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[[File:Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan with Three Distinguished Indian Musicians.jpg|thumb|Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar received The Musician award from Rajendra Prasad in 1952.]]<br />
'''Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar''' (19 May 1890 – 23 January 1967<ref>[http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.in/2014/01/28.html Sangeeta Sangadhigal - 28 (Tamil)]</ref>), popularly known as ''Ariyakudi'', was a [[Carnatic music]] [[vocalist]], born in [[Ariyakudi]], a town in the present-day [[Sivaganga district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. Ariyakudi developed a unique style of singing which came to be known as ''The Ariyakudi Tradition'' and is followed by his students. He is credited with establishing the modern ''[[katcheri]]'' (concert) traditions in Carnatic music.<ref name="Subramanian2008">{{cite book|author=Lakshmi Subramanian|title=New Mansions for Music: Performance, Pedagogy and Criticism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hY6PQ_eK7IUC&pg=PA47|access-date=16 July 2013|date=1 January 2008|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-81-87358-34-3|pages=47–}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-word-ariyakudi-brought-to-fashion/article25733254.ece|title=The word Ariyakudi brought to fashion|last=Shankar|first=Bala|date=2018-12-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Remembering-Ariyakudi/article14024705.ece|title=Remembering Ariyakudi|last=Balasubramanian|first=V.|date=2016-01-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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In 1954, he was awarded the [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]], the highest honour conferred by [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. This was followed by [[Padma Bhushan]] by [[Government of India]] in 1958.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life and background==<br />
Ariyakudi was born in [[Ariyakudi]], a town in the [[Karaikudi]] district, present-day [[Sivaganga district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[South India]], on 19 May 1890. He studied under [[Pudukottai]] Malayappa Iyer and [[Namakkal]] Narasimha Iyengar in his early years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Pages-ago-A-musiciansrsquo-musician/article15503935.ece|title=Pages ago - A musicians' musician|last=Papa|date=2011-01-02|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-09|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Later he studied for several years under [[Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar]],<ref name=":0" /> the senior most disciple of [[Patnam Subramania Iyer]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}}<br />
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==Career and Legacy==<br />
He made his debut at [[Tyagaraja Aradhana]] in 1918.{{Citation needed|date=November 2019}}<br />
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The doyen of Carnatic music, [[Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer]], is known to have remarked, "I was greatly influenced by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar. I do not want another life. But if there is one, I want to be able to sing like Ramanuja Iyengar".<ref>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081229054326/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1522/15220730.htm ''Semmangudi's comments on Ariyakudi - Frontline Interview'']}}</ref> And another maestro, [[G. N. Balasubramaniam|G N Balasubramaniam]], a contemporary of Ariyakudi, is known to have prostrated in front of him out of respect. Ariyakudi formed a formidable partnership on the concert platform with [[mridangam]] maestro [[Palghat Mani Iyer]] and two had a strong friendship born out of mutual respect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carnatica.net/ariyakudi.htm|title=Ariyakudi and Mani Iyer|last=P|first=Venkatesan|website=www.carnatica.net|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Palghat Mani Iyer is reported to have said, "Annaa ([[Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar]]) and Iyengarval (Ariyakudi) are like my two eyes".<br />
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==Disciples==<br />
Ariyakudi's famous disciples include [[K. V. Narayanaswamy|K V Narayanaswamy]], [[B. Rajam Iyer]], [[Alepey Venkatesan]], [[Madurai N. Krishnan]],<ref name="Vidwan Madurai N. Krishnan passes away">{{Cite web |url=http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/news/music/1314-madurai-n-krishnan |title=Vidwan Madurai N. Krishnan passes away |date=2018-11-25 |website=www.kutcheribuzz.com |access-date=2018-11-25}}</ref> and [[Ambi Bhagavathar]]. He also had regular interactions with [[M. S. Subbulakshmi|M.S. Subbulakshmi]] and shaped her musical interests.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] award (1938) <ref>{{cite web|title=Sangita Kalanidhi recipients |url=http://www.musicacademymadras.in/sangita_kalanidhi.php |publisher=[[Madras Music Academy]] website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230220008/http://www.musicacademymadras.in/sangita_kalanidhi.php |archive-date=2012-12-30 }}</ref><br />
* [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (1952) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees |publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331060603/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=2016-03-31 }}</ref><br />
* [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] (1954) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |title=SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi ''Ratna Puraskar''winners (Akademi Fellows) |publisher=SNA Official website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023617/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/fellowslist.htm |archive-date=2016-03-04 }}</ref><br />
* ''Isai Perarignar'' (1950) by [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Isai Sangam, [[Chennai]]<ref name="Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyenkar Day">{{cite book|title=Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyenkar Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IgBVQwAACAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Trust}}</ref><br />
* ''Gayaka Shikhamani'' by [[Mysore]] darbar<ref name="Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyenkar Day" /><br />
* ''Sangita Ratnakara'' by [[Vellore]] Sangeetha Sabha<ref name="Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyenkar Day" /><br />
* ''[[Sangeetha Kalasikhamani|Sangita Kala Shikhamani]]'' by [[India]]n Fine Arts Society, Chennai<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theindianfineartssociety.com/oldevents.html | title=Awardees of Sangeetha Kalasikhamani | publisher=The Indian Fine Arts Society | access-date=14 January 2019 }}</ref><br />
* [[Padma Bhushan]] award by [[Government of India]] in 1958 <ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Directory (1954–2009) |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |url=http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095705/http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf |archive-date=2013-05-10 }}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book|title=Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyenkar Day|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IgBVQwAACAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Trust}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India|Music}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar}}<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060830081933/http://www.narada.org/ariyakudi/index.html Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar Home Page]<br />
*{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20080420204623/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mag/2007/01/14/stories/2007011400040100.htm Article on Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar from ''The Hindu'']}}<br />
*[http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.in/2012/12/6.html An Article Written by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar in Ananda Vikatan in 1939 (Tamil)]<br />
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