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Mridangam Vidvan
K. Arun Prakash
Mridangam Vidvan K. Arun Prakash
	"Thinking" Musician
Born	Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	University of Madras
Known for	Mridangam Carnatic Music
Style	Embellishing and Highlighting the music

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K. Arun Prakash is a Carnatic musician, percussionist and composer who is known for playing the Mridangam.

Early life

K. Arun Prakash, born in 1968 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, is the son of music composer Kalai Mamani L. Krishnan and Vasantha Krishnan. He began studying the mridangam at the age of nine under the guidance of Kalai mamani Ramanathapuram M.N. Kandaswamy, a disciple of the legendary mridangam maestro Palani M. Subramania Pillai.^[1]

Arun Prakash developed a strong interest in the mridangam and began performing in concerts at the age of 11 after two years of training^{[citation needed]}. He has since performed internationally and received various awards for his contributions to music.^{[citation needed]}

Career

1984 - First prize from Shri Krishna Gana Sabha during their Gokhulashtami Series

1994 - Vishwapriya Award for excellence

1996 - Yuva Kala Bharathi from Bharat Kalachar Chennai.

2000 - Kalki Memorial Award from Kalki Krishnamurthy Trust (the first percussionist to receive the same).^[2]

1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013 - Best Mridangist prizes from Music Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu India

2012 - Vani Kala Nipuna award from Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Saba (Vani Mahal).

Arun Prakash has also participated in jugal bandhis and musical encounter concerts with American artists and Hindustani musicians organized by ICCR and Sampradaya Chennai. He has worked on devotional recordings and has also composed the theme music for the millennium show presented by the YACM for The Music Academy on 31 December 1999.

Works

Arun Prakash has composed tillanas and numerous pallavis sung by many musicians.
Arun Prakash conducted a program with Vidushi Sudha Ragunathan and Vidushi Aruna Sairam Titled " AIKYA 2017", where he designed, composed and conducted the show with a 21-member orchestra.^[3]
Arun Prakash has released a CD titled ‘Sri Rama Jayarama,’ featuring 13 artists, which featured compositions on Lord Rama by various composers. Arun composed musical interludes arranged orchestrated the programme which was received very well.^[4]

References

^ "The K Arun Prakash Interview: 'My style is to highlight the composition and the singer, silence automatically happens'". The Indian Express. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ Barathi (24 September 2000). "Rasiga Ullangal". Kalki Tamil Magazine. 2000: 12–15.
^ Krishnan, Lalithaa (19 July 2018). "Musical, themed on Rama". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ Krishnan, Lalithaa (20 July 2018). "Creativity at a different level". The Hindu.

External links

Rendezvous with Arunprakash Krishnan - a conversation recorded in Cupertino, CA, Nov 2015

I am a big fan of Ilaiyaraaja

[1] "The K Arun Prakash Interview: 'My style is to highlight the composition and the singer, silence automatically happens'". The Indian Express. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

[2] Barathi (24 September 2000). "Rasiga Ullangal". Kalki Tamil Magazine. 2000: 12–15.

[3] Krishnan, Lalithaa (19 July 2018). "Musical, themed on Rama". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

[4] Krishnan, Lalithaa (20 July 2018). "Creativity at a different level". The Hindu.

