N. Ravikiran

Quick Facts

Full Name	N. Ravikiran
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Feb 12, 1967(1967-02-12)
Age	57
Birthplace	Mysore
Country	India
Birth City	Karnataka
Horoscope	Aquarius

N. Ravikiran Biography

N. Ravikiran is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on February 12, 1967 in Mysore, Karnataka, India. Narasimhan Ravikiran, a musician from India, was born 12 February 1967. He is a slide instrumentist, singer, composer, guru and author. He also created the concept of melharmony in global music. He is Chitravina Narasimhan’s son and disciple, as well as the great-grandson of Gotuvadyam Narayan Iyengar, the revolutionary arts educator.

Ravikiran studied with T. Brinda from 1986 to 1996. Ravikiran is known for his efforts to revive classical values in the youth. He has performed with other artists and presented several innovative concerts including pure solos, duos with kanjira/ghatam/mridangam apart from conventional recitals with multiple accompanists and collaborations with piano, keyboard, guitar and other instruments.

Ravikiran is well known for his cutting-edge concept of melharmony, which explores Western style harmony anchored on (Eastern style) melodic rules of evolved systems such as the raga system of Indian music. Melharmony is regarded as a ” a contemporary musical movement” with an aim to unify music systems of the world by taking into cognisance the rules and aesthetics of all fused systems in any given collaboration. Ravikiran introduced this award- winning concept during his collaboration with artists of the BBC Philharmonic, at the Millennium Festival, UK in Oct 2000.

Ravikiran’s concerts have raised substantial funds for disaster relief including Hurricane Katrina, Tsunami of 2004 as well as for educational, health and cultural initiatives.

Ravikiran was also a talented string instrumentist from an early age. He set a record in July 1985 with a non-stop 24-hour concert in Chennai. At 12 years old, he was granted an exemption to perform in professional concerts for Indian Radio and Television. He was also invited to represent India in Festivals of India, France (1987), Switzerland (1992), Germany (2012), and other countries such as Poland, Czech Republic and Austria (1997). He has appeared at major venues around the globe, including Theatre de la Ville Paris and Europalia Festival in Belgium, Theatre de la Ville Paris, Theatre de la Ville Paris, Theatre de la Ville Festival, Rudolstadt Festival in Germany, Masters of Indian Music, Budapest. He was ranked 19th on the list of Greatest Indian Classical Musicians.

N. Ravikiran Net Worth

N. Ravikiran is one of the richest Composer from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, N. Ravikiran 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ravikiran was born at Mysore in Karnataka. At the age of 2, he made his debut in Bangalore, in April 1969. He was soon presented at The Madras Music Academy Krishna Gana Sabha. He was able identify and render approximately 325 ragas and 175 talas of Carnatic music. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Pandit Ravi Shankar as well as M S Subbulakshmi, Flute T R Mahalingam, and Pandit Ravi Shankar were among the many musicians who quizzed him. Ravi Shankar, who is believed to have said “If you don’t believe in God look at Ravikiran”, was given a scholarship by The Madras Music Academy at age 2. He was soon presented at prestigious institutions like Tyagaraja Sabha in Coimbatore, Bombay, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Bombay.

Ravikiran began singing at age five in Coimbatore after receiving intensive training from his father Chitravina Narasimhan. He continued performing at concerts in Madras and Mysore until he reached 10. His recitals, which often lasted more than two hours, attracted large audiences and earned him critical praise in Indian media. The Indian Express stated that if the singer had been a seasoned musician, the reviewer might have raved about the singer’s virtuosity or complete mastery. The reviewer can’t believe his eyes when the singer is a precocious, frail child of five years old. This rare phenomenon…a manifestation of divine grace… requires a philosopher, metaphysicist, and spiritualist to properly describe it.

He resumed his appearance as vocalist from 1999 and has since presented voice concerts for major organizations in and outside India including the Cleveland Festival & the Chicago World Music Festival. His vocal albums include Genius at Work.

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Who is N. Ravikiran Dating?

According to our records, N. Ravikiran married to Lata Ganapathy Ravikiran. As of December 1, 2023, N. Ravikiran’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 2016, Ravikiran composed music to 1330 tirukkural verses in 16 hours over 3 days at the International Institute of Tamil Studies, Taramani, Chennai.

Facts & Trivia

N. Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. N. Ravikiran celebrates birthday on February 12 of every year.

Ravikiran, renowned for his vast repertoire has trained numerous disciples all over the world, many of whom are award-winning performers and teachers. Several of his students are also major contributors in other arenas. His disciples span a cross section of vocalists, violinists as well as exponents of flute, guitar, veena, keyboard in addition to the chitravina. He is the first guru to have used the Flip teaching method through structured syllabuses online, and many of his video lessons are hosted by Acharyanet.com. Ravikiran also has presented the maximum number of arangetrams (maiden recitals of students graduating to concert levels) among leading melodic performers across the world. He also brought to light hundreds of compositions of 18th century composer, Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi through concerts, workshops, books and articles.

Top Facts about N. Ravikiran

1. N. Ravikiran is a renowned Indian musician and composer.
2. He is a virtuoso on the chitravina, a 21-stringed instrument.
3. Ravikiran started performing at age two and composing at six.
4. He has collaborated with musicians from around the world.
5. Ravikiran has composed over 400 pieces of music.
6. He founded the International Foundation for Carnatic Music in 1999.
7. Ravikiran has received numerous awards for his contributions to music.
8. He has taught at universities and conservatories worldwide.
9. Ravikiran is known for his innovative approach to traditional music.
10. His compositions blend Indian classical music with contemporary styles.