▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁award ▁of ▁Mad ras ▁Music ▁Academy ' s ▁S ange eth a ▁Kal an id hi ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁from ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Music ▁Academy . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁in ▁Th r iss ur , ▁C och in ▁State . ▁He ▁gave ▁his ▁first ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁dis ci ple ▁of ▁G . ▁N . ▁Bal as ub ram an iam . ▁Later ▁he ▁under w ent ▁training ▁under ▁M ▁L ▁Vas anth ak um ari ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁Indian ▁government ▁Cultural ▁Sch olar ship . ▁Ram ach and ran ▁married ▁Char um ath i ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Ram ach and ran ▁is ▁recip ient ▁of ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁S ange eth a ▁Ch ood am ani ▁by ▁Sri ▁Kr ish na ▁G ana ▁Sab ha ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁Among ▁plenty ▁of ▁titles ▁and ▁acc ol ades , ▁he ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁Vid h ya ▁T ap as vi ▁title ▁from ▁T AP AS ▁Cultural ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁End less ▁passion ▁for ▁music