M. Narmadha

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Who is M. Narmadha?

M. Narmadha is an Indian violinist in the Carnatic and Hindustani traditions.

Narmadha is the daughter of violinist M. S. Gopalakrishnan. She trained with her grandfather, Parur A. Sundaram Iyer, and later, her father. She achieved a doctoral degree from Delhi University as a U. G. C. fellow under sitar-player Prof. Debu Chowdhari and musicologist Dr. K. G. Ginde. Her doctoral thesis compares North and South Indian music styles.

Born into a family of Renowned, accomplished and popular musicians, Dr M Narmadha is the third genre of Parur-MSG tradition with formal training from her grandfather Shri Parur A Sundaram Iyer from the age of four, father Padmashri Awardee M.S. Gopalakrishnan and mother Smt. Meenakshi Goplakrishnan with the rare privilege of learning both Karnatak and Hindustani systems simultaneously from her father in violin and from her mother in vocal and has since proved her mettle in both styles.

A career gold medalist, top grade artiste of All IndiaRadio, Narmadha won her Doctorate from Delhi University as a Senior U.G.C fellow for her unique thesis on Comparative study of Raagas of IndianMusic later published as a book titled. ‘IndianMusic and Sancara in Raagas’ under the guidance of Sitar maestro Prof.Debu Chaudhuri and vocalist Dr.K.G.Ginde

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  • University of Delhi

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on July 23, 2013

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