1. Vidushi R Vedavalli was born on 9 November 1935 and is an Indian Carnatic vocalist.
10 Facts About Vedavalli
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Vedavalli was born in Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India to Ramaswami Iyengar and Padmasani Ammal.
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The family moved to Madras in a few years time, and Vedavalli came under the tutelage of Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer.
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Vedavalli has travelled throughout India and abroad in North America, South-East Asia, the Far East and the Persian Gulf region, giving concerts and lecture demonstrations.
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Vedavalli served in the Teacher's College of Music of the Madras Music Academy for several years before becoming Professor of Vocal Music in the Government College of Music Adyar.
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Vedavalli has thus shared her deep knowledge and extensive repertoire with numerous students at these institutions apart from training some privately.
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Vedavalli is trained in playing the veena, and has a good command over Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, which helps her sing with greater understanding or artha bhava.
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From a very young age, Vedavalli won several awards in prestigious competitions including All India Radio's first prize for Classical Music and Light Classical Music, awarded by the President of India.
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Vedavalli is one of the few women to have received this honor.
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Vedavalli received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award given by the Fine Arts Society, Chennai in 1995.