About Vijay Raghav Rao
Lived 1925 – 2011 (aged 86). Vijay Raghav Rao was an Indian musicologist, choreographer, composer, writer, flautist and musician.
Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao (born Vijaya Raghava Rao; 3 November 1925 – 30 November 2011) was an Indian flutist, composer, choreographer, musicologist, poet and fiction writer.
He was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 1970, and in 1982 the Sangeet Natak Akademi in Creative and Experimental music category, the highest for performing artist conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.
His prominent students include G.S. Sachdev , Ronu Majumdar , and Deepak Ram .
Personal life He was born in Madras (now Chennai), India. He was married since 1947 to Smt. Lakshmi V. Rao. They had four children, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was an Indian-American, a permanent resident of the United States.
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Indian musician, dancer and writer (1925–2011)
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Vijay Raghav Rao was born on 3 November 1925 in Chennai.
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Vijay Raghav Rao died on 30 November 2011.
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Vijay Raghav Rao was a musicologist, choreographer, composer, writer, flautist and musician.
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