Vidya Subramanian

Indian singer
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Quick Facts

IntroIndian singer
PlacesIndia
isTeacher
Work fieldAcademia
Gender
Female
The details

Biography

Vidya Subramanian is a Carnatic style vocalist and teacher. She is a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman. In addition to this, she is a qualified accountant, with an MBA from Boston College "which has enabled me to emerge as a successful entrepreneur with my online Carnatic music academy and has also helped me make award winning grant proposals". She lives in Chennai, India with her husband, Dr. K. Subramanian, and their children, Skandan and Parvathi.

Awards won by Vidya

  • Thanjavur Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (2011)
  • Special Award from Sree Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore (2011)
  • 2010 Artist grant award from Saratoga Arts
  • New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) under the Saratoga Program for Arts Funding (SPAF)
  • New York State Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in 2009, 2010 and 2011
  • 2009's Arts Grant award from the Town of Clifton Park's Arts and Culture Commission.

Vidya co-hosts a podcast series on Carnatic music called Raaga Rasika.

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