Pantula Rama
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Dr. Pantula Rama is an eminent Carnatic Music
vocalist.
ist and retired All India Radio
engineer) and Pantula Padmavathi a veena
artiste.
She holds a Ph.D.
in music from Andhra University
for her thesis: A study of the shaping of an ideal musician through saadhana, published by Gyan Publishers of New Delhi. She has an MA and BA in music from Andhra University, where she won gold medals each time and has been a University Topper.
Her initial training was given to her by her father, and advanced training under Sangeeta Kalasagara Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao. Apart from being a Top grade Vocalist, Dr. Rama has a B High in violin
and viola
from All India Radio
in the carnatic
style.
She is a Reiki Master in the Natural Usui system of healing
She also has a diploma in fashion Designing, and is an active fund raiser for events based on social and philanthropic causes.
.
She has performed across the country and abroad. She has also presented various lecture-demontrations like ‘Musical excellence of Shyama Sastri’, ‘Sadhana of Carnatic Music’, ‘Ragam Tanam Pallavi’. Conducted ‘Nowkacharitam’ – Musical Opera of Thyagaraja.
A multitalented personality, Dr. Pantula Rama accompanies many artists of repute on violin.
), an electronics engineer by providence and musician by choice, violinist in Akashavani graded Top Grade for violin
, and A grade in viola
and vocal.
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...
vocalist.
Early life and background
Pantula Rama was born into a family with a lineage of music. Her parents are Pantula Gopala Rao (ViolinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist and retired All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
engineer) and Pantula Padmavathi a veena
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...
artiste.
She holds a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in music from Andhra University
Andhra University
Andhra University or Andhra Viswa Kala Parishad , located in Visakhapatnam, north east coastal Andhra Pradesh, is one of the older premier universities in India with a broad focus...
for her thesis: A study of the shaping of an ideal musician through saadhana, published by Gyan Publishers of New Delhi. She has an MA and BA in music from Andhra University, where she won gold medals each time and has been a University Topper.
Her initial training was given to her by her father, and advanced training under Sangeeta Kalasagara Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao. Apart from being a Top grade Vocalist, Dr. Rama has a B High in violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
from All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
in the carnatic
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...
style.
She is a Reiki Master in the Natural Usui system of healing
She also has a diploma in fashion Designing, and is an active fund raiser for events based on social and philanthropic causes.
Singing career
Pantula Rama has been performing since she was eight. Her technical perfection conforms to the best classical standards..
She has performed across the country and abroad. She has also presented various lecture-demontrations like ‘Musical excellence of Shyama Sastri’, ‘Sadhana of Carnatic Music’, ‘Ragam Tanam Pallavi’. Conducted ‘Nowkacharitam’ – Musical Opera of Thyagaraja.
A multitalented personality, Dr. Pantula Rama accompanies many artists of repute on violin.
Personal life
Pantula Rama is married to Mutnury Srinivasa Narasimha Murthy ( MSN MurthyMSN Murthy
MSN Murthy is an eminent Carnatic Music violinist. He has been winning high degree of ctitical acclaim for his purity of style, fine aesthetic sense, flawless execution and complete command over the instrument.-Early life and background:Born in a music family with musical roots extending back to...
), an electronics engineer by providence and musician by choice, violinist in Akashavani graded Top Grade for violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, and A grade in viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
and vocal.
Awards
- Tambura Prize - awarded by Kalasagaram, Secunderabad (04-12-1992), through the hands of the vocal legend Late. Smt. M. S. SubbulakshmiM. S. SubbulakshmiMadurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi , also known as M.S., was a renowned Carnatic vocalist. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honor. She is the first Indian musician to receive...
. - First prize in Pallavi Singing Madras Music AcademyMadras Music AcademyMadras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south Indian art form. It also played an important role in revival of...
, 1993. - Best Musician : State Award from Government of Andhra Pradesh - Presented by N Chandrababu Naidu - 1998.
- Outstanding Lady Vocalist (Senior or Sub Senior) – 2007, award from Madras Music AcademyMadras Music AcademyMadras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south Indian art form. It also played an important role in revival of...
. - Best Pallavi Singer - 2008, award and Gold Medal from Madras Music AcademyMadras Music AcademyMadras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south Indian art form. It also played an important role in revival of...
Major Performances
- Concerts of compositions of single composer – Thyagaraja, Syama SastriSyama SastriSyama Sastri is one of the most renowned composers of Carnatic music. He was the eldest of the so-called Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. A major source for his biography is a chapter in P. Sambamoorthy's book, Great Composers, 69-94...
