National Indian Music Competition

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The National Indian Music Competition (NIMC) is one of the three national music competitions organised by the National Arts Council in Singapore. First organised in 1998, the Competition has the following main aims:

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In addition, the Competition aims to be a platform for musical excellence, providing young musicians with opportunities to perform in a competitive situation in front of an international jury. The competition is open to all Singapore citizens and permanent residents.

National Indian Music Competition 2014

The 2014 NIMC will be held from 16 to 22 June 2014 at the SOTA Drama Theatre. The competition comprises 8 solo categories. Participants may take part in these various solo instrumental categories – Carnatic Vocal, Hindustani Vocal, Veena, Violin, Flute, Mridangam, Sitar and Tabla.

Each solo instrument category is divided into three age categories:

Past Competition Winners

2011

CategoryPrizeJuniorIntermediateOpen
Carnatic Vocal1stMeenakshy JyothishNishanth Thiagarajann/a
2ndGayathri KrishnakumarGanesh Balasubramaniann/a
3rdSandhya RSriram Balasubramanian & Aarthi Devarajann/a
Violin1stn/aSharanyan/a
2ndSurup Sowmithri ThathacharRamesh Priyadharshinin/a
3rdVimalapugazhan PurushothamanJyothilakshmy Kavithan/a
HM*n/aAshwin Venkatramn/a
Veena1stn/aG Visveswarin/a
2ndAnjana GiridharNishtha Anandn/a
3rdSwathi Nachiar Manivannann/an/a
Flute1stn/aPrajwal SrikanthRaghavendran s/o Rajasekaran
2ndSaikrishnaVibhu BulusuPrabu s/o Ramachandran
3rdn/aP NiranjanXu Kai Xiang Rit
Mridangam1stn/aSriram Sivakumarn/a
2ndPrasanna VenkateshwarShyama Pushpa Sadashivn/a
3rdThilak PandianJaiganesh Charann/a
Sitar1stn/aAnantya Bhatnagarn/a
2ndn/aSarthak Bhatnagarn/a
3rdn/an/an/a
Tabla1stVignesh Sankar IyerThinagar s/o Nanoo Siva DasLalit Kumar Ganesh
2ndVaishnav MuralidharanSivakumar Balakrishnann/a
3rdn/aHemanth Hariharann/a
HM*n/aAbishek Srivastavan/a


2008

CategoryPrizeIntermediateOpen
Carnatic Vocal1stG S DivyaRashmi Balasubramanian
2ndR ShwethambariSandhya Ramaswamy
3rdn/aKavitha Jayaraman
HM*Nandhitha Gurunath Hari & Poonguzhali PurushothamanDarshini d/o Yoganathan
Violin1stSriram SamiSrikanth Radhakrishnan
2ndK Sowndaryan/a
3rdn/an/a
Veena1stn/aAparna Mahadevan
2ndn/aGautham Viswanadam Abhirami
3rdn/an/a
Flute1stn/an/a
2ndVibhu Bulusun/a
3rdn/an/a
Mridangam1stn/an/a
2ndAkshay Alauddin Leninn/a
3rdn/an/a
Tabla1stPradeep AdhokshajaTan Guo Jun Radha Govinda Dasa
2ndThinagar s/o Nanoo Siva DasK Jegatheessh
3rdn/an/a


2006

CategoryPrizeIntermediateOpen
Carnatic Vocal1stRadhakrishnan SrikanthP B Madhavan
2ndRashmi BalasubramanianSindhu Sundar
3rdKadayam Suresh KaushikSudarshan Narasimhan
Violin1stRadhakrishnan Srikanthn/a
2ndSriram Samin/a
3rdShreya GopiNandita Krishnaswamy
HM*n/aMurali Bharatram
Veena1stGautham Viswanadam AbhiramiRamaswamy Sandhya
2ndAiswarya Mahadevann/a
3rdn/an/a
Flute1stn/an/a
2ndn/an/a
3rdn/aDeepthi Prabhakar
Sitar1stn/an/a
2ndn/an/a
3rdRhea ChatterjeaPeriya d/o Sundaram
Mridangam1stSanjay VanenSista Satish Chandra
2ndGanesh JayabalSudarshan Narasimhan
3rdJayagowtham s/o K Annadurain/a
Tabla1stTan Guo Jun Radha Govinda Dasan/a
2ndJayanth GanapathyShouri Veluri
3rdn/aSivanathan Jheevanesh & Varun Ramesh Mani

2004

CategoryPrizeIntermediateOpen
Carnatic Vocal1stTrishala Raj ShankarJanani Ganesh
2ndKadayam Suresh KaushikSushma Somasekharan
3rdS. AvanthikaPadmanabhan Bindu Madhavan & Radhika Ramakrishnan
Violin1stSandeep RamachandranRaghuraman Lavanya & Sneha Ramesh Mani
2ndAishwarya Rameshn/a
3rdPraphulla Chandran/a
Veena1stShenbagavalli RamanNeela Sitaram
2ndn/an/a
3rdn/an/a
Sitar1stn/an/a
2ndRhea ChatterjeaSri Vijayakumar Naidu s/o Govinda Rajoo
3rdKeerthigar PerumalOng Ban Yong
Mridangam1stSudarshan NarasimhanViknash s/o Balakirshnan
2ndJayagowtham s/o K. AnnaduraiPathmanathan s/o Jaganathan
3rdGanesh Jayabaln/a
Tabla1stKumaran s/o SinniahN. Sathis Kumar & Kamal s/o Sarwan Singh
2ndVeluri Shourin/a
3rdJayanth GHari Sivakumar

2002

CategoryPrizeIntermediateOpen
Carnatic Vocal1stJanani GaneshAravind Ratnam Ganesh
2ndSushma SomasekharanPadmanabhan Bindu Madhavan
3rdGanesh VenkataramanLavanya Balachandran
Violin1stGangadharan AnirudhanNandakumar Narasimhan
2ndn/aKartik Balachandran
3rdJanani GaneshSneha Ramesh Mani
Veena1stRamaswamy Sandhyan/a
2ndSaranya SeetharamanRamkumar Vasudevan
3rdSaraswathi D/O LakshmananAnparasi Thirugnanam
Sitar1stn/aKrsna Dasa Tan Guo Ming
2ndn/aGayatri D/O T P Subramaniam
3rdn/aVanitha D/O Buthmanaban

Other music competitions organised by the National Arts Council (Singapore) are the National Piano and Violin Competition and the National Chinese Music Competition.

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