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There are two styles of violin playing in India: the [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] and the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Violin|publisher=Fiddling around the world|url=http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/india/|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref> Carnatic violinists such as [[Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai]], [[Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer]] and [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]] performed concerts as early as 1900. Indian violinists today such as [[Manoj George]], [[L. Shankar]], [[Fayiz Muhammed]] and [[Balabhaskar]] have successfully adapted the [[Western culture#Music|Western music]] style of playing the violin and have been performing concerts outside of India. Violinists such as [[N. Rajam]] and [[Sangeeta Shankar]] are highly accomplished international performers in the Hindustani style. Violinists such as [[T.N. Krishnan]], [[A. Kanyakumari]], [[H.K. Venkatram]] and [[Mysore brothers]] have remained Carnatic classical violinists and have yet been able to reach out to audiences outside of India. Also, artists such as [[Jyotsna Srikanth]], [[L. Subramaniam]], [[Ambi Subramaniam]], [[Fayiz Muhammed]], and [[Roopa Revathi]] have satisfactorily managed to perform both Carnatic and Western music on the violin.

The following is a list of famous Indian violinists.

== List ==

[[File:T. N. Krishnan FTII Pune 2010.jpg|thumb|100px|[[T.N. Krishnan|T. N. Krishnan]]]]
[[File:Ganesh and Kumaresh.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[Ganesh and Kumaresh]]]]
[[File:Carnatic violinist.jpg|thumb|100px|[[G. J. R. Krishnan|G.J.R. Krishnan]]]]
[[File:Hkvenkat.jpeg|thumb|100px|[[H.K. Venkatram]]]]
[[File:VittalRamamurthy.JPG|75px|thumb|[[Vittal Ramamurthy]]]]
[[File:B.Sasikumar- concert.jpg|thumb|100px|[[B. Sasikumar]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Violinist
! Born
! Died
! Style
! Currently active
! class="unsortable"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[Abhijith P. S. Nair]]
| 1991
|
| carnatic and jazz fusion
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2017/dec/08/violinist-abhijith-p-s-nair-talks-about-his-musical-innovations-5176--1.html |title=Abhijith P. S. Nair talks about Musical innovations|author=Jose joy|work=The New Indian Express Indulge|access-date=16 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| [[Akkarai Subbalakshmi]]
| 1983
|
| Carnatic
|
|
|-
| [[Ambi Subramaniam]]
| 1991
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/The-Subramaniams-shine-again/763353/ | title=The Subramaniams shine again | work=The Indian Express | access-date=18 December 2014 | author= | date=17 March 2011 | location=Mumbai}}</ref>
|-
| [[Arrol Corelli|Arrol Carelli]]
| 1985
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[B. Sasikumar]]
| 1949
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Balabhaskar]]
| 1978
| 2018
| Carnatic and Western fusion
| {{No}}
|
|-
| [[Delhi P. Sunder Rajan]]
| 1969
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite book|last=Arnold|first=Alison|title=South Asia: the Indian subcontinent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOlNv8MAXIEC&pg=PA1023|access-date=17 December 2014|year=2000|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-8240-4946-1|pages=1023–}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao]]
| 1924
| 2000
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/07/25/stories/0225000t.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125144505/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/07/25/stories/0225000t.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2013-01-25|title=The Hindu : Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]]
| 1893
| 1964
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-11-04/The-Dwaram-Legend--184380|title=The Dwaram Legend|work=The Hans India|date=4 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Embar Kannan]]
| 1975
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Fayiz Muhammed]]
| 1997
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fayiz muhammed article -“Music sans boundaries” |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/280619/music-sans-boundaries.html |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gagan Chandra Chatterjee]]
| 1890
| 1949
| Hindustani
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last1=Kapil|first1=Hemant|title=Nature in melody – Gagan Chatterjee|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110730/saturday/main4.htm|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Tribune}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ganesh and Kumaresh]]
| 1964
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref name="Ganesh and Kumaresh – Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.sabhash.com/artist/13/ganesh-kumaresh.htm|title=Ganesh Kumaresh, Violinists, Karnataka, India – Sabhash!}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gingger Shankar]]
| -
|
| Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web | title= L. Shankar: Short Biography | work= World Music Central | url= http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=513 | access-date=July 17, 2012 }}</ref>
|-
| [[H. K. Narasimha Murthy]]
| -
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Govind|first=Ranjani|title=The big bow – H.K. Narasimha Murthy|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/the-big-bow/article2973906.ece|access-date=19 December 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
| [[H. K. Venkatram]]
| 1965
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inktalks.com/people/hkvenkatram|title=Innovational Talks – Inspirational Talks & Videos – Motivational Speakers – The INK Conference -}}</ref>
|-
| [[Joi Srivastava]]
| 1930
| 2003
| Hindustani
| {{No}}
| <ref name="Gagan Chandra Chatterji">{{cite book|title=The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India|year=2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-565098-3|url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095840253?rskey=mH20Zr&result=0&q=gagan}}</ref>
|-
| [[Jyotsna Srikanth]]
| -
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowyourstar.com/jyotsna-srikanth-interview/|title=Europe's Leading Violinist With Vibrant Persona: Mrs. Jyotsna Srikanth – KnowYourStar.com|date=18 October 2013|work=KnowYourStar.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kala Ramnath]]
| 1967
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amykumar.com/kalaramnath_bio.html|title=Kala Ramnath Bio|author=Rajiv Kumar}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]
| 1935
| 2008
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/09/stories/2008090960931300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911060759/http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/09/stories/2008090960931300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-09-11|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-09-09|title=Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[L. Athira Krishna]]
| -
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theotherfestival.com/2005/athira.html|title=The Other Festival – Dec 1, 2005 L. Athira Krishna – child prodigy and India's young violin virtuoso presents Musical Compositions of Mohan Narayanan}}</ref>
|-
| [[L. Shankar]]
| 1950
|
| Carnatic and Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
| <ref name="amgShankar">{{cite web | title= Shankar Biography | work= AllMusicGuide | url= {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p41500|pure_url=yes}}| access-date=19 December 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| [[L. Subramaniam]]
| 1947
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web | title= Artist: L. Subramaniam | work= Concord Music Group | url= http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/L.-Subramaniam/| access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[L. Vaidyanathan]]
| 1942
| 2007
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/25/stories/2007052551910100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070923095615/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/05/25/stories/2007052551910100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2007|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=We need sweet memories…|date=2007-05-25|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lalgudi Jayaraman|Lalgudi G Jayaraman]]
| 1930
| 2013
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/musicseason99/profile/lalgudijayaraman.html|title=Profile – Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192654/http://archives.chennaionline.com/musicseason99/profile/lalgudijayaraman.html|archive-date=2016-03-03}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi]]
| 1963
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[M. Chandrasekaran]]
| 1938
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news |title=Violinist with versatile skills – M. Chandrasekaran |url=http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/01/stories/2005120100120200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213214133/http://www.hindu.com/ms/2005/12/01/stories/2005120100120200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-12-01 |access-date=19 December 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| [[M. Narmadha]]
| -
|
| Carnatic and Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/m_v_ramakrishnan/article73530.ece "Inheriting a legacy"], ''[[The Hindu]]'' online, 1 January 2010</ref>
|-
| [[M. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
| 1931
| 2013
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|title=MS Gopalakrishnan: Revered Southern Indian violinist|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ms-gopalakrishnan-revered-southern-indian-violinist-8501679.html|work=The Independent|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Manoj George]]
| 1971
|
| Indian, Western, world fusion
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Mayavaram V. R. Govindaraja Pillai]]
| 1912
| 1979
