DILLI DURBAR 2023 || SUDHA RAGHURAMAN || CARNATIC VOCAL

On the second day of Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan's Dilli Durbar, Vidushi Sudha Raghuraman presented a wonderful performance of carnatic vocal recital. Born and groomed in a family steeped in the traditions of carnatic music, Sudha was trained in vocal music initially by her father late Sri. O.S. SRIDHAR and a year after by her illustrious grandfather Sangeetha Bhushanam Sri. O.V. Subramaniam from whom she learnt the nuances of the art form in a detailed manner. She was also trained in violin by guru late. Sh. V. Janaki Raman. Sudha, in her capacity as a versatile and prolific singer, has performed in various platforms,festivals including Vishnu Digambar Jain festival,Tansen samaroh,Nadaneerajanam,kumar Gandharva sangeet Samaroh,jayantika for Vasundhara Raje ,Pt.Ravishankar institutes music festival ,Mauritius tamil sangam ,Indira Gandhi memorial concert ,sangeet natak akadami’s music festival,to name a few.
A widely travelled artiste Sudha’s creative flair has found expression in her role as a music composer for several dance productions. And Carnatic ensemble.she has more than 250 recordings to her credit. Her upbringing in North India has led her to develop a keen passion for Hindustani music which adds yet another dimension to her creative sensibilities. she has been invited to conduct many workshops in Mauritius,U.S.A.,Canada ,Europe ,Australia and several other places.as a composer she has composed music for classical dance forms held in commonwealth inaugural function in New Delhi.
In recognition to this she was awarded “ Delhi Yuva kalakar” by Sri.Shanmukhananda sangeeta sabha, and “Chitra Kala Sammaan” by Hindi Sahitya Academy.she is an ‘A’ graded artist of AIR, and recently performed at the prestigious All India Radio sangeet Sammelan and has been empanelled with ICCR since 2003.she has recently been conferred with the prestigious Ustad Bismillah khan Puraskar by the Sangeet Natak Akademy . . she is currently a visiting faculty member at the Ashoka University, sonepat where she teaches Co curricular carnatic music.

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Blessed to hear this guruji