8 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Indian ▁music ian , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁prof ic iency ▁in ▁car n atic ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁three ▁fac ets ▁of ▁music ▁viz . ▁vocals , ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁music ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁a ▁V ag ge y ak ara . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri , ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an , ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁award , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i ▁Award , ▁UN ES CO ▁Award ▁and ▁the ▁K ala im am ani ▁Award . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Mad ur ai ▁N . ▁Kr ish nan ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁in ▁Mad ur ai , ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁to ▁Nar ay ana ▁I y eng ar , ▁a ▁Har ik ath a ▁perform er ▁and ▁S ansk rit ▁scholar , ▁in ▁family ▁of ▁mus icians . ▁His ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Mad ur ai ▁N . ▁S rin iv asa ▁I y eng ar , ▁was ▁a ▁known ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁ren owned ▁mus icians , ▁Ari y ak udi ▁Ram anu ja ▁I y eng ar ▁and ▁Ram