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[[File:Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan with Three Distinguished Indian Musicians.jpg|thumb|250px|Sambasiva Iyer (first one from the right) received The Musician award from President [[Rajendra Prasad]] (r) in 1952.]]
'''Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer''' (1888 - 1958) was noted [[India]]n classical musician and [[Veena]] player.

In 1952, he was amongst the first awardees of 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.<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= 4 March 2016 }}</ref>

==Early life==
Sambasiva Iyer was born in 1888 in Tirugokarnam, Pudukottai district as the second son to Veena Vidwan Subbiah Iyer. Sambasiva Iyer learnt Veena from his father along with his elder brother Subbarama Iyer. The duo belonged to the seventh generation to carry the family's high unbroken Veena tradition. The two brothers played together as "Karaikudi brothers" and enjoyed an unbroken career from their debut in their teens to the year 1934. Sambasiva Iyer was known for his tremendous hard work or "Asura Sadhaka". His mastery over the instrument was perfect and he constantly toiled to preserve the purity of knowledge he obtained from his ancestors.

Sambasiva Iyer did not have any issue himself. However, as he lived in patriarchal society, he found it necessary to pass on the family legacy through a male member of the family. In 1957, he adopted Karaikudi S. Subramanian, who was the son of Subbarama Iyer's 3rd daughter Lakshmi Ammal.

==Career==
He taught and lived at [[Kalakshetra]], a noted arts institution in [[Chennai]].<ref name="Meduri2005">{{cite book|author=Avanthi Meduri|title=Rukmini Devi Arundale: (1904 - 1986) ; a Visionary Architect of Indian Culture and the Performing Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uNYZ1vp-xFIC&pg=PA95|access-date=19 July 2013|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publisher|isbn=978-81-208-2740-0|pages=95–}}</ref>

He was awarded the first [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] for Veena in 1952, given by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.<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/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref> Also in the same year, he was awarded the [[Sangita Kalanidhi]] Award, one of the highest awards in Carnatic music, given by [[Madras Music Academy]].<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=30 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

He died in 1958.

Amongst his noted disciples are Kalaimamani and President's award winner (late) [[Ranganayaki Rajagopalan]], Rajeshwari Padmanabhan, Jayalakshmi Sugumar and Karaikudi Subramhanian.<ref name="Titon2008">{{cite book|author=Jeff Todd Titon|title=Worlds of Music: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples: An Introduction to the Music of the World's Peoples|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KzWmpqPTCwYC&pg=PA289|access-date=19 July 2013|year=2008|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-0-534-59539-5|pages=289–}}</ref>

== See also ==

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book|title=Birth Centenary of Sangita Kalanidhi Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer 1888-1988|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLQlQwAACAAJ|year=1988|publisher=India International Rural Cultural Centre}}

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Reminiscences: K. Sambasiva Iyer and Mysore Vasudevachar |url= http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profil90.html|publisher=narthaki }}
* [https://www.veethi.com/images/people/profile/Karaikudi_Sambasiva_Iyer.jpeg Karaikudi Sambasiva Iyer Profile picture]
* [https://karaikudiveenaisubramanian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/KARAIKUDI-SAMBASIVA-IYER-slider.jpg Conducting Veena class at Kalakshetra, Chennai]
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[[Category:1888 births]]
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[[Category:Saraswati veena players]]
[[Category:Tamil musicians]]
[[Category:Indian music educators]]
[[Category:People from Sivaganga district]]
[[Category:Sangeetha Kalanidhi recipients]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian musicians]]

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