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PROFILE SUMMARY

  • Dr. T S Sathyavathi is a carnatic classical vocalist & scholar of international repute

  • She is a child prodigy who sang two compositions at the age of two before the Maharani (Queen) of Mysore

  • She has received training from several renowned musicians including Padma Bhushan awardee Vidwan R K Srikantan

  • She has been an enthralling performer for over four decades at various prestigious venues, both in India and abroad.

  • In addition she has a Ph.D from the Bangalore University for her thesis - "Contribution of Abhilashitartha Chintamani to Indian Music"

  • She has conducted several workshops & appreciation programs in Music for students across the World

  • Given innumerable lec-dems on practical aspects of Music at National & International conferences.

  • She has been serving the field in various capacities such as being in honorary positions in several prestigious organizations including Indian Institute of World Culture, Percussive Arts Centre, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, IGNCA, Disha & many more, being the chairperson for the search committee to select the vice chancellor for Gangubai Hangal university of Performing Arts, being evaluator of Ph.D theses for several universities, authoring the book 'Chatushashti Kala - 64 Arts', translating several texts on Music & Arts, & more

  • She is a much sought after guru having to her credit a large number of students who are graded artists on the All India Radio and Doordarshan.

  • She is presently the President of the prestigious Indian Institute of World Culture, Executive director of Percussive Arts Centre & Member, Executive Committee, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru Kendra.

  • She has received many accolades & awards from reputed institutions across the country, the latest being "Sangeeta Pracharya Award" from Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai

  • It has been her passion and mission to combine her knowledge of Music & Sanskrit for the greater benefit of performing Arts.

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 musical opera-s

    • “rAmAyaNE gItAyanam”

    • “sree sItA rAma pariNayam”

    • “gOkula nirgamana” of Pu. Ti. Narasimhachar.

    • “Music of the Upanishads”, “Music of MahAkavya-s in Sanskrit & Kannada” for National Conference, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

    • “Thyagaraja & Ramayana”

    • “Sundarakandada Sundara” - The beauty of Sundara Kanda

  • Recorded & Released authentic versions of

    • 124 compositions of Mutthuswamy Dikshitar accompanied by accomplished artists - "dIkSitAnubhavah"

    • Pancharatna Krithi-s of Thyagaraja with exhaustive explaination - “panchAmritam”

  • Composed Music for Dance / Drama / Painting

    • Gitagovindam

    • Abhijnanashakuntalam

    • Dakshayajnam

    • Swara-Raga Chitra Painting series by H N Suresh

  • 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

    • Samskrita Samskriti Series & Variety of Pallavi-s for IGNOU

GURU

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

  • A Grade

    • Dr. Hamsini Nagendra

    • Maruti Prasad

    • Nandita Padmanabhan

    • T S Krishnamurthy - Violin

    • Sangeetha Srinidhi - Veena

    • Anjana P Rao

  • B High Grade

    • Late Chaitanya Kumar - Flute

    • Shilpa Shashidhar

    • Ashwini Satish

    • Amrut Nagsunder

    • Lavanya Krishnamnurthy

    • Renuka Rudrapatna

    • Vasanthalakshmi

    • Shruti Bhaskar

    • Mallika

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, 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)

  • 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

 

HONARARY POSITIONS

  • President, Indian Institute of World Culture, Bengaluru

  • Executive Director, Percussive Arts centre, Bengaluru

  • Member, Academic Advisory Committee, IGNCA, Bengaluru

  • Member, Executive committee, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru

  • Member, Advisory board, DISHA

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

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NOTABLE LEC DEMS

  • Musical Excellence in the compositions of

    • Thyagaraja (MES Kalavedi)

    • Muthuswamy Dikshitar (MES Kalavedi, Hamswadhwani Creations)

    • Shyama Shastry (MES Kalavedi)

    • Swathi Thirunal (JSS Sangeet Sabha, Mysore)

    • Jayachamaraja Wadiyar (Madras Music Academy)

    • Mysore Sadashiva Rao (Guruguha Gana Sabha)

    • Muthiah Bhagavatar (Nadasurabhi)

    • Ponnaiah Pillai (Neyveli)

    • Pu. Ti. Narasimhachar (Pu Ti Na Turst)

  • Music of the Compositions of Kanakadasa

  • At the Music Academy, Madras

    • The Play of Time in Anibaddha Sangeetha

    • Compositions of Basavanna & Akkamahadevi

    • Variety of Pallavi-s

    • R K Srikantan

    • Comspositions of Amba Bai

    • Music in Manasollasa

  • Mahila Haridasaru

  • Vachana Sangeetha

  • Eka Raga Sabha in Shubhapantuvarali

  • “Kalpana Swara-s” - Mudra, Chennai

  • “Varieties of Taana” - Carnatica, Chennai

  • Special Musical Phrases in the compositions of Dikshitar - Karnataka Ganakala Parishat

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