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Performances:

• Performing musician from 1975. Disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. T. Brinda and Shri. S. Ramachandran of Bombay. Concerts at many centres all over India.
• Selected performances abroad:
• Toured U.S.S.R. (Moscow, Leningrad and other centres) as part of cultural delegation during the Festival of India – 1987.
• Participated in Music Festival (Voices of Women) at Liege, Belgium; Workshops and concerts in various centres of Europe-Brussels, Hamburg, Paris, London; concerts in U.S.A. – May – June 1991.
• Concerts at Brussels, Hamburg, Paris; Nehru Centre (Indian High Commission), London; London Music Circle; New York, Boston, Pittsburgh, Washington – U.S.A. (May – June 1993).
• Concert at Radio France (Traditional Music Service) – Radio France Auditorium. Interviews with Radio France and Radio Canada; Hamburg Ethnological Museum; "Bindu" Indo-Austrian Association, Vienna; Sri Siva-Vishnu Temple, Washington U.S.A. November 1994.
• London (Nehru Centre); New York, Washington – U.S.A. June 1997.

• Presented Hindustani / Carnatic Jugalbandi concerts with Hindustani vocalist Ms. Sandhya Kathavate to audiences in Bombay – 1995.

Lecture-Demonstrations / Workshops conducted in Europe:

• Brussels, Hamburg, Paris – 1993. Workshops on "Raga and tala in carnatic music".
• Institute of Carnatic Music "Nadopasana", Paris. Two workshops on "Devotional aspects and repertoire in carnatic music" and "Special features in Veena Dhanammal’s style of music" – 1994.
• Teaching of rare compositions and bhajans; Demonstrations on the Veena – Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London - 1994, 1997.
• Workshop at Indo-Austrian Assn., Vienna, Austria – 1994.

Cassette recordings:

• "Nandanar Padalgal" – Tamil songs of Gopalakrishna Bharathi – Sangeetha Cassettes – 1989.
• Javalis – Sangeetha Cassettes – 1994.
• Kalavardhani – 1997.
• Awarded the Govt. of India Fellowship under the Dept. of Culture Scheme of fellowships to outstanding artistes in the field of performing arts for the year 1988-89.
• ‘A’ grade artiste of All India Radio (AIR) since 1983. Regularly giving concerts on AIR stations and television.
• Specially sponsored by AIR to give a series of concerts in Andhra Pradesh before invited audiences; 1985. Participated in Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan – 1995.
• Selected by Tamil Nadu State Academy (Iyal Isai Nataka Manram) to give a series of concerts in South India – 1977.
• Proficient in playing the veena. Disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Shri. K.S. Narayanswamy.
• Sung for an award – winning dance documentary film entitled "Sanchari", produced for the Ministry of External Affairs – 1991.

II Teaching

• Lecturer at Nalanda Dance Research Centre, affiliated to the Bombay University – 1987-88.
• Visiting lecturer in the Music Department of S.N.D.T. Women’s University, Bombay for a year; Taught Carnatic music to students of Hindustani music.
• Conducting private classes in music.

III Awards and Prizes

• Smt. Sarada Krishna Iyer Memorial Award – Music Academy, Madras – 1988.
• Smt. D.K. Pattammal Award – Music Academy Madras – 1983.
• V.R. Sambasiva Iyer Memorial Award – Music Academy, Madras 1978.
• Gokulashtami Series Award – Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras – 1975.
• ‘Sur-Mani’ Title – Sur Singar Samsad, Bombay – 1976.
• Awarded prizes in AIR competitions in the three categories eligible to vocalists i.e. Classical Light classical, Light music (1971-74).
• T.R. Venkatarama Sastri Prize, Music Academy, Madras – 1974.
• R.K. Murthi Memorial Prize, Music Academy, Madras – 1974.
• Rajaji Memorial Tambura Prize, Tamil Isai Sangam, Madras – 1974.
• Chellamani Memorial Tambura Prize, Shanmukhananda, Bombay - 1975.
• Several other prizes and gold medals in music competitions conducted by sabhas in Bombay and Madras (1967 – 1975).

IV Academic Qualifications