| Full
Name |
Sudha
Raghunathan |
| Also
known as |
M.L.V.
'varisu' |
| Profession |
Vocalist(carnatic
music) |
| Date
of birth |
April 30.
|
| Birth
place |
Bangalore |
| Father |
Venkatraman
|
| Mother |
Choodamani
|
| Brother |
Prasad
Venkatraman |
| Husband |
Raghunathan(got
married in 1982) |
| Children |
- Son: Kaushik
- Daughter:Malavika
|
| Contact
address |
8/1c
, Baskarapuram,
East Abhiramapuram, Chennai - 600 004.
Phone : 91 44 499 6600, Fax : 91 44 499 6800
Email : sudaragu@vsnl.com |
| Education |
College
-Ethiraj college M.A.( Economics) |
| Gurus |
Mother,
Mr.B.V.Lakshman and M. L. Vasanthakumari(started
singing with her from 1979)
|
| Tutelage
with MLV |
"She
had not taught us any songs. She would sing, mostly
in performances from which I had to learn. By following
her in all her performances, I came to learn the
songs. " |
| Career
started |
At
the age of 19 |
| Best
performance |
Lincoln
Centre in New York. |
| playback
singing |
Has
rendered three songs in the film 'Ivan' |
| Singing
style |
Spontaneous
|
| Music
she likes to hear |
Soothing,
sometimes something adventurous music |
| Secrets to |
- her voice:
talk in lower volume, and sometimes even complete
silence.
- her success:
absolute dedication
|
| Favourites |
- Singer- MLV
- Accompaniments: violin,
mridangam, morsing, gadam
- Western: electric
guitar
- Dish:-vendhiya kozhumbu
and of course the all fav aalu (potato).
- Song: baro krishnayya
- Ragas:subapantuvarali,
kalyani, hameer, kapi
- Composers: Tyagaraja
and Purandaradasa and Sivan, among others.
|
| Facts |
- Top Ranking artiste
of the All India Radio, Chennai and performs regularly
on AIR and Doordharshan
- unique privelge of
being the 'Astana Vidushi' of The Sri Sringeri Sharada
Peetam, Sringeri, The andavan ashramam, Srirangam
the Ahobila Mutt.
- she exceled in debates,
quiz, drama and essay writing during her student years
|
| Opinions |
Subbudu(critic):"If
I were left deserted on a lonely island, and if I
were granted permission to hold three products that I
liked very much, I would list the following in order of
my preference:
A. An audio-visual cassette of singer Sudha Ragunathan;
B. Betel leaves and tobacco to chew on while I listen
to the music
C. Poet Kannadasan's works. |
| Hobbies |
Reading fictional and inspirational books
|
| Charity |
"SAMUDHAAYA
FOUNDATION" was founded for social welfare activities
on July 1999. The trust has donated money to
- KARGIL DEFENCE PERSONNEL
RELIEF FUND.-1999
- cyclone stricken victims
of Orissa in December 1999.
- Gujarat Earthquake
Relief Fund 2001
|
| Advice
to aspiring youngsters |
To
be loyal to guru, and be focused in practice. |
| Future
goals |
- a school which will
represent her style of music
- taking carnatic music
from thousands to millions of people.
- to do research on
what music can do in the field of medicine
|
Awards
and
Honors |
AWARDS
- Woman of Golden Substance
Award 1998-99
- MLV Memorial Award,
1998
- Bharat Jyoti, Bharathiya
Vidhya Bhavan, New York, 1998
- Sangeetha Choodamani,
Sri Krishna Gaana Sabha, Madras 1997
- Senior Musician Award,
the 'Yogam Nagaswamy' award at the Sadas of the Music
Academy 1997
- Bharatha Sangeetha
Bhushan ---1997
- Sangeetha Bhushini
1996
- 'Kalaimamani' award
from the govt of tamilnadu-1993
- Sangeetha Saraswathi
from The Mahasannidhanam of Sringeri, 1993
- Junior Fellowship
for two years ( 1993 to 1995), from the Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Government of India, given
to outstanding Artistes in the field of Performing
Arts.
- Sri T. S. Rajam award
for ‘Talented Outstanding Musician’ -1992
- Received 'Most Outstanding
Student' for three years in succession while studying
in the Ethiraj College .
HONOURS
- Honour of performing
at the Theatre de la Ville, Paris, France - 2000.
- She sang the 'Vande
Mataram' at the Central Hall of Parliament, New-Delhi
on 27th January, 2000 to a full house in the presence
of the President, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries
to honour the completion of 50 years of the Indian
Republic.
- Honour of performing
at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York
Broadway in 1998 for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York
to commemorate 50 years of its inception.
- The only Asian to
perform at the 'International Festival - ECHTERNACH'
at Luxembourg - 1995
- Sang
in the 8th World Tamil Conference held in Thanjavur
in January 1995
- Honour
of participating in the 22nd I.T.C. Sangeeth Sammelan
organised by the S. R. A. Calcutta held at Siri Fort,
New Delhi in -1993.
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Compiled by: Poongodi Sivagurunathan
Courtesy: Net
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