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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| image = Annavarapu Ramaswamy.jpg<br />
| birth_name =<br />
| occupations = Musician<br />
| alias = Annavarapu<br />
| instruments = [[Violin]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1926|03|23}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Eluru]], [[Somavarappadu]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| module=Awards: [[Padma Shri]] (2021)<br />
}}<br />
{{short description|Indian classical violinist}}<br />
'''Annavarapu Rama Swamy''' (born 27 March 1926) is an Indian classical violinist from Andhra Pradesh, India. <br />
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==Career==<br />
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He is known for his contributions in the field of [[Carnatic music]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dasagrandhi |first1=Madhuri |title=The changing 'tunes' of Carnatic music |url=https://telanganatoday.com/the-changing-tunes-of-carnatic-music |publisher=[[Telangana Today]] |date=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Violin maestro bemoans diluted standards of music |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Violin-maestro-bemoans-diluted-standards-of-music/article16794717.ece1 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 December 2016|accessdate=4 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Ranee |title=Living by values |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/living-by-values/article2050481.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 May 2011}}</ref> He is noted for inventing new [[Ragas]] and [[Tala (music)|Talas]] such as ''Vandana Raga'', ''Sri Durga Raga'' and ''Tinetradi Tala'' and ''Vedadi Tala''.<ref name=thenewsminute>{{cite news |title=Four artistes from Telugu states honoured with Padma Shri |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/four-artistes-telugu-states-honoured-padma-shri-142169 |publisher=[[The News Minute]] |date=26 January 2021}}</ref> In 2021, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian award the [[Padma Shri]] in the Arts and Literature category.<ref name=thenewsminute/> He was awarded the Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeeta Akademi in 1983.<ref name=sangeetnatak>{{cite web |title=Annavarapu Ramaswamy |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=537&at=2#:~:text=A%20well%2Dknown%20violinist%2C%20Annavarapu,years%20before%20retiring%20in%201986. |website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in}}</ref><ref name="thenewsminute" /><br />
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== Awards and recognition ==<br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], by the [[Government of India]], 1996<ref>{{cite news |title=List of Awardees |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/Awardees.php |publisher=Sangeetnatak.Gov.in}}</ref><br />
* Fellowship of Andhra Pradesh Sangeet Akademi in 1983<ref name=sangeetnatak/><br />
* [[Padma Shri]], by the [[Government of India]], 2021<ref name=thenewsminute/><br />
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