ounded ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Kr ish nan ▁died ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 6 , ▁at ▁Chen na i , ▁succ umb ing ▁to ▁kid ney ▁a il ments . ▁He ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁four ▁daughters , ▁his ▁wife ▁having ▁prede ce ased ▁him . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁ ▁Kr ish nan , ▁an ▁ ▁' A ▁Top ' ▁grade ▁art iste ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁Radio , ▁received ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁the ▁K ala im am ani ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁T amil ▁N adu ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁S ange et ▁N ata k ▁Akadem i ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁Indian ▁civil ian ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁followed ▁it ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁third ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁between , ▁the ▁Indian ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁Society ▁con ferred ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁S ange eth a ▁K ala ▁S ik ham ani ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Ga ana ▁Pad m am ▁of ▁the ▁Bra h ma ▁G ana ▁Sab ha . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Car