Asthana Vidushi, Sri Sri
Sringeri Sharada Peetham, 2003
Isai Peroli, Karthik Fine Arts,
Chennai, 1996
Yuva Kala Bharathi, Bharat
Kalachar, Chennai, 1990
Sahithyapriya, Jan Kalyan (Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetham), Kanchipuram
Tamil Isai Chelvi, Australian
Tamil Foundation, 2001
Rasika Kala Ratna, Rasikapriya,
Sydney, Australia, 2001
Sangeetha Kala Bharathy,
Needamangalam VVS Foundation, Chennai, 2001
Nada Oli, Nada Inbam, Chennai,
2001
Nada Bhushanam, Shanmukhananda
Fine Arts, New Delhi, 2002
AWARDS
Awards from Music Academy, Chennai
Kshetragnar Padam Prize, 1985
MLV Award, Outstanding young vocalist,
1986
Pankajam Rajam Award, 1987
D.K. Pattammal Award, 1988
T.V. Subba Rao Award, 1989
D.K. Pattammal & T.V. Subba Rao
Award, 1990
Pappu Kamakshiamma Award (Best
sub-senior vocalist), 1993
G. Ramakrishna Iyer Award (Sub- senior
Vocalist), 1994
T. R. Rajagopala Iyer Award (Best Raga
Alapana), 1995
Ariyakudi Trust Award (Best Lady
Vocalist), 1996
Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award (Best
Lady Vocalist), 1997
Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior,
2000
Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior,
2001
Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award, 2005
Other Awards
AIR Music competition prize, Classical
Vocal and Light Classical, 1987
Rajaji Tambura Prize, Tamil Isai
Sangam, Chennai, 1983
Annamalai Vallal Prize, Tamil Isai
Sangam, Chennai, 1980
First prize, Talent Promotion Concert,
Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai,1984
6-year Cultural Talent Scholarship for
Instrumental Music (Veena), Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India, New
Delhi (at the age of 10)
Sponsored by Central Sangeet Natak
Academy, New Delhi for "Yuva Prathibha Mela",
Thiruvananthapuram, 1987
PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES &
ACHIEVEMENTS
Authored Nadanubhava, the
world's first encyclopedic CD-ROM on Carnatic Music
Created "Nadopasana - My
Own Carnatic Tutor", the world's first self-help Carnatic music
guru based on Video CD & Karaoke format
First Carnatic musician to make a
Video CD album (Live concert of Mahakavi Bharatiyar songs)
Lecture-demonstrations and workshops
for SPIC-MACAY, YACM (Chennai) and various universities worldwide
'A' Grade Artiste, AIR and Doordarshan,
Madras
South Zone Hookup and National
Programmes on AIR
Main concert at the Radio Sangeet
Sammelan, New Delhi, 1999
World Tamil Conference, Tanjore, 1995
Conference Chair, Millennium
Conference of the Indian Fine Arts Society, Singapore (Paper:
"Triumph of Technology in Traditional Arts")
Artiste of Choice - Tamil Isai Nataka
Mandram, Chennai, for concerts at selected centres in Tamil Nadu, 1988
Associated since childhood, with
Ramalingar Pani Mandram, Chennai to propagate Ramalingar's "Arutpa")
Vocal support to Dr. S. Ramanathan
& Smt. T. Muktha
Jugal Bandhi with Pandit Ajoy
Chakrabarthy, Madras Bengal Association
Gandhi Smriti Concert on Martyr's Day,
Dept. of Culture, New Delhi
OVERSEAS TOURS
USA, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong,
Singapore, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman (for concerts,
lecture-demonstrations, workshops and teaching assignments)
ACADEMICS
II Rank Holder and Gold Medallist in
B.Sc. (Chemistry), Madras University, 1990
M.Sc. (Chemistry), Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, 1992
I.I.T. Blue, for excellence in
Academics and cultural activities, 1992
I Rank Holder, B. A. (Indian Music),
University of Madras, 1996
I Rank Holder and Gold Medallist in M.
A. (Indian Music), University of Madras, 1998
Paper on "Microwave Enhanced
Reactions in Carbohydrate Chemistry" in Synthetic
Communications
Royal Institute of Chemistry award for
Chemistry quiz conducted at the school and college levels