sruti.com/mar02/marmain.html |date=17 November 2006 }}", by Manna Srinivasan, ''Sruti'' magazine #210 (online edition); March, 2002; Chennai</ref><ref name="SARA-FP">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sara-foundation.com/famous_people.htm |title=Famous People with Albinism |work=SARA-Foundation.com |publisher=Supporting Albinism Research and Awareness |year=2005 |location=Campbell, California |access-date=2008-04-26 |last=Centers |first=S. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423145250/http://www.sara-foundation.com/famous_people.htm |archive-date=2008-04-23 |url-status=dead |df= }}</ref><br />
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