B Devendrappa (1899–1986), known as the Palace Vidwan of Mysore, was one of the notable musicians in the court of Jayachamaraja Wodeyar.
![B Devendrappa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/B_Devendrappa_%281899-1986%29-Palace_Vidvan.png/220px-B_Devendrappa_%281899-1986%29-Palace_Vidvan.png)
B Devendrappa was the son of vocalist B S Ramayya. He was born in Ayanur village of Shimoga district, in present-day Karnataka.
He was one of the notable musicians who received various awards including Central Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1963.[1][dead link] for Karnatik vocal music and Sangeetha Kalarathna award in 1971.[2]
He was awarded Doctorate. He died in 1986, in Mysore.
Songs
editOne of his songs is Song Rara Enipilachitehy.[3][non-primary source needed]
References
edit- ^ "B. Devendrappa - oi".
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(help) - ^ Sangeetha Kalarathna Awardees
- ^ https://soundcloud.com/archive-of-indian-music/b-devendrappa-palace-vidwan-of Raga Kharaharipriya- Song Rara Enipilachitehy