Renowned carnatic vocalist Narayanaswamy passes away

CHENNAI: Renowned carnatic vocalist PS Narayanaswamy (87), one of the thespians in carnatic music in the country, passed away on Friday night at his residence in Chennai.

A recipient of several prestigious awards and titles, including the Padma Bhushan and Tamil Nadu government's Kalaimamani, Narayanaswamy was the disciple of the legendary Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer. He had created his own style with 'Manodharma Sangeetham'.

Narayanaswamy is survived by wife Vasantha and three daughters.