Mysore Vadiraj
Musician and Psychologist in Chennai, India
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Shri Mysore L Vadiraj, born in the year 1985 in Mysore. He initially began Mridangam training under Mridangam maestro, Karnataka Kalashree Shri PG Lakshminarayana of Mysore, who was a staff artiste of All India Radio, Mysore & foremost exponent in mridangam. He learnt all the nuinances of Mridangam in Gurukulavasam for about 8yrs. As a young mridangist, he won a number of prizes in all the sabhas in Karnataka.
Soon he started performing in many percussion ensembles with the direction of guru shri PGL. After the sudden demise of Shri PGL, he recieved further training from Vidwan Bangalore Shri HS Sudhindra. Later he joined his dream player, World renowned Mridangam Maestro Shri Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam in 2010.
In 2012, he moved to chennai, the cultural hub of Carnatic Music to pursue advance training with the maestro in traditional gurukula system. And very soon he started performing widely in all prestigious sabhas and organizations. Due to his exceptional talent, his nada sowkya & Krithi oriented style of accompanying, he won the hearts of senior musicians & Rasikas.
He has also played several patriotic songs on mridangam, which is first of its kind, which has got wide popularity & also he has played numerous Jughalbandhi concerts with senior musicians. He has experimented with lot of fusion concerts too.
He is a graded Artiste of All India Radio, Chennai & has secured 2nd Rank in Proficiency Exam (Vidwath examination) conducted by Karnataka secondary Education Board (K.S.E.B)
He has also participated in "Laya Madhura Mridanga yagna - Featuring of 108 mridangam artistes" in mysore under the direction of his guru Shri Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam. And also he was one among the 20 mridangam players who took part in another " Laya Madhuraa Mridanga Yagna - a special concert consisting of 20mridangam artistes including his guru Shri Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam for the 20th year anniversary of the Sabha Kalakruthi at. Chennai in the year 2015.
He has recieved many Honours & awards from various sabhas across India.
* Best Mridangam artiste from Nada Bramha Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore.
* Gopalachari memorial endowment award ( By Mridangam Maestro Vellore
Ramabhadran) from Shri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.
* Winner Of Famous Reality show "Bhajan Samrat Season 3" conducted by
Shri Sankara Channel in 2014.
* Padmanabha Dasa Award in 2006 from Shri Vidya Kendra, Bangalore
* Yuva Chethana Pratibha Puraskara From Kar