query: place_of_birth tirukkodikaval krishna iyer
supports: The Kalidas Samman is a prestigious arts award presented annually by the government of Madhya Pradesh in India. The award is named after Klidsa, a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer of ancient India. The Kalidas Samman was first awarded in 1980. It was initially conferred in alternate years in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts. From 1986-87 onwards, the awards were presented in all four fields every year. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in one of the four categories. The University of Kerala (UoK), formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram, capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India, by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Sri Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma who was also the first Chancellor of the university. C. P. Ramaswami Iyer, the then Diwan (Prime Minister) of Travancore, was the first Vice-Chancellor. Semmangudi is a village in Kodavasal taluk, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. It is the home of many carnatic singers. The popular carnatic singer Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, is from this town. The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but coming before the Padma Shri. It is announced on the occasion of Republic Day of India every year. It is conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan sometime around March or April. Semmangudi Radhakrishna Srinivasa Iyer (25 July 1908  31 October 2003) was a Carnatic vocalist. He was the youngest recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awarded by the Music Academy in 1947 and has received many awards including Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India, Sangeet Natak Academy award (1953), "Isai Perarignar" from Government of Tamil Nadu and Kalidas Samman from Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was affectionately addressed as "Semmangudi Maama" (Semmangudi Uncle) by his disciples. He was also considered the "Pitamaha" or the grand sire of modern Carnatic Music. He was conferred with an honorary doctorate by University of Kerala in 1979. Tamil Nadu (English pronunciation:  ; ""; : ; literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka. The Government of India (GoI) is a federal government established by the Constitution of India as the constituted governing authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a proclaimed and established parliamentary democratic republic, constitutionally called the Republic of India. It is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. Carnatic music, Karnaka sagta or Karnaka sagtam is a system of music commonly associated with the southern India including the modern states Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, but also practiced in Sri Lanka. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions, the other subgenre being Hindustani music, which emerged as a distinct form because of Persian and Islamic influences in northern India. The main emphasis in Carnatic music is on vocal music; most compositions are written to be sung, and even when played on instruments, they are meant to be performed in "gyaki" (singing) style. Madhya Pradesh (MP) (, meaning Central Province) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore. Nicknamed the "heart of India" due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in the country by area. With over 75 million inhabitants, it is the fifth-largest state in India by population. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Its total area is 308,245 km². Before 2000, When Chattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500 km. Tirukodikaval Krishna Iyer was a Carnatic violinist who was very popular in the latter half of the 19th century . He was the maternal uncle of the late Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Krishna Iyer had his training first from his father Kuppuswamy Iyer , and later under Kottavasal Venkatarama Iyer , a composer of Tana Varnams . His violin recitals were marked with masterly touches , full of masculine grandeur . A prodigy , he could play complicated pieces on a single string . Known for his hard work , he was responsible for ushering in many new techniques to the art of violin playing . He could produce ascending and descending glides ( Jarus ) with remarkable effect . His was a musician among peers that included Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer , Patnam Subramaniam Iyer and Sarabha Sastri . His stature and musicianship were such that he could dominate the performance while being an accompanist . He had an awe inspiring and intimidating stature among the musicians of his day . Krishna Iyer was also functioning as the Village Administrative Officer ( then known as Pattamaniar ) of Tirukodikaval . Citing his musical career as coming in his way of discharging his official routines , the then revenue authorities removed him from that post.Krishna Iyer 's appeals to the then Board of Revenue to reconsider the orders was not obliged by the Government . Krishna Iyer even produced evidence that the Government was fully aware of his musical profession and that he was requested to perform his violin recital before His Excellency the then Governor of Madras during his camp at Vallam in Tanjore District.Subsequently one of his sons T K Srinivasa Iyer was appointed as the Village Administrative Officer . Thiruvalangadu Sundaresa Iyer was one of his desciples . The Padma Vibhushan is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, preceded by Bharat Ratna and followed by Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award criteria include "service in any field including service rendered by Government servants" including doctors and scientists, but excludes those working with the public sector undertakings. , the award has been bestowed on 301 individuals, including 8 posthumous and 19 non-citizen recipients. Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangita Kalanidhi (Sanskrit: ) ("sangeetha" = music, "kala" = art, "nidhi" = treasure) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic Musician by the Madras Music Academy. This honour is considered one of the highest awards in Carnatic music.
candidates: andhra pradesh central central province chhattisgarh delhi home india karnataka kerala madhya pradesh madras maharashtra march most new delhi of republic tamil tamil nadu telangana union uttar pradesh
answer: tamil nadu