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-'''K. Arun Prakash''' (born 1968) is a famous Carnatic Musician, Percussionist, Composer and well known for playing [[Mridangam]], a principal accompanying percussion instrument in South Indian Classical Carnatic Music.<ref>[citation to reliable source, print or e, goes here]</ref>
+'''K. Arun Prakash''' is a [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] musician, percussionist and composer who is known for playing the [[Mridangam]].
 ==Early life==
-Sri K. Arun Prakash was born in [[Kumbakonam]], Tamil Nadu, India in 1968 to famous music composer Kalai Mamani Shri L. Krishnan (a disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri [[G. N. Balasubramaniam|G.N.Balasubramaniam]]) and Vasantha Krishnan.
+K. Arun Prakash, born in 1968 in [[Kumbakonam]], Tamil Nadu, India, is the son of music composer Kalai Mamani L. Krishnan and Vasantha Krishnan. He began studying the mridangam at the age of nine under the guidance of Kalai mamani Ramanathapuram M.N. Kandaswamy, a disciple of the legendary mridangam maestro Palani M. Subramania Pillai.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-28 |title=The K Arun Prakash Interview: ‘My style is to highlight the composition and the singer, silence automatically happens’ |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/k-arun-prakash-interview-mridangam-carnatic-music-8409147/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
-Sri Arunprakash started his training in mridangam at the age of nine under the late Kalaimamani Ramanathapuram Shri M. N.Kandaswamy (a disciple of the mridangam maestro shri Palani M.Subramania Pilla|Palani M.Subramania Pillai).
-Arunprakash showed an immediate interest in playing Mridangam and started playing in concerts from the young age of eleven, just two years after the start of his training. Since then, he has given performances all over the world.
+Arun Prakash developed a strong interest in the mridangam and began performing in concerts at the age of 11 after two years of training{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}. He has since performed internationally and received various awards for his contributions to music.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
 == Career ==
+- First prize from Shri Krishna Gana Sabha during their Gokhulashtami Series
-His career awards include
+- Vishwapriya Award for excellence
-- I prize from Shri [[Krishna Gana Sabha]] during their Gokhulashtami Series
+- Yuva Kala Bharathi from Bharat Kalachar Chennai.
-- Vishwapriya award for excellence
+- Kalki Memorial Award from Kalki Krishnamurthy Trust (the first percussionist to receive the same).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Barathi|date=24 September 2000|title=Rasiga Ullangal|url=http://www.kalkiweekly.com|journal=Kalki Tamil Magazine|volume=2000|pages=12–15}}</ref>
-- [[Yuva Kala Bharath]]<nowiki/>i from Bharat Kalachar Chennai.
-- Kalki Memorial Award from Kalki Krishnamurthy trust (the first percussionist to receive the same).<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Barathi|first=|date=24 September 2000|title=Rasiga Ullangal|url=http://www.kalkiweekly.com|journal=Kalki Tamil Magazine|volume=2000|pages=12–15|via=}}</ref>
 , 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013 - Best Mridangist prizes from Music Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
-- Vani Kala Nipuna award from Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Saba ([[Vani Mahal]]).
+- Vani Kala Nipuna award from Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Saba (Vani Mahal).
+Arun Prakash has also participated in jugal bandhis and musical encounter concerts with American artists and Hindustani musicians organized by ICCR and Sampradaya Chennai.
-Arun's mridangam artistry combines the best of tradition and modernity.<ref>https://karunprakash.weebly.com/bio-data.html</ref> While his technique of handling the instrument is very traditional, his playing is characterized by mathematical innovation, brilliance, and modernity. His playing is aesthetically satisfying and helps in enriching the overall vocal or instrument concert experience of the audience.
+He has worked on devotional recordings and has also composed the theme music for the millennium show presented by the YACM for The Music Academy on 31 December 1999.
-His playing style is incredibly musical, and he enhances the music to a different level altogether. His presence of mind and his composing skills merge to give a different dimension to the kriti niraval and swara that is rendered on stage. His cheerful nature brings a pleasant atmosphere to the concerts.
-An A Grade artist of AIR & TV, Arunprakash has also participated in jugal bandhis and musical encounter concerts with American artists and Hindustani musicians organized by ICCR and Sampradaya Chennai
-Arunprakash can also sing well and has a natural flair for composing music. He has lent his composing skills in many devotional recordings as well as composing the theme music for the millennium show presented by the YACM for The Music Academy on 31 December 1999.
 == Works ==
-*Sri Arun Prakash is also a composer<ref>https://scroll.in/magazine/840514/why-gandhis-favourite-bhajan-vaishnav-jan-to-is-so-important-in-modis-hate-filled-india</ref> and has composed tillanas and numerous pallavis sung by many musicians.
+*Arun Prakash has composed tillanas and numerous pallavis sung by many musicians.
-*Sri Arun Prakash conducted a program with Vidushi Sudha Ragunathan and Vidushi Aruna Sairam Titled " AIKYA 2017", where he designed, composed and conducted the show with a 21 <ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/album-on-the-favourite-deity-of-the-vaggeyakaras/article24460819.ece | title=Musical, themed on Rama  | date=19 July 2018 | first=Lalithaa | last=Krishnan | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=22 November 2018}}</ref> member orchestra.
+*Arun Prakash conducted a program with Vidushi Sudha Ragunathan and Vidushi Aruna Sairam Titled " AIKYA 2017", where he designed, composed and conducted the show with a 21-member orchestra.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/album-on-the-favourite-deity-of-the-vaggeyakaras/article24460819.ece | title=Musical, themed on Rama  | date=19 July 2018 | first=Lalithaa | last=Krishnan | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>
-* Sri Arun Prakash has released a CD titled ‘Sri Rama Jayarama,’ featuring 13 artistes, which featured compositions on lord rama  composed by various composers.Arun composed musical interludes,arranged orchestrated  the programme which was received very well.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/creativity-at-a-different-level/article24468456.ece</ref>
+* Arun Prakash has released a CD titled ‘Sri Rama Jayarama,’ featuring 13 artists, which featured compositions on Lord Rama by various composers. Arun composed musical interludes arranged orchestrated the programme which was received very well.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/creativity-at-a-different-level/article24468456.ece|title=Creativity at a different level|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 July 2018|last1=Krishnan|first1=Lalithaa}}</ref>
 == References ==
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-== Further reading ==
-* Important book to know about
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-* Important article to know about
 == External links ==