A. K. C. Natarajan

A. K. C. Natarajan (born 30 March 1931) is a carnatic music clarinet player. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2008. He received a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1994.^[1] He was bestowed with the title Nadha Dweepa Kalanidhi by Nadhadweepam Trust, Tiruchirappalli.^[2] He learnt vocal music from Alathur Venkatesa Iyer and his nagaswaram teacher was Iluppur Natesa Pillai, brother of the thavil maestro Iluppur Panchami.^[3] In 2022, Natarajan was awarded a Padma Shri, the fourth-highest honour that can be bestowed upon a civilian in India, for contribution in the arts.^[4]

A. K. C. Natarajan
Background information
Born	(1931-03-30) 30 March 1931 (age 93) Tiruchirappalli, India
Genres	Carnatic music
Instruments	clarinet

References

1. . Sangeet Natak Academy. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
2. "AKC Natarajan honoured". The Hindu. 18 February 2005. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
3. "A.K.C. Natarajan to be honoured with 'Sangita Kalanidhi' title". The Hindu. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
4. "Padma Awards 2022: From folk artists to painters, meet the awardees recognised for their work in the field of art and culture". indianexpress.com. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.