K. V. Narayanaswamy Musical artist
Palghat Kollengode Viswanatha Ramanarayanan (15 November 1923 – 1 April 2002), often referred to as KV Narayanaswamy was an Indian musician, widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was described as the "Gentle Perfect Knight" of Carnatic music, a phrase from Geoffrey Chaucer, by V. K. Narayana Menon, prominent art critic of India and recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.