Shatavadhani Ganesh Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other Name	R. Ganesh
Profession(s)	Avadhana, Author, Extempore poet
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 7" (171 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards	2003: Badarayaṇa-Vyasa Puraskar awarded by the President of India for contributions to Sanskrit 2010: Sediyapu Award 2010: Honorary doctorate (D. Litt) from Tumkur University 2012: Erya Award 2021: Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2026: Padma Bhushan by the Government of India
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 December 1962 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2025)	63 Years
Birthplace	Kolar, Kolar district, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kolar, Kolar district, Karnataka, India
College/University	• University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bengaluru • Hampi University, Karnataka
Educational Qualification	• A Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bengaluru • A Master's Degree in Sanskrit • A Doctor of Literature awarded by Hampi University, Karnataka
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Writing Poetry
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Parents	Father- R. Shankar Narayan Aiyar Mother- K. V. Alamelamma

Some Leseer Known Facts About Shatavadhani Ganesh

• Through his childhood environment Ganesh picked up languages like Kannada, Telugu and Tamil

• At the age of 16, Ganesh used to read Sanskrit and Kannada literature and was also writing poetry.

• He learned English at school, and he later learned several other languages like Prakrit, Pali, Tamil, Hindi, Marathi, Greek, Latin and Italian.

• Ganesh is well known for his performances of avadhana, which is a genre of performance in India, where a performer answers challenging questions from several questioners in parallel.

• In 1981, Ganesh saw an avadhana performance for the first time, by Lepakshi Medavaram Mallikarjuna Sharma, so he tried one himself in front of his friends.

• He performed 13 astavadhana between 1981 and 1987.

• In 1987, he gave a major astavadhana performance at Kolar in the centenary year of D. V. Gundappa.

• His 100th and 200th astavadhanas were also performed at Kolar, his native place.

• His astavadhanas became very popular and he gave hundreds of performances, some of which were viewed by people even in pouring rain.

• He has given more than 20 avadhana performances in American and European countries.

• On 15 December 1991, He performed his first Shatavadhana at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore.

• In addition to his D. Litt thesis The Art of Avadhana in Kannada and the forthcoming Avadhana Sahasra, he has written books about the art of Avadhana to groom future avadhanis.

• H gives public lectures, on dance, music, art, culture, literature, and poetics. He has given multiple lectures on various topics in Gokhale Institute of Public affairs, most of which is published on YouTube.
  

  Shatavadhani Ganesh speaking in the felicitation program of S. L. Bhyrappa

• In his kAvya-chitra shows, he performs with painter B.K.S.Varma, composing poems while the latter paints.

• He has written lyrics and composed verses for dance performances.

• He once set a record by composing poetry for twenty-four hours continuously.