B Shankar Rao

B  Shankar Rao Shankar Rao (1936/7) was an Indian film and televi >> Read More... was an Indian classical Flautist and music teacher. He specialised in classical Carnatic music. He was born on 10 May 1922. He got initial music training from her sister, Smt. Balaamba. He learned to play flute from T. R. Mahalingam, who is popularly known as Flute Mali. Shankar Rao worked as a Post Master for a long time. Due to his love for Carnatic classical music, he used to visit his home often. After settling in Bangalore, he performed various flute concerts in India and abroad. Shankar Rao achieved many accolades and awards throughout his music career. In 2008, he received the prestigious Rajyothsava award.

Shankar Rao was majorly involved in organizing the Prapancha institution, aiming to educate and motivate youngsters about classical Carnatic music. He also collaborated with Divakars Speciality Hospital in Bangalore to study the influence of Carnatic music on human health. Shankar Rao was presented with the title of ‘Venugana Visharada’ by A. N. Krishna Rao Krishna Rao is a renowned writer, copywriter, and >> Read More... , and also with the honorific ‘Sangeetha Kalarathna’ by the Bangalore Gayana Samaja in 2002. He was awarded the prestigious Rajyotsava Prashasti from the Government of Karnataka in 2008. In October 2017, Shankar Rao also received the ‘Vayoshreshtha Samman’ award by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind In the year 2017, Ram Nath Kovind was elected as 1 >> Read More... . Unfortunately, B. Shankar Rao passed away on 13 September 2020 in Bangalore at the age of 98.