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 Journey so far
Born in a family of rich musical tradition,
Durgaprasad,
right from
his childhood showed signs of interest in music. His initial musical
training was given by his father late
Shri. ALLAM KOTESWARA RAO
a
renowned Gottuvadyam exponent. Later, he was put under the tutelage
of
KALASIKHAMANI late Shri A.NARAYANA IYER.
By his earnestness,
dedication and devotion to this fine art, he lost no time in
studying the intricacies of handling this instrument and very soon
climbed up the ladder of excellence. He got well trained in Carnatic
Vocal music by the great
SANDHYAVANDANAM SRINIVASARAO.
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Gottuvadyam
According to ancient classification of Indian string
instruments, Gottuvadyam is also one type of veena. Though both of
them have resemblance, Gottuvadyam (Chitra veena) is
unfretted, where as Veena is fretted. Veena has got only seven
strings, where as Gottuvadyam has nine main strings and twelve
sympathetic strings. It is more difficult to gain mastery over this
instrument, yet capable of bringing out finer nuances if played with
expertise. A very few musicians are gifted to handle this rare
instrument with ease.
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Awards & Titles:
Sri Durgaprasad has received the following Titles, Awards and
prizes.
• "KALAIMAAMANI" the Tamil Nadu State Government Award for the Year 2006
• "P.Obul Reddy Endowment" 'Certificate of Merit' given by
Narada Gana Sabha in the year 2013.
• "Sangeetha Kala Vpanchee" title conferred by
Vipanchee Academy in the year December 2016
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