Chitravina N Narasimhan, a trendsetter in Carnatic music, chose to create a new path in music education and child education, rather than pursue the customary route of performances and routine music tuitions. He had his training under his father Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar, and was an accomplished vocalist before he was 10. He then took to the chitravina and performed brilliantly all over the country, popularising Carnatic music in the process. Narasimhan enriched his musical experience by learning from greats such as T Brinda, G N Balasubramaniam, Budalur Krishnamoorthy Shastrigal and Musiri Subramaniam Iyer inflatable water slides for adults. His stylish playing won him acclaim from stalwarts such as Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Flute Mali, Dr Balamuralikrishna and Veena Balachandar as also from leaders like Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri and Dr Radhakrishnan. Baba Allauddin Khan guru of Pandit Ravi Shankar) heard him live in his hometown and was moved to spontaneously write him a certificate of merit. The All India Radio exempted him from audition and granted him direct grading. Narasimhan also popularised Narayana Iyengar’s tuning methods and playing techniques among many other players of this instrument. He has composed several ragam-tanam-pallavi-s in intricate talas and evolved intricate melo-rhythmic techniques that leave both practitioners and professionals spell bound. Scarcely interested in public attention and adulation, he has turned down several awards and honours. Those he accepted include Gotuvadya Kalanidhi, Gotuvadya Praveena, Hanumad Gana Shiromani, Acharya Ratnakara (from Aradhana Committee, Cleveland, USA) and Acharya Pitamaha (San Diego, USA).