Trippunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan (6 October 1928 - 2 November 2020) was an Indian Carnatic music violinist. Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M. S. Gopalakrishnan he was considered part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academys Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1980. He was also the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Indias third highest civilian honour, in 1992, and earlier, the Padma Shri, Indias fourth highest civilian honour, in 1973.
Trippunithura Narayanaiyer Krishnan
Violinist