Lavanya Sundararaman | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Carnatic music – Indian Classical Music |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Lavanya Sundararaman is a Carnatic musician. She received initial training from Poornapragya Rao, and went on to receive further training from her family of musicians.
Lavanya was born to Gayathri and Dr. R. Sundararaman. She is the great-granddaughter of the prominent Carnatic music vocalist, D. K. Pattammal. [1] She is also the great-granddaughter of Palghat Mani Iyer, who was a mridangam maestro.
Lavanya received music lessons during her childhood from her great-grandmother D. K. Pattammal. She is a disciple of her grandmother and noted singer Lalitha Sivakumar, [2] her mother Gayathri Sundararaman, and is a niece and disciple of renowned singer Nithyasree Mahadevan. [2] [3]
Lavanya has completed her post-graduate and undergraduate studies in Music at Queen Mary's College, Chennai and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Music under the guidance of Dr. M. A. Bhageerathi.[ citation needed ]
Lavanya has performed at major sabhas in India, particularly during the annual December music festival in Chennai. She has also presented songs and concerts in the United States of America, [2] Canada, [2] Sri Lanka, [4] and other destinations.
Notable performances by Lavanya have included:
Lavanya has appeared in various television music programs to perform, including:
Lavanya has sung songs in Hindu devotional and other-genre music albums, including:
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| Year | Honour | Honouring bestowed or presented by | Ref |
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| 1999 | Award | Padma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) | |
| 2000 | 6 year Classical Vocal Music Scholarship | PSBB group of schools | |
| 2000 | Oothukaadu Venkatasubaiyar Trust Prize | Oothukaadu Venkatasubaiyar Trust | |
| 2006 | Various Prizes | Mylapore Fine Arts | |
| 2006 & 2007 | Various Prizes | Narada Gana Sabha | |
| 2007 | Ariyakudi KV Narayanaswamy Memorial Trust competition prize | Ariyakudi KV Narayanaswamy Memorial Trust | |
| 2007 | First prize in Tamil songs for ladies and gentlemen | Madras Music Academy (presented December 2007) | |
| 2007-2008 | Platinum Jubilee Year Celebration Music Conference Prize | Indian Fine Arts Society | |
| 2008 | "Northern Star" plaque and title for preserving Tamil heritage | PC Riding Association Of Scarborough Centre, Canada (conferred on 7 June 2008 in Toronto) | |
| 2008 | "Tamil Isai Kuyil" title | Tamil Times Inc Toronto, Canada | |
| 2009 | Krishna Gana Sabha Endowment Prize | Krishna Gana Sabha (presented for performance during 54th Arts and Dance Festival in December 2009) | |
| 2009 | Tambura Prize | Neelakanda Sivan Trust | |
| 2010 | Tambura Prize on Rukmini Ramani's compositions | Sivan Fine Arts Academy and Sivanugraha | |
| 2010 | "Innisai Ilavarasi" title | Adi Arul Neri Manram, Canada (conferred in May 2010) | [2] |
| 2010 | "Isai Ilavarasi" title | Tamil Times Inc Toronto, Canada (conferred in June 2010) | |
| 2011 | Bhagidhari award | Government of Delhi (presented by Neyveli Santhanagopalan on 12 December 2011 at Krishna Gana Sabha) | |
| 2011 | "Amuthagaanavani" title | Nallur Kandaswamy Temple Maha Sannidhanam, Sri Lanka (presented during Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of Hindu Education Society in December 2011) | |
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