Honours
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Hari’s research on music and the works on his book “Sangeetha Sagaram”, won him Junior Fellowship from the Government of India in the year 1992. Later in 1998, he was awarded Senior Fellowship.
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In the year 1994, Hari won the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka academy Award for classical music, in the category of “Best Singer.
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The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has selected him to represent the country as a singer in music programmes conducted abroad during this year.
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Hari has recently obtained a special recognition from the cultural department of the Government of India, to conduct demonstration classes on the topic of Mantra-Tantra kritis of the Great composer Muthuswamy Dikshithar. Following this recognition he proposes to perform demonstration classes abroad, on such topics as music, yoga, mantra-tantra, music therapy etc. He also proposes to perform music concerts abroad.
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Hari's pioneering work in the field of Music Therapy, has been acknowledged by the Indian Board of Alternate Medicines Board, which, with a membership of over 60,000 practitioners and 110 affiliated centres spread across the country, is dedicated to the popularisation of alternative systems of healing. Dr. Hariharan Nair is now a certified medical practioner licensed to practice alternative systems of treatment, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Board. In appreciation of his valued contribution and commitment to the cause of health care for the millions who are affected and plagued with various diseases world wide, the board of Education and Research, Calcutta presented Hari the prestigious Gold Medal Award and Certificate during the ceremony of an International Seminar focused on Alternative Medicines, Education for world peace, Medical Astrology and homeopathy in connection with the World Health Day, April 7th 2005.
Research
Hari treats music as a science. He believes that analytical approach which characterizes
the study and research in material science is absolutely essential in the study of music too.
Hari the musician is, therefore, a serious musicologist and researcher. He has been working
on a book on “Sangeetha Sastram” for over 25 years now. Written on the basis of his findings
on the evolution of classical music in India from the early vedic period, using his artificial
limbs, the book so far has covered over 15,000 pages, distributed over 3 volumes. The work on
the 4th Volume is on.
Hari has written several scholarly articles on a wide spectrum of music-related subjects like
vedic music, devotional music, tantra-mantra, music therapy, yoga and meditation.