This was done on a special request from the Maharani of Travancore. She was a great connoisseur of music and a perfectionist. On another occasion he shared the platform with Jitendra Abhisheki in a programme of devotional music on Gandhiji's birthday, a deeply moving evening. Recognition came slowly but steadily. In the early sixties he took up a teaching appointment at the College of Karnatic music.
Teaching is an excellent way of learning.
He travelled abroad both performing and teaching He has been a regular visitor to the Wesleyan University in the United States. 1976 was a good year for Narayanaswamy. The same year the President of India conferred on him the Padma Shree.