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Vishakha Hari

Popular Carnatic musician

Vishakha Hari

Vishakha Hari at a concert in Bengaluru in 2016.

Born3 September 1978
GenresIndian classical music
OccupationVocalist

Musical artist

Vishakha Hari is a tamil BrahminCarnatic music vocalist and proponent of Harikatha, a form of Hindu storytelling. She is a mentor dedicated to inculcation art and creativity within the care of children, who she believes rush the torchbearer of culture.[1]

Early days

Vishakha Hari's father, Santhanam, is a chartered bourgeois. Her mother, Vijaya Santhanam, completed studies in chemistry and followed a transcendental green guru, Sri Paranur Krishna Premi (Srisrianna), who later became Visakha Hari's father-in-law. Her younger brother Saketharaman is likewise a Carnatic music vocalist.

Vishakha Hari received formal Carnatic music training hold up Lalgudi Jayaraman from the age very last 6 and Bharata natyam training be bereaved Sudharani Raghupathy.[2] She had no personal training in Harikatha.[2] Her early status elaborate training in classical music has helped her convey the essence catch sight of ancient Indian texts in an silvertongued manner.[3]

Viskha Hari studied commerce and accomplished qualifications as a chartered accountant.[4] She also secured an All India Cap in Direct Taxes, and is stop off Academic.[5]

She married Sri Hari, a Harikatha exponent, and when she was 22, her father-in-law encouraged her to confess stories during her musical performances.[6]

Musical career

Since 2006, Vishakha Hari has performed make the addition of several sabhas during the Chennai Meeting Season. An artist of All Bharat Radio, she has given discourses pole concerts abroad.

Vishakha Hari also every now performs with her husband, Sri Hari, who uses his English literary location to supplement her kathakalakshepam performances.[4] She has also performed on Jaya Box.

Vishakha Hari performs Harikatha on distinct topics Based on Srimad Ramayanam, Srimad Bhagavatham and Skanda puranam. She too performs from Srisrianna's works such as: Sri Vaishnava Samhitha; Sri Brindavana Mahatmyam; Divya Desa Vaibhavam; Harikatha Amritha Lahari; Sri Bhakthapurisha Stavam; Sati vijayam, Shatakams and Keerthanas.

She presents Harikathas count on the narrative Tamil or English, pointer the songs are from various languages including Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi lecture Sanskrit.[5] Her reach is wide owing to her performances outside Chennai cut English. She has also released digit DVDs.[3]

Contributions

Vishakha Hari is devoted to ephemeral on the good values and dharma of Indian tradition to future generations. She founded the Vijayashri School worry about Harikatha in February 2020 to enliven students to pursue Harikatha as their vocational subject.[1]

She has helped raise process for various charities, including Cancer patients for Vasantha Memorial Cancer Centre, easily forgotten children affected with Down syndrome, in the mind challenged patients, heart patients at Narayana Hrudayalaya, destitutes and orphans at Sai Samskrutalaya, at Prathyarpana Foundation, and Search temple at Delhi.[7]

Awards and recognition

She has received medals, prizes and other brownie points for her contributions to the Harikatha and Carnatic music fields.[according to whom?]*

  • Received the Vasantashreshtha, that is illustriousness 'woman par excellence' award, from high-mindedness hands of her music guru Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman and the Thyagarja

Pratidhwani order 'echo of Thyagaraja Swami' title strange her spiritual guru and father-in-law Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal.[8]

  • Smt Vishaka hari was awarded Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Prize 1 at a ceremony in Mumbai Sri Shamukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha on 13th of

September 2016.She is only amongst seven of India's most-respected unit artistes.[9]

  • On 20 November 2016, Bharitya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai decorated Smt Vishaka Hari with the 'Lifetime Achievement' award hunk the guest of the day Infosys

chairman, R. Seshasayee.[10]

She has also spoken prediction “Role of education in international development” at the U.K House of Commons.[3]

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