Dr. T S Sathyavathi

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DOB
30th June 1954

QUALIFICATION
M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D in Sanskrit
Vidwat (1st) in Music

MENTORS IN MUSIC

• KalaradhanaSree Vasanthamadhavi - Vocal

• Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmabhushan Dr. R K Shrikantan - Vocal

• Sangeetha Kalarathna B V K Sastry - Musicology

• Sangeetha Kalarathna Bangalore K Venkatram – Mridangam

PERFORMER

• Performed at major  venues & sabha-s,  India & abroad

• Graded Artiste of Akashvani and Doordarshan

• Key performances

  • Debut at the age of 16 - Karnataka Ganakala Parishat, Bangalore

  • SAARC Summit (1985)      

  • Madras Music Academy, Chennai

  • India International, New Delhi

  • Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai

  • Swathi Thirunal Sangeet Sabha, Trivandram

  • AKKA Vishwasammelan  (2011), USA

  • SIFA, Singapore

  • Shruti, Adelaide

• Composed and presented Ragamalika-Talavadhana-Pallavi-s

• Directed and produced  the  musical  opera “GOKULA NIRGAMANA”  of Pu. Ti. Narasimhachar.

•  Composed Music for Dance-Drama-s

  • Gitagovindam

  • Abhijnanashakuntalam

  • Dakshayajnam

• Composed & directed

  • 13 episodes of  “Samskrita Kavya Sangeeta” , AIR, Bangalore

  • 13 episodes of  music appreciation course “Haadu Hakki” , India Foundation for Arts

  • “Kalaswada” , Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy, Govt. of Karnataka

  • Haridasa compositions ,  Dept. of Kannada and culture, Govt. of Karnataka

  • Vachanas of Shivasharanas, Govt. of Karnataka

GURU

​Disciples , graded  artistes on the All India Radio & Doordarshan

• A Grade

  • Maruti Prasad

  • Nandita Padmanabh

  • T S Krishnamurthy - Violin

  • Sangeetha  Srinidhi - Veena

• B High  Grade

  • Chaitanya Kumar - Flute

  • Shilpa Shashidhar

  • Ashwini Satish

  • Amrut Nagsunder

  • Renuka Rudrapatna

  • Vasanthalakshmi

ACADEMICIAN

• Ph. D from the Dept. of Sanskrit , Bangalore University

            Thesis  -  Contribution of Abilashitharthachintamani to Indian music

• Retd. SGL in Sanskrit (2014), VVS First Grade College for Women,  Basaveshwarnagar, Bangalore

• Resource person at Seminars & Conferences - National & International Lectures from many a prestigious platforms

• Authored “CHATUSHASHTIKALA (64 arts)” – A book published from Gandhi centre for Science and Human values of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

• Translations

  • Chapters on Music in Manasollasa for Karnatak University, Dharwad (1998) & Karnatak Samskrit University (2015)

  • Natyashastra, Karnataka Nataka Academy

  • Mahapurana - translation into English (Ongoing)

• Member, Academic Advisory Committee, IGNCA-SRC

• Member, Advisory board, DISHA

• Member, Governing Council, Karnatak Samskrit University (2011-13)

• Member, Search Committee for Vice Chancellor, Gangubai Hangal University of Performing Arts, Mysore (2014)

• Editor, Bhasaprashasti & Shudrakaprashasti, published from VVSFGCW

• Editor, Sanskrit textbooks for BA. , BSc. & Bcom. Course  (2008-10)

• Member, Board of Studies, Bangalore University (2006-08)

• Chairperson, Board of Examiners, Bangalore University (2009-10)

• Member, Karnataka Sangeetha Nrithya Academy (2001-04)

• Samskrita Samskriti Series for  “Jnanavani” -  IGNOU

• 13 Episodes of “Samskrita Kavya Sangeeta” - AIR, Bangalore

• Musical presentation “Upanishad Sangeeta” & Mahakavya Sangeeta” for International conference, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

•  Online courses  “Jayadeva’s Gitagovindam - Complete Musical & lyrical training”,  “Sanskrit Subhashitas”, “Taana & Pallavi in music”, “Karnatak music notation”  & more  for  shaale.com