America Tamil Sangam awarded A.R. Rahman with Tamil Ratna Award

Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been honoured by the America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil Ratna Award.

A.R.Rahman:
Allah-Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. 

• A. R. Rahman’s works are noted for integratingEastern classical music with electronic music,world music and traditional orchestral arrangements.

Awards:
Among his awards are two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. 

• Rahman’s body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of“the Mozart of Madras”, and Tamil commentators and fans call him Isai Puyal.
• In 2009,Time included Rahman on its list of the world’s most influential people. The UK-based world-music magazine Songlines named him one of “Tomorrow’s World Music Icons” in August 2011.

Previous winners:
Previous recipients of its Ratna award include Tamil movie director Bharathi Raja; Bharatha Natyam exponent Kamala Lakshman; Srinivasa Varadhan, the winner of the Abel Prize for mathematics.

It is noted that Rahman hosted a concert at the United Nations General Assembly chamber to honour M.S. Subbulakhsmi.