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oi-Akhila R Menon
Ilaiyaraaja,
the
music
maestro
of
Indian
cinema
has
been
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha.
The
veteran
musician
has
been
nominated
to
Rajya
Sabha
in
the
classification
of
eminent
personalities
nominated
by
the
honourable
President
of
India.
Along
with
Ilaiyaraaja,
senior
screenwriter
V
Vijayendra
Prasad,
Olympian
PT
Usha,
and
Veerendra
Heggade
of
Dharmasthala
Temple
have
been
nominated
for
Rajya
Sabha
by
the
president.
Narendra
Modi,
the
Primary
Minister
of
India
took
to
his
formal
social
media
handles
and
congratulated
the
tunes
maestro
for
his
Rajya
Sabha
nomination,
with
a
exclusive
post.
The
honourable
Key
Minister
shared
a
image
of
Ilaiyaraaja
with
the
President
of
India,
and
wrote:
“The
artistic
genius
of
@ilaiyaraaja
Ji
has
enthralled
persons
across
generations.
His
is effective
superbly
reflect
many
thoughts.
What
is
similarly
inspiring
is
his
existence
journey-
he
rose
from
a
humble
background
and
obtained
so
a lot.
Happy
that
he
has
been
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha.“
Verify
out
PM
Narendra
Modi’s
Twitter
put up
here:
The
resourceful
genius
of
@ilaiyaraaja
Ji
has
enthralled
persons
throughout
generations.
His
is effective
superbly
reflect
a lot of
thoughts.
What
is
equally
inspiring
is
his
daily life
journey-
he
rose
from
a
humble
qualifications
and
attained
so
considerably.
Happy
that
he
has
been
nominated
to
the
Rajya
Sabha.
pic.twitter.com/VH6wedLByC—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)
July
6,
2022
Ilaiyaraaja,
who
is
unarguably
one particular
of
the
finest
musicians
India
has
at any time
observed,
was
born
in
Pannaipuram,
Madurai,
in
1943.
He
was
introduced
to
the
globe
of
audio
by
his
elder
brother
Pavalar
Varadarajan,
who
was
a
lyricist
and
composer.
The
musician
later
shifted
his
foundation
to
Madras
in
the
1960s
and
begun
discovering
tunes
below
Television
Gopalakrishnan
and
Dhanraj.
Ilaiyaraaja
afterwards
gained
a
gold
medal
in
classical
guitar
from
the
Trinity
University
of
Audio
in
London.
Ilaiyaraaja
built
his
debut
in
films
with
the
1975-unveiled
film
Annakkili,
and
has
composed
over
6000
music
across
languages,
so
significantly.
Kalaignar
Karunanidhi,
the
previous
Tamil
Nadu
Main
Minister
bestowed
him
with
the
title
‘Isaignani’ which
interprets
‘Musical
Genius’.
The
Federal government
of
India
honoured
him
with
the
2nd-greatest
civilian
award,
Padma
Vibhushan,
in
2018.
