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Indian singer and composer (born 1967)

Dr. L. V. Gangadhara Sastry
డా || లక్కావఝల వేంకట గంగాధర శాస్త్రి
BornLakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry
(1967-06-27) 27 June 1967 (age 57)
Avanigadda, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationB.A
Alma materAcharya Nagarjuna University
Occupation(s)singer, preacher, propagator of Bhagavadgita, Founder, chairman of Bhagavadgita foundation
SpouseArchana
Children
  • Viswa Teja
  • Keerthi Priya
Parents
  • L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma (father)
  • L. Srilakshmi (mother)

Dr.Lakkavajhala Venkata Gangadhara Sastry is an Indian singer and composer. He established Bhagavadgita foundation to spread its importance. He recorded complete verses of Bhagavadgita in audio format. As a playback singer, he sang more than 100 songs in Telugu and Kannada films.

Personal life

Sri Dr. L.V. Gangadhara Sastry was born on 27 June 1967 in Avanigadda, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, to L. Kasiviswanadha Sarma and Srilakshmi. His parents had some knowledge of classical music. He learned music basics from them. He became a follower of Ghantasala. He completed a B.A from Acharya Nagarjuna University. He worked as a film journalist in Eenadu group from 1990 to 2002.

Bhagavadgita

He recorded over 700 verses along with Telugu meanings after 7 years of extensive research.

Awards

He received Kala Ratna award from the government of Andhra Pradesh in 2017 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2023.

References

  1. ^ "Founder profile". BhagavadgitaFoundation.org. Bhagavadgita Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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  3. ^ "Bhagavad Gita as Tool for Personality Development". thehansindia.com. The Hans India. August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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  5. "'Telugu Suswaralu' show on May 24". muscatdaily.com. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. "Andhra Pradesh announces names of Kala Ratna (Hamsa) awardees". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  7. "Announcement of Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2022 and 2023" (PDF). Sangeet Natak Akademi. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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