Vikku vinayakram biography

Musical artist

Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram (born 11 August ), also known as Vikku Vinayakram, is an Indian percussionist. He is also known as the God of ghatam.^[1] He plays Carnatic music with the ghatam, an earthen pot, and is credited with popularising the ghatam.

He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in ,^[2] and later the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour in the performing arts conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama. In he was awarded the Padma Bhushan.

T.H.Vikku Vinayakram - Prakriti Foundation

He won Grammy award in for his work on Mickey Hart's album Planet Drum.

Early life

Vinayakram was born to Kalaimaamani T. R. Harihara Sharma, a musician and teacher. He took up playing at a very young age.

Career

Vinayakram's concert career began at the age of His first performance was on 5 March at the Rama Navami festival in Thoothukudi.

While proceeding for the arangetram the