Artist Information Veteran violinist, Chalakudy N S Narayanaswamy passed away on 24th February 2003 at Kerala. Born on September 18th, 1925 at Chalakudy, he received his training on the violin under his uncle NK Akhileshwara Bhagavatar and later he came under the influence of Semmangudi R Srinivasa Iyer, during the latter's tenure in Sri Swati Tirunal College of Music, Tiruvanantapuram as well as Papa Venkataramaiah school of music.   Sri Narayanaswami was a Professor of Music at Sri Swati Tirunal College of Music , and Staff Artiste of the AIR at Tiruvanantapuram from 1946 to 56. Following Semmangudi's retirement from Sri Swati Tirunal College of Music, Chalukudy Narayanaswamy became the Principal of the Sri Swati Tirunal College of Music at Tiruvanantapuram for a number of years. He was a member of the Board of Studies and Examiner for Music Exams at various prestious Universities such as Banaras Hindu University, Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi, University of Mysore and Kerala.   He received the Kerala Sangita Nataka Akademi award in 1977 and was also honoured as best Senior Violin Vidwan by the Music Academy, Madras in 1979. He also received the Central Sangita Nataka Academy award in 1988.   Sri Narayanaswami was a top ranking violinist in Kerala and he was also a preferred accompanist for most of Carnatic Music's senior vidwans and contemporaries such as Semmangudi, Chembai, Vasudevachar, Madura Mani, Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Prof. Mysore V. Ramarathnam and so on...Narayanaswami's accompanyment on the violin always was always one of high calibre, very peaceful, with minimal use of paraphernelia. He always played a significant role in taking a concerts to new heights, with is vibrant accompanyment.   SIFA had the great honor of bringing Chalukudi Narayanaswamy to bay area in 1981 to accompany T.V. Shankaranarayanan along with Vidwan T.K. Murthy on the mridangam.   On behalf SIFA and on behalf of all of you, we pray for his music to be immortal and his soul to rest in piece.