Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath

Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath
Background information
BornBengaluru, Karnataka, India
GenresCarnatic music
OccupationVocalist
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.org

Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath (also known as AVR) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist from Bengaluru, Karnataka. Renowned for her fidelity to classical tradition and nuance, she is an A‑grade artiste with All India Radio and Doordarshan.[1][2]

Early life and training

Raghunath began her training in Carnatic music at the age of three.[3] She received foundational instruction from Smt Seethalakshmi Venkatesan and later advanced her studies under Padma Bhushan Shri P. S. Narayanaswamy, Sangeetha Kala Sagaram Smt Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan, and Vidwan Shri R. K. Shriramkumar, deeply rooted in the Semmangudi and Veena Dhanammal banis.[4][5]

She gave her first solo public performance at age thirteen.[6]

Career

Raghunath has performed at major venues including the Madras Music Academy, Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai), Bangalore Gayana Samaj, Rabindra Mandap (Bhubaneswar), IISc Bengaluru, IIT Madras, and University of Miami.[7]

In 2018, she undertook a two‑month concert tour across the United States and Canada under the aegis of the Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA).[8]

Her performances have been critically acclaimed, with The Hindu praising her handling of Mahābhāp and manodharma in ragas like Begada and Poorvikalyani.[9][10]

Awards and recognition

She has received multiple awards, including:

  • “Outstanding Lady Vocalist Award” from the Music Academy, Chennai (three consecutive years)[11]
  • Kalki Krishnamurthy Award
  • M. S. Subbulakshmi Award (Narada Gana Sabha)[12]
  • Yuva Purandara Award
  • D. K. Pattammal Award
  • Raga Laya Prabha Award[13]
  • Government of India Scholarship for Young Artistes (Ministry of Culture, 2008–2010)[14]

Additional honors include prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Ramana Kendra, RMKV, Bangalore Gayana Samaj, Kerala Music Sabhas, and recognition by the Indo‑Canadian Shastri Foundation.[15]

Media coverage

Raghunath's performances have been featured in national media such as The Hindu, where critics highlighted her "classicism and spontaneity", and in interviews and profiles in The Hindu and KnowYourStar.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ "About". Official site.
  2. ^ "A grade artiste". BookMyShow.
  3. ^ "About". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "About". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ "How a Biotech Engineer probed Music in her DNA". KnowYourStar.
  6. ^ "About". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ "About". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "About". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ "Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath presented a buoyant Begada raga". The Hindu.
  10. ^ "Built on patanthara". The Hindu.
  11. ^ "Latest News". Official site.
  12. ^ "Biography". KnowYourStar. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  13. ^ "Latest News". Official site. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  14. ^ "Biography". KnowYourStar. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  15. ^ "Biography". KnowYourStar. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  16. ^ "Ramothsava... concert". Star of Mysore.
  17. ^ "Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath presented a buoyant Begada raga". The Hindu. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

See also

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