E. Gayathri
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Echampati Gayathri, popularly known as "Veena Gayathri" (born on November 9, 1959) is a veena
exponent of the traditional Carnatic music
. She is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
in the year 2002, "Kalaimamani" award from Dr.M.G.R on behalf of the Government of Tamilnadu in the year 1984 and Lifetime Achievement Award from Rotary Club, Madras East in the year 2011. The Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, J.Jayalalithaa appointed E.Gayathri as Honorary Director of Tamilnadu Government Music Colleges in Chennai, Thiruvaiyaru, Madurai and Coimbatore in 2011.
Gayathri began her career at the age of 9 when Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Triplicane invited her to perform in their Saint Thyagaraja Festival in the year 1968. Her performance was a success in front of an audience of musicologists and music experts. She was instantly hailed as a child prodigy by none other than the well known musicologist, P. Sambamoorthy. Gayathri went on to receive innumerable awards and titles from reputed organisations in India and abroad. Gayathri has released many albums as a popular veena artiste in the audio field.Appointed as Honorary Director of Tamilnadu Government Music Colleges (in Chennai, Thiruvaiyaru, Madurai and Coimbatore) by the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, J.Jayalalithaa in the year 2011.
Veena
Veena may refer to one of several Indian plucked instruments:With frets*Rudra veena, plucked string instrument used in Hindustani music*Saraswati veena, plucked string instrument used in Carnatic musicFretless...
exponent of the traditional Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
. She is the recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
in the year 2002, "Kalaimamani" award from Dr.M.G.R on behalf of the Government of Tamilnadu in the year 1984 and Lifetime Achievement Award from Rotary Club, Madras East in the year 2011. The Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, J.Jayalalithaa appointed E.Gayathri as Honorary Director of Tamilnadu Government Music Colleges in Chennai, Thiruvaiyaru, Madurai and Coimbatore in 2011.
Career
E.Gayathri was born on 9 November 1959 to Kamala Aswathama, a veteran veena vidushi and late G. Aswathama, a popular film music director in the Telugu film industry. Gayathri first trained under her parents and later on from Sangita Kalanidhi T.M.Thyagarajan who was a renowned Carnatic vocalist and composer.Gayathri began her career at the age of 9 when Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Triplicane invited her to perform in their Saint Thyagaraja Festival in the year 1968. Her performance was a success in front of an audience of musicologists and music experts. She was instantly hailed as a child prodigy by none other than the well known musicologist, P. Sambamoorthy. Gayathri went on to receive innumerable awards and titles from reputed organisations in India and abroad. Gayathri has released many albums as a popular veena artiste in the audio field.Appointed as Honorary Director of Tamilnadu Government Music Colleges (in Chennai, Thiruvaiyaru, Madurai and Coimbatore) by the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, J.Jayalalithaa in the year 2011.
Awards
- Senior Grade-awarded by All India Radio at the age of 13; without audition in recognition of prodigious talents, in the year 1973.
- 'Kalaimamani', Tamilnadu state award from Dr.M.G.R. in 1984.
- 'Sangeet Natak Akademi' award from Dr. Abdul Kalam in 2002.
- 'Kumara Gandharva' award from Madhya Pradesh Government in 1999.
- 'Lifetime Achievement' award from Rotary East Chennai in 2011.
External links
- http://veenagayathri.com/
- Ode to queen of musical instruments
- E Gayathri Family
- Tanam day for Gayathri
- Chat with E.Gayathri