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Meet a Mandayam Rising Star - Smt. M. A. Madhuvanthi
Smt. Madhuvanthi is the daughter of Sri M.A.Sridhar and Smt. Rupa Sridhar and granddaughter of Sri Palahalli Srinivasa Iyengar (Domestic Supplies) and Smt. Mathre Vedamma. Late Smt. Vedamma was also known as "Naalaayiram Vedamma".
Madhuvanthi was initiated into music by her mother Smt. Rupa Sridhar at the age of 6. She hails from a musical family, with her maternal grandfather Sri G. Krishnaswami(Deputy Sales Manager, Helicopter division, HAL) being a violinist and maternal grandmother Smt. Jayalakshmi a vocalist. Madhuvanthi's maternal grandmother was her mother's first Guru and trained her till she attained the senior level. Her paternal uncle Sri M.A. Sundar (her father's younger brother) plays the Mandolin and was a part of "Melody Singers"- an orchestra formed by him along with some of his talented friends, for nearly two decades.
Madhuvanthi had the honour of singing before and have been appreciated by stalwarts like Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Kalaimamani Vidushi A. Kanyakumari, Padmabhushan Vidushi Smt. Sudha Ragunathan, Flute Maestro Vidvan Sri N. Ramani, Vidvan Garimella Balakrishna Prasad and others.
One profession being Carnatic Music, Madhuvanthi's other profession is Statistics- She completed my Masters in Statistics from Bangalore University in 2008 and have since been working with Brio Infotech Pvt. Ltd. as Statistical Analyst, and now into freelancing.
A brief profile of Madhuvanthi
Her Guru: Vidushi Smt. Rupa Sridhar (A disciple of Vidwan Anoor S. Ramakrishna and Vidushi Dr. M.L. Vasanthakumari).
Education: M.Sc (Statistics) from
Music Qualifications: Vidvat exam with a first class State II rank in the senior exam in music conducted by the Karnataka State Secondary Education Board.
Concerts:
Madhuvanthi has been a regular concert singer in and out of Bangalore since 2003. she performed in sabhas and other venues like- The
- Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore (Nadakishorotsava)- First runner-up in the concert competition, 2009
- Aasthaana Mandapam, Tirumala (Tirupati) - Performed a few exclusive Devaranama concerts. Also had the fortune of singing for the Oonjalothsavam of LordVenkateswara in the main temple.
- Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha (Hanuma Jayanti youth concert series)
- Sheshadripuram Ramotsavam
- N.R.Mohalla Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore – as part of “Yuvamilana”- a state-level young musicians’ meet
- Ananya- “Nirantara”- The Guru-shishya Parampara (Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi concert)
- Academy of Music- Chowdiah Memorial Hall, Bangalore
- MES Kalavedi, Malleswaram
- Sri Vidya Ganapathi Seva Samsthe, Shimoga
- The Indian Institute of World Culture, Basavanagudi
- Raagasudhalaya
- Vyalikaval Sri Rama Mandiram
- Shringara Sangeetha Sabha, Vidyaranyapura
- Sri Venugopalakrishnaswami Temple Oonjalotsavam
- Sri Durga Parameshwari and Sri Ganesha temples, Vidyaranyapura
- Sri Srinivasa temple complex, Gokula, Matthikere
- Have performed on the “Yuvavani” and “Navapallava” programmes, and participated in the “Amrutha Gurukula” programme of All India Radio,
Other achievements:
Prizes at competitions conducted by various organizations like- Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore (Concert competition)
- The Bangalore Gayana Samaj
- Malleswaram Sangeeta Sabha
- Ananya Sampradaya (Dikshitar compositions)
- Thyagaraja Gana Sabha
- East Cultural Association
- Bharat Yatra Kendra and
- Youth Festival,
- Nadopasana Sankirtana Sangham
- Indian
- ISKCON – Concert Competition
- Intercollegiate competitions conducted by National College, Mount Carmel, SBM Jain, Vijaya Teachers’ College and many more.
Madhuvanthi is actively involved in the propagation of Annamacharya sankirtanas under the guidance of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy. She has sung in roopakas on Annamacharya’s life under the banner of Smt. Malladi Jaisri’s “Nadopasana Sankirtana Sangham”, and at Tirumala, Tirupati and Tiruchanoor during the annual Annamacharya Jayantyotsava and Vardantyotsava.
She also participated in several Lecture Demonstrations, Eka Vaggeyakara Sabhas and special features on Annamacharya, Maharaja Swati Tirunal, Narayana Tirtha’s tarangas blended with shlokas from Sri Leela Shuka’s Sri Krishna Karnaamrutham, Thyagaraja’s Utsava Sampradaya and Divyanama Sankirtana special concerts conducted by her Guru Vidushi Rupa Sridhar.
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Review of my concert at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysore in the Friday Review, The Hindu
Date:11/09/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2009/09/11/stories/2009091151230300.htm
Melodious renditions
Madhuvanti
*** Madhuvanti’s singing, enriched by emotive expressions through her bold voice deserved appreciation. She was at ease in all pitches; and the clarity she maintained while narrating the lyrics made a difference.
“Paramapurusha” (Lalitha Panchama-Swathi Thirunal) and “Venuganaloluni” (Kedaragoula-Thyagaraja) strongly set their favourable impressions: whereas, the former breathed the element of serenity, the latter kindled a sense of devotion.
Neraval at “Venulella Drishti” (“Venuganaloluni”) liberally appended by attractive strains of kalpanaswaras, was nearly exhaustive. Strict adherence to shruthi, maintenance of purity in swarasthanas, imagination in framing the kalpanaswaras and a natural capability to infuse desired moods, elevated her concert with musical distinction.
Vadiraj’s soft beats (mridanga) was in tune with the singer’s vocal and metrical intonations embedded in the lyrics. At the same time, the discrete melody accompanist, K.T. Udaya Kiran, in addition to giving necessary lifts to the lead artiste’s voice, added his own interludes for further embellishment.
V. NAGARAJ
Woman's Day Special, 2004
Awesome! Keep at it :)
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