Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath

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Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath
Background information
BornBangalore, India
GenresIndian classical
OccupationCarnatic Vocalist
Years active2002–present
Websitewww.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.org

Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath is an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. She is an "A" grade artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, and has performed at numerous music festivals both across India and abroad.

Music career

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Raghunath comes from a family of music connoisseurs and was introduced to music at the age of three. She gave her first public performance at the age of thirteen and has since performed throughout India and internationally.

Raghunath trained under prominent musicians, including Sangita Kala acharya Smt. (Late) Seethalakshmi Venkatesan, Padma Bhushan Sri P. S. Narayanaswamy, and Sangeetha Kalasagaram Smt. Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan. Through this training, she upholds the traditions of the Semmangudi and Veena Dhanammal bhanis (styles).

The Hindu described her musical style as a blend of classicism and spontaneity, marked by elegance, and noted for its purity and clarity.[1][2]

Awards

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  • "Best Concert Prize (2015)", from The Music Academy, Chennai.
  • "DK Pattammal Award (2015)", from Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai.
  • "Best Concert Prize (2014)", from The Music Academy, Chennai.
  • "MS Subbulakshmi Award (2014)", from Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai.
  • "Best Performer, 2013", from Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha, Chennai.
  • "Meena Srinivasan Award", from the Indo-Canadian Shastri Foundation.
  • "Best Vocalist" award by Ramana Kendra, Chennai.
  • "Sirkazhi Govindarajan Award" from Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.
  • "RMKV Award of Excellence", by Rasika Fine Arts, Chennai.
  • "Best Vocalist" from the Bangalore Gayana Samaja.
  • "Yagnaraman Endowment Prize" from Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai.
  • "Rising Young Talent" by the Bangalore Rotarians.
  • Winner of the All India Radio competitions.
  • Recipient of the scholarship by the Ministry of Culture (India).

Education

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Raghunath holds a B.E. degree in biotechnology from P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore. She worked as an executive in the biotechnology industry. In an interview, she stated "I realised that while I did love biotechnology, music was really my calling, and that I would do injustice if I did not invest the right amount of time and energy in it. Music, like any other profession, is a full-time job and requires a lot of thought and mind space as a performing art".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ramkumar, Madhavi (19 July 2012). "TheHindu article". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  2. ^ "Hindu.com". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 26 December 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  3. ^ "How a Biotech Engineer probed Music in her DNA". KnowYourStar.com. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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