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| name = Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|6|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
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| instrument = [[Violin]]
| genre = Indian classical Carnatic music
| occupation = Violinist
| years_active = 1985 - present
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'''Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu''' ([[Malayalam]]: <small>ആവണീശ്വരം എസ് ആര്‍ വിനു</small>) (born 10 June 1973) is an Indian [[Carnatic music|Carnatic violinist]].<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/enhancing-a-kutcheri/article1089898.ece| title = Enhancing a kutcheri - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 13 January 2011| last1 = Cheerath| first1 = Bhawani}}</ref> He is an 'A Top' grade artiste of the [[All India Radio]].

==Early life and background==
Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu was born on 10th June 1973 in [[Trivandrum]] .<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/enhancing-a-kutcheri/article1089898.ece| title = Enhancing a kutcheri - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 13 January 2011| last1 = Cheerath| first1 = Bhawani}}</ref> He hails from a musically inclined family.

[[File:Balamurali and Vinu.jpg|thumb]]
[[File:Chennai All India Radio auditorium on 16th december 2011..jpg|thumb]]

==Musical career==
Vinu has performed with many leading musicians including Padmavibhushan Dr. M. [[Balamuralikrishna]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1k8V-eEMYI| title = YouTube| website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> Madurai [[T. N. Seshagopalan]], [[Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma]],<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/chennai-margazhi-season/when-the-intellect-was-satisfied/article6672806.ece| title = When the intellect was satisfied - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 8 December 2014| last1 = Swaminathan| first1 = G.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/rama-varmas-concert-departed-from-the-regular-format-to-present-a-variety-of-compositions/article8253006.ece| title = Rama Varma's concert departed from the regular format to present a variety of compositions. - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 18 February 2016| last1 = Subrahmanyam| first1 = Velcheti}}</ref> [[Sanjay Subrahmanyan]], [[T. V. Sankaranarayanan]], Dr.[[N. Ramani]], [[T. K. Govindarao]],[[Neyyattinkara Vasudevan]],Dr. [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Unni Krishnan]]<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/meeting-place-of-melodies/article5780323.ece| title = Meeting place of melodies - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 13 March 2014| last1 = Bal| first1 = Harish}}</ref>

He has performed in various prestigious music festivals including the Sacred Music Festival in France, the Sydney music festival and the [[Swathi Sangeethotsavam|Swathi music festival]] held in Trivandrum(India). Vinu has also performed in countries like [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]], [[Singapore]], [[Malaysia]], [[Japan]], [[UAE]], [[Botswana]] and [[Qatar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Lakes Aradhana Committee |url=https://www.glacmichigan.com/2017season.htm |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=www.glacmichigan.com}}</ref>

==Awards and recognitions==
Vinu is an 'A TOP' grade artiste of [[All India Radio]]<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/creative-spaces-avaneeswaram-s-r-vinu/article7382790.ece| title = Song of the violin - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 3 July 2015| last1 = George| first1 = Liza}}</ref> and Doordarshan.
*He was featured as an Indian carnatic violinist in the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
*He was conferred with the honor of 'Sangeetha Rethna' from Sri Sathyasayi Seva Trust in 2010.
*He was conferred with the honor of Sri Kanchipuram Asthana Vidwan in 2010.
*He was conferred with the honor 'Youth Excellence Award' from Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyyer Trust, Chennai in 2012.
*He received the Senior Scholarship from the Department of Culture, Government of India in 1998.

==Personal life==
Vinu is married to S.Aswathy Vinu. The couple has two children.

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