L. V. Gangadhara Sastry
L. V. Gangadhara Sastry | |
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| లక్కవఝల వెంకట గంగాధర శాస్త్రి | |
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| Born | Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry 27 June 1967[1] |
| Education | B.A[1] |
| Alma mater | Acharya Nagarjuna University[1] |
| Occupation(s) | singer, composer |
| Spouse | Archana[2] |
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Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry is an Indian singer and composer. He established Bhagavadgita foundation to spread its importance.[2] He recorded complete verses of Bhagavadgita in audio format.[3][4] As a playback singer,[5] he sang more than 100 songs in Telugu and Kannada films.[2]
Personal life
Sastry was born on 27 June 1967 in Avanigadda, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, to L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma and Srilakshmi. His parents had some knowledge of classical music. He learned music basics from them. He became a fan of Ghantasala. He completed a B.A from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He worked as a film journalist in Eenadu group from 1990–2002.
Bhagavadgita
He recorded over 700 verses along with Telugu meanings after 7 years of extensive research.[3]
Awards
He received Kala Ratna award from the government of Andhra Pradesh in 2017.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Founder profile". BhagavadgitaFoundation.org. Bhagavadgita Foundation. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Bhagavad Gita as Tool for Personality Development". thehansindia.com. The Hans India. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Bhagavad Gita rendered in full by singer Gangadhar Sastry". apnewslive.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "'Telugu Suswaralu' show on May 24". muscatdaily.com. muscatdaily.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh announces names of Kala Ratna (Hamsa) awardees". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.