Draft:Avaneeswaram S R Vinu

Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu (Malayalam: ആവണീശ്വരം എസ് ആര്‍ വിനു ) (born 10 June 1973) is an Indian Carnatic violinist. He is an 'A Top'grade artiste of the All India Radio.

Early life and background
Avaneeswaram S. R. Vinu was born on 10th June 1973 in Trivandrum. He hails from a musically inclined family.



Musical career
Vinu has performed with many leading musicians including Padmavibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Sanjay Subrahmanyan, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Dr.N. Ramani, T. K. Govindarao,Neyyattinkara Vasudevan,Dr. K. J. Yesudas, P. Unni Krishnan

He has performed in various prestigious music festivals including the Sacred Music Festival in France, the Sydney music festival and the Swathi music festival held in Trivandrum(India). Vinu has also performed in countries like United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, UAE, Botswana and Qatar.

Awards and recognitions
Vinu is an 'A TOP' grade artiste of All India Radio and Doordarsan.

He was featured as an indian carnatic violinist in the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

He has received awards From the Madras Music Academy.

He was conferred with the honor of 'Sangeetha Rethna' from Sri Sathyasayi Seva Trust in 2010.

He was conferred with the honor of Sri Kanchipuram Asthana Vidwan in 2010.

He was conferred with the honor of 'Youth Excellence Award' from Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyyer Trust, Chennai in 2012.

He has received the Senior Scholarship from Department of Culture, Government of India in 1998.

He has been featured on various albums and CDs .

Personal life
Vinu is married to Dr.S.Aswathy Vinu. The couple has two children.