S. Sowmya

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Sowmya Srinivasan
Background information
Born (1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 55)
OriginTamil Nadu, India
GenresCarnatic music - Indian Classical Music
OccupationCarnatic vocalist
S Sowmya sings at Nishagandhi Music Festival, Trivandrum in 2019. Nagai R Sriram on Violin, Erickavu N. Sunil on Mridangam, Vellattanjoor Sreejith on Ghatom, and Payyannur Govindaprasad on Morsing

S. Sowmya (born 16 April 1969) is a

Sangeetha Kalanidhi
title by Madras Music Academy in 2019 and the Isai Perarignar by the Tamil Isai Sangam in 2022. She was appointed by the Govt of Tamil Nadu as Vice Chancellor of the Tamil Nadu Dr J Jayalalithaa Music & Fine Arts University on April 8, 2022, for a period of three years.

Alma mater

Soumya has been awarded a Ph. D. from the

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and the University of Madras.[4]

Musical career

Sowmya made her concert debut at the age of 11 at the samadhi of

Raj TV's Carnatic music reality-talent show, Tanishq Swarna Sangeetham. Sowmya was also a permanent judge in seasons 1 and 2 of Jaya TV
's Carnatic music reality-talent show, "Carnatic Music Idol".

In 1998, Sowmya co-founded Carnatica - an institution dedicated to classical music & dance instruction, archival, talent search and other related activities. She also co-authored the first comprehensive reference CD-ROM on Carnatic music, Nadanubhava. [6] She is a visiting professor at the Advanced School of Carnatic Music of the Music Academy Madras. She has served as a member of the academic council of the Tamil Nadu Music & Fine Arts University and a member of the Governing Body of the Kalakshetra Foundation.

References

  1. ^ Sowmya's Website
  2. ^ "Sowmya's Blog & Concert Schedule". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "World Music Central Profile". Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  4. ^ http://sowmya.org/. Retrieved 21 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Times of India
    . 23 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ^ "The Rediff On The NeT Special: And now a CD-ROM on Carnatic music!".
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