Sudha Raghunathan was born in a Tamil Brahmin family in Bangalore, Karnataka. In 1977, her family moved to Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She studied at Ethiraj College, and obtained a postgraduate degree in Economics. she received an Indian government scholarship to study music under a doyenne of Carnatic music,Dr. M.L Vasantha Kumari, whose student she remained for thirteen years.
The early years of her training under Vasanthakumari involved considerable amounts of listening to the teacher and other practitioners to absorb their style and oeuvre. Part of her duties involved the accompaniment on the tanpura of her teacher during concerts, and occasionally singing the higher registers.
Sudha Raghunathan has performed at the Madras Music Season, the most distinguished venue for Carnatic music, every year since 1990. Indeed, with the award in 2013 of the Sangita Kalanidhi of the Madras Music Academy, her importance as one of India's finest classical musicians has been firmly established.
Besides the Carnatic repertoire, Sudha Raghunathan has also explored the world music scene, in particular fusion music. She has performed as a playback singer in the Tamil cinema as well.
She is known for her charitable work, heading the Samudaaya Foundation that provides healthcare to the poor. The foundation has also raised funds for victims of the Gujarat earthquake and cyclone relief in Orissa.
He awarded many prestigious tittle likes are Sangita Kalanidhi from Madras Music Academy (201, Padma Shri award in the field of Carnatic vocal music (2004),Sangeetha Choodamani, from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1997).Kalaimamani award from the state government of Tamil Nadu, India (1993).Bharat Jyothi from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York (1988).
Songs List:
1. Paahimam Sri Raja Rajeswari 00:00
2. Devi Neeye Thunai 05:23
3. Bhuvaneswariya 11:13
4. Sankari Neevani 17:33
5. Kanakashaila 23:02
6. Anandamrithakarshini 28:25
7. Sri Saraswathi 34:38
8. Ranjani Niranjani 40:46
9. Mangalavaradayaki 48:26
10. Karunai Deivame 52:59
==Song Details==
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► 1. Paahimam Sri Raja Rajeswari
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricist - Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer
Comp - Traditional
► 2. Devi Neeye Thunai
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Papanasam Sivan
Comp - Traditional
► 3. Bhuvaneswariya
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Muthiah Bhagavadar
Comp - Traditional
► 4. Sankari Neevani
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Subbaraya Sartri
Comp - Traditional
► 5. Kanakashaila
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Shyama Sastri
Comp - Traditional
► 6. Anandamrithakarshini
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar
Comp - Traditional
► 7. Sri Saraswathi
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar
Comp - Traditional
► 8. Ranjani Niranjani
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - G. N. Balasubramaniam
Comp - Traditional
► 9. Mangalavaradayaki
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - G. N. Balasubramaniam
Comp - Traditional
► 10. Karunai Deivame
Singer - Sudha Ragunathan
Lyricis - T.Srinavasan
Comp - Traditional
Label - Vani Recording Co
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