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Geetha
Raja is an accomplished exponent of Carnatic (South Indian) music,
with post graduate degrees in Music from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva
Mahavidyalaya, Miraj and in English Literature from the University
of Bombay. She is one of the vocalists who has established herself
in the Carnatic style as a result of firm conviction in tradition
coupled with an aptitude for absorbing novel and interesting aspects
of music and integrating these in her concerts. Family support and
encouragement together with her sense of dedication have contributed
to her success as an artiste with various achievements to her credit
in the field of music. Geetha's repertoire includes a wide variety
of classical and light classical compositions -Krithis of Tyagaraja,
Muthuswami Dikshitar and Shyama Shastri, Tamil Krithis, padams,
javalis, abhangs, bhajans and devarnamas.
Geetha Raja has presented concerts at many important centres and prestigious venues throughout the country and abroad. She has received her training in music from Sangita Kala Acharya Bombay Ramachandran, Sangita Kalanidhi T. Brinda and Padmashri Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.
Besides conducting lecture-demonstrations and workshops in parts of Europe, Geetha has performed at various well-known centres in Europe and USA, with concerts for the Voices of Women music festival in Belgium; the Nehru Centre London, and the London Music Circle ; Radio France, the Hamburg Ethnological Museum and the Indo-Austrian Association, Vienna, to name a few. Geetha Raja, in collaboration with versatile Hindustani vocalist Sandhya Kathavate, has presented many jugalbandi programmes emphasizing the similarities and contrasts in the Carnatic and Hindustani styles of music.
An A-grade artiste of All India Radio since 1983,Geetha participated in the Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan held in 1995. She was awarded the Government of India fellowship in the field of performing arts, for 1988-89. She is also a proficient veena player, having received her training under Sangita Kalanidhi K.S.Narayanaswamy. Geetha also has teaching assignments to her credit. She has been a lecturer at the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, affiliated to Bombay University, 1987-88, as also a visiting lecturer in the music department of the SNDT Women's University, Bombay, for a year. She now conducts classes at her home in Chennai. Geetha is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, the prominent among these being the "Sur Mani"title from the Sur Singar Samsad in Bombay (1976), Sarada Krishna lyer Memorial Award, T.S.Sabesa Iyer & Tanjavur K.Ponniah Pillai Award and Dr.S. Pinakapani Award for Best Raga Alapana from the Music Academy, Madras (1988, 1998 and 2000 respectively), and the "Asthana Vidushi"title from Sringeri Mutt, Karnataka (2001).She received the prestigious title of 'Kalaimamani' from the Govt. of Tamilnadu in 2006.
Source: http://www.geetharaja.com
Geetha Raja has presented concerts at many important centres and prestigious venues throughout the country and abroad. She has received her training in music from Sangita Kala Acharya Bombay Ramachandran, Sangita Kalanidhi T. Brinda and Padmashri Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.
Besides conducting lecture-demonstrations and workshops in parts of Europe, Geetha has performed at various well-known centres in Europe and USA, with concerts for the Voices of Women music festival in Belgium; the Nehru Centre London, and the London Music Circle ; Radio France, the Hamburg Ethnological Museum and the Indo-Austrian Association, Vienna, to name a few. Geetha Raja, in collaboration with versatile Hindustani vocalist Sandhya Kathavate, has presented many jugalbandi programmes emphasizing the similarities and contrasts in the Carnatic and Hindustani styles of music.
An A-grade artiste of All India Radio since 1983,Geetha participated in the Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan held in 1995. She was awarded the Government of India fellowship in the field of performing arts, for 1988-89. She is also a proficient veena player, having received her training under Sangita Kalanidhi K.S.Narayanaswamy. Geetha also has teaching assignments to her credit. She has been a lecturer at the Nalanda Dance Research Centre, affiliated to Bombay University, 1987-88, as also a visiting lecturer in the music department of the SNDT Women's University, Bombay, for a year. She now conducts classes at her home in Chennai. Geetha is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, the prominent among these being the "Sur Mani"title from the Sur Singar Samsad in Bombay (1976), Sarada Krishna lyer Memorial Award, T.S.Sabesa Iyer & Tanjavur K.Ponniah Pillai Award and Dr.S. Pinakapani Award for Best Raga Alapana from the Music Academy, Madras (1988, 1998 and 2000 respectively), and the "Asthana Vidushi"title from Sringeri Mutt, Karnataka (2001).She received the prestigious title of 'Kalaimamani' from the Govt. of Tamilnadu in 2006.
Source: http://www.geetharaja.com
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