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220123059/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/02/15/stories/2008021551280600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-02-20|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-02-15|title=Felicity with the fiddle}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mysore brothers]] – Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath
| -
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/honour-for-mysores-violin-maestros/article5665242.ece|title=Honour for Mysore's violin maestros|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Mysore Tirumakoodalu Chowdiah]]
| 1895
| 1967
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=T. Chowdiah|date=24 October 2011|url=http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/t-chowdiah-violinist/|publisher=Karnataka.com|access-date=17 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[N. Rajam]]
| 1938
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dr-n-rajam-mn0000370332|title=Dr. N. Rajam|author=Ken Hunt|work=AllMusic}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nandini Muthuswamy]]
| -
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article660529.ece|title=Impressive display of prowess|work=The Hindu|date=6 November 2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[Nandini Shankar]]
| 1993
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Nedumangad Sivanandan]]
| 1935
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[R. K. Shriramkumar]]
| 1966
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article2109687.ece|title=On a spiritual trip|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=16 June 2011 }}</ref>
|-
| [[R. R. Keshavamurthy]]
| 1913
| 2006
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=R.R. Keshava Murthy|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061124090440/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/25/stories/2006102502970400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2006|access-date=4 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 October 2006}}</ref>
|-
| [[Ragini Shankar]]
| -
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Roopa Revathi]]
| 1984
|
| Carnatic and Western
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Sabareesh Prabhaker]]
| 1989
|
| Western
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/raga-and-riff/article8005884.ece | title=RAGA and riff | publisher=[[The Hindu]] | work=Priyadershini S. | date=19 December 2015 | access-date=7 August 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sangeeta Shankar]]
| 1965
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Sharat Chandra Srivastava]]
| 1971
|
| Hindustani
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
| [[Charumathi Raghuraman]]
| -
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://srutimag.blogspot.com/2012/09/generation-next_10.html|title=Generation Next|date=10 September 2012|publisher=Sruti}}</ref>
|-
| [[Sikkil R. Bhaskaran]]
| 1936
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|[[Sunita Bhuyan]]
|1970
|
|Indian, world folk, fusion
|Yes
|<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/The-melody-of-empathy/article14620168.ece]</ref>
|-
| [[T. N. Krishnan]]
| 1928
| 2020
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/personality/tn-krishnan-violinist-2548.php|title=Violin Maestro T. N. Krishnan|work=IndiaVideo}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer]]
| 1857
| 1913
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref name="past">{{cite web|url=http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/violinists.html|title=The Great Violin Maestros of the Past}}</ref>
|-
| [[V. Lakshminarayana]]
| 1911
| 1990
| Carnatic
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coM6NAAACAAJ&q=V+Lakshminarayana|title=Violin Maestro V. Lakshminarayana Iyer|isbn=9788175741843|last1=Lalitha|first1=Muthuswamy|last2=Nandini|first2=M.|year=2008}}</ref>
|-
| [[V. G. Jog]]
| 1922
| 2004
| Hindustani
| {{No}}
| <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLgZAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Jog,+Vishnu+Govind%22 |title=Reference India: biographical notes on men & women of achievement of today ... - Ravi Bhushan – V.G. Jog – Google Books |access-date=2014-12-19|year=1995 |last1=Bhushan |first1=Ravi }}</ref>
|-
| [[V. V. Ravi]]
| -
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnatica.net/links/vvravi-career.htm|title=V V Ravi}}</ref>
|-
| [[Vittal Ramamurthy]]
| -
|
| Carnatic
| {{Yes}}
|
|-
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.fiddlingaround.co.uk/india/ Indian violin]
* [http://kalaramnath.com/a-brief-history-of-the-violin/ History of Violin in India]
* [http://www.carnatica.net/sangeet/narmadaviolin.htm Role of Violin in Carnatic Music]
* [http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/origin-and-evolution-of-violin-as-musical-instrument-and-its-contribution-to-progressive-flow-of-indian-classical-music-NAC426/ The Origin and Evolution of Violin – As a Musical Instrument: And Its Contribution to the Progressive Flow of Indian Classical Music]

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