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{{Short description|Indian musician}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Lydian Nadhaswaram
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Indian child pianist
| birth_name = Lydian Nadhaswaram
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|09|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Musician]]|[[Pianist]]|[[Keyboardist]]|[[Music Composer]]}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| known_for = Winning the 2019 [[CBS]] talent show, ''[[The World's Best]]''
| notable_works =
| mother = Jhansi
| father = Varshan
| awards = 2019 ''[[The World's Best|World's Best Performer Award]]'' by [[CBS]]
}}
'''Lydian Nadhaswaram''' (born 5 September 2005) is an Indian Tamil musician from [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="AA">{{cite web|url=http://www.asianage.com/entertainment/music/290918/striking-the-right-note.html|title=Striking the right note|first=Vanessa|last=Viegas|date=29 September 2018|website=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref name="TH_PianoChase">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-grand-piano-chase/article20004323.ece|title=The grand piano chase|last=Gaitonde|first=Vishwas R. |date=8 November 2017|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=30 March 2020}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared on ''[[The World's Best]]'' on [[CBS]] and won, earning prize money of $1 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penbugs.com/chennais-13-years-old-prodigy-lydian-nadhaswaram-wins-the-worlds-best/|title=Chennai's 13 years old prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram wins the 'World's Best'|date=2019-03-14|website=Penbugs|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/03/13/the-worlds-best-and-the-winner-is/|title=The World's Best and the Winner is ...|date=19 March 2019|work=Mercury News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weportal.in/13yo-chennais-prodigy-lydian-wins-worlds-best-show/|title=13YO Chennai's prodigy Lydian wins 'World's best' show!|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

==Early life==
Nadhaswaram was born to Varshan Satish, a Tamil music director, and Jhansi as their second child. At the age of two, he started performing on the [[drums]], and at eight he taught himself to play the [[piano]].<ref name="TH_PianoChase"/> He is a student of Augustine Paul, the music director of the century-old [[Madras Musical Association]] Choir.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/the-grand-piano-chase/article20004323.ece | title=Grand strokes from a li'l Mozart of Madras | publisher=The Hindu | work=Vishwas R Gaitonde | date=8 November 2017 | access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/lifestyle/news/2019/03/14/chennaiboy-crowned-the-world-best.html | title=Chennai boy Lydian crowned 'The World's Best'; bags USD 1 million. | publisher=Manorama | date=15 March 2019 | access-date=15 March 2019}}</ref>

Nadhaswaram spent four years studying at [[KM Music Conservatory]], a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the [[AR Rahman Foundation]]. In a YouTube video, Nadhaswaram was at home playing a Vande Matram song by [[A.R. Rahman]] on the piano in front of the composer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://themusicman.uk/lydian-nadhaswaram/|title=14-Year-Old Wins $1 Million Playing a 2 Piano Medley in Talent Competition|date=28 August 2020}}</ref>

In September 2019, it was announced that Nadhaswaram would make his debut as a film composer with the [[Malayalam]]-language [[fantasy film]] ''[[Barroz 3D|Barroz 3D – Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure]]'', directed by [[Mohanlal]], starring himself in the lead.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-announces-13-year-old-child-prodigy-lydian-as-the-music-director-for-barroz/articleshow/71261011.cms | title=Mohanlal announces 13-year-old child prodigy Lydian as the music director for 'Barroz' | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=23 September 2020 | access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> He played the role of Guddu in the film ''[[Atkan Chatkan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/arts/piano-prodigy-lydian-nadhaswaram-on-his-film-debut-atkan-chatkan-and-musical-journey/cid/ | title=Lydian Nadhaswaram on his film debut and musical journey | publisher=The Telegraph | work=Urvashi Bhattacharya | date=7 October 2020 | access-date=8 November 2020}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Award ==
Nadhaswaram was awarded the [[Lokmat]] [[Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards|Sur Jytosna National Music Award]] in 2021, which was given away by the information and broadcast Minister Anurag Thakur.<ref>{{Cite web |last=|date=2021-12-28 |title=Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards 2021: मैथिली ठाकूर, लिडियन नादस्वरम यांचा सन्मान; 'सूर ज्योत्स्ना' पुरस्कार सोहळ्याला दिग्गजांची उपस्थिती |url=https://www.lokmat.com/photos/national/sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards-2021-honor-maithili-thakur-and-lydian-nadaswaram-a719/?utm_source=Lokmat.com&utm_medium=infiniteGallery-Desktop#google_vignette |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-25 |title=Lokmat Media Group hosts the 8th edition of Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards {{!}} MediaNews4U |url=https://www.medianews4u.com/lokmat-media-group-hosts-the-8th-edition-of-sur-jyotsna-national-music-awards/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of child music prodigies]]

==References==
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