About A. V. Anand
Born 1936. A. V. Anand is an Indian drummer.
A. V. Anand (born 16 April 1936) is a Carnatic musician and mridangam player. Anand was taught to play mridangam by ghatam player K. S. Manjunath from a young age and has worked as an accompanist for Carnatic musicians, including Chowdiah, Chembai, T. R. Mahalingam, S. Balachander. and Doraiswamy Iyengar, since the 1950s.
Vidwan AV Anand has Presided over the 41st Music conference held by Bangalore Gayana Samaja, from 5–11 October 2009.
In June 2026, AV Anand was elected as a Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi in recognition of his overall contribution to the performing arts.
Awards and honors Naada Nidhi by Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore Sangeetha Kala Ratna by the Bangalore Gayana Samaja, a Carnatic music organization, in 2009. Karnataka Kalashree Guru Kala Bhushana Honorary performance
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Who is A. V. Anand?
Indian musician
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A. V. Anand was born on 16 April 1936.
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A. V. Anand is a drummer.
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A. V. Anand is Indian.
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