V. Dakshinamoorthy

V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (died 2013)

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Born: December 9, 1919
Died: August 2, 2013
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1919

About V. Dakshinamoorthy

Venkateswaran Dakshinamoorthy (9 December 1919 – 2 August 2013) was a veteran carnatic musician and composer and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films. His work was predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He has set scores for the songs in over 125 films, and composed as many as 1400 songs over a period of 63 years. Fondly known as Swami, he was instrumental in pioneering classical music-based film songs. Revered as one of the forefathers of the Malayalam music industry, he has mentored many of the renowned contemporary singers and composers including P. Leela and K. J. Yesudas. In 1998, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for his contributions to Malayalam cinema.

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The world when V. Dakshinamoorthy was born

V. Dakshinamoorthy was born in 1919. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1919

Best-selling book"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBlack Sox scandal — 1919 World Series fixed
Top headlineTreaty of Versailles signed — 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Technology milestoneFirst nonstop transatlantic flight (Alcock & Brown)
Defining fadOuija boards
Notable inventionPop-up toaster
World population~1.79B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population103.2M

1919 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in V. Dakshinamoorthy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1919	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,000	$435,000
Average income	$2,000	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	103.2M	341 million

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