Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan | |
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| Born | (1928-01-01)1 January 1928 Gosaveedu,Gampalagudem mandal, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 23 June 2021(2021-06-23) (aged 93) |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar, Nadaswaram player |
| Years active | 1950–2021 |
| Known for | Asthana Vidwan at Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam |
| Notable work | Performances at Tyagaraja Aradhana festival |
| Parent(s) | Meera Saheb (father), Hasan Bee (mother) |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2022) |
Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan (1 January 1928[1] - 23 June 2021) was an accomplished scholar and player of theNadaswaram, a traditional classical instrument popular inSouth India. He had served as theAsthana Vidwan (resident musician and scholar) in theSita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam from 1950 to 1993. He had also served at theSri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Yadadri.[1]
Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan was born on 1 January 1928 inGosaveedu,Gampalagudem mandal,Krishna district,Andhra Pradesh as the last child of Meera Saheb and Hasan Bee. He started playing music at the age of eight. At the age of 14, the British authorities imprisoned him for chanting slogans against them. However, they liked his music and voice and released him from prison. He learnedinstrumental music atChilakaluripet,Guntur district from renowned musicianSheik Chinna Moulana andvocal music from renowned singerM. Balamuralikrishna's father Mangalampalli Pattabhiramaiah. He had also played Nadaswaram atVenkateswara Temple atTirupati.[1]
In addition to training many students in music, he has performed for nearly seven decades continuously in the annualTyagaraja Aradhana festival atTiruvaiyaru inThanjavur district ofTamil Nadu, the place whereTyagaraja attainedSamadhi. The organisers of the festival honored him with a gold bracelet in 1962 and the Thyagaraja Paraskar Award in 2007.
Shaik Hassan died on 23 June 2021. Govt of India posthumously honored him by conferring thePadma Shri award in 2022.[1]