, Muthuswami DikshitarMuthuswami DikshitarMuthuswami Dikshitar is a South Indian poet and composer and is one of the Musical Trinity of Carnatic music...
, Narayana TeerthaNarayana TeerthaSri Narayana Teertha was a composer of Carnatic music.-Brief lifesketch:Narayana was born in South India in the region covered by the present-day Andhra Pradesh. He lived in Kaja near Mangalagiri in Guntur district. They belonged to Tallavajhula family. His birth name was Govinda Sastrulu...
, Purandaradasa, Ramadasu, AnnamayyaAnnamayyaAnnamayya is a 1997 Tollywood film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, Mohan Babu, and Roja. The music director is Keeravani...
, Swati Tirunal, Subbaraya SastriSubbaraya SastriSubbaraya Sastri the son and student of Syama Sastri, one of the most famous figures in the history of Carnatic music. He also has the unique distinction of having studied music from all the three of the musicians now acknowledged as "the Trinity of Carnatic Music": his father, and the master...
, Veena KuppayyarVeena KuppayyarVeena Kuppayyar was an exponent of Veena and a composer of Carnatic music. He was a student of the famous composer Tyagaraja. Kuppayar composed his songs in Telugu language and has left behind a number of popular kritis-Early life:...
, etc.
- Recently conducted a thought-provoking presentation of a ballad like feature Navarasamalika interwoven with talk elucidating the way the Navarasas get manifest in Thyagaraja’s compositions and got rave reviews in The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...
.
- Her Graha bedhamGraha bedhamGraha bedham of a musical scale in Carnatic music , is the process of shifting the Tonic note to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam....
Ragam Thanam PallaviRagam Thanam PallaviRagam Thanam Pallavi is a form of singing in Carnatic music which allows the musicians to improvise to a great extent. It is one of the most complete aspects of classical music, demonstrating the entire gamut of talents and the depth of knowledge of the musician. It incorporates raga alapana,...
in MohanaMohanaMohana is small town & Police Station in the Siddharth Nagar District, this name become from 2 rivers, 1 came from Himalaya and other from rural area...
-HindolaHindolaHindola is a festival celebrated in the Hindu Religion. It refers to the decorative swings that are prepared with items such as cloth, food and are colourful.-History:...
-Brindavana saranga for Madras Music AcademyMadras Music AcademyMadras Music Academy, or simply Music Academy, is one of the premier and early Music Academies in the South Indian city of Madras, now Chennai. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Carnatic Music south Indian art form. It also played an important role in revival of...
- December 2009 - has been hailed as "one of its kind" attempted rarely due to its inherent challenge.
- Concerts with compositions in different languages - TeluguTelugu languageTelugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, SanskritSanskritSanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
, TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, Kannada, HindiHindiStandard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Malayalam etc. - Special Pallavis - Shatkala pallavi, Panchanada & Panchanada Vinyasa Pallavi, Dwitala Avadhanam, 2 hrs. Pallavi Concert, rare marathon tala Sarabhanandini Pallavi
- Eka Raga sabhas (CarnaticCarnatic musicCarnatic 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...
& Hindustani ragas)
External links
- Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dr-Pantula-Rama/105123751425
- Dr. Pantula Rama - Tyagaraja (Debute) in Thailand: http://beta.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article114485.ece
- Youtube Gurusanmaana Mahotsavam video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4bbRmsMck4
- The Hindu Trivendram: In memory of a legendary musician: http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/12/25/stories/2009122550940200.htm
- http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/04/11/stories/2008041151390200.htm
- Navarasamalika: A Musical Tribute: Hindu review: http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350530200.htm
- Chennai Music Season: http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/17/stories/2008021758320300.htm
- http://www.thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/17/stories/2006021702430400.htm
- http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/mySearch.do?command=hotlink&searchString=PANTULA%20RAMA
- http://themusicmint.blogspot.com/2006/09/pantula-rama-at-music-mint-blogday-1.html
- Rama's Video Interview: http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/singers/pantularama/index.htm
- MSN Murthy's Video Interview: http://video.webindia123.com/interviews/musician/msnmurty/index.htm
- http://rkalanidhi.blogspot.com/2007/03/pantula-rama.html
- http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/01/02/stories/2009010250990400.htm
- Book Release function: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3823304/10461748
- Book Release function & Concert: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3834807/10477524
- Chennai Music Season 2007: Carries all the virtues: http://www.hindu.com/ms/2007/12/18/stories/2007121850140700.htm
- Book Review: http://www.hindu.com/br/2008/12/30/stories/2008123050181400.htm
- Chennai Music Season: When the flood gates opened: http://www.hindu.com/ms/2009/01/06/stories/2009010650090400.htm