Vidwan Vellore Lakshminarayanan passed away on Oct.25.
Born on 17.07.1929, he was undoubtedly one of the senior most musicians, whom the world of Carnatic music has lost.
His elder brother Ramamurthy was also a good musician. In fact, together they were known as the Vellore Brothers.
Lakshminarayanan had training in Carnatic music under Chittoor Ramachandran and Chittoor Subramaniam Pillai. He was such an accomplished tambura artist that he was sought after by many leading musicians.
He was equally a good flautist and kanjira player. His varied interest and expertise in vocal and instrumental music helped him to put forth his best skill in Tambura support. In these days, where the electronic tambura has taken the centre stage, Lakshminarayanan stood out distinctly as the artiste whose adherence to music tradition was adorable.
