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Punya Srinivas

 

Punya Srinivas (Tamil: புண்ய ஸ்ரீநிவாஸ்) is a professional vainika and vocalist.

She was initiated into music from the age of 6 by Smt.Jayalakshmi from the Music Academy and was later on trained in Veena from Vidushi Smt. Kamala Aswathama, the mother of renowned vainika E. Gayathri. She is currently pursuing the advanced aspects of Carnatic music from Sangeetha Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari. She was also exposed to Western classical music by Dr Augustine Paul. Her husband, D. A. Srinivas is a talented mridangam player who usually accompanies her in her concerts.

She was proclaimed an ‘A’ Grade Artiste of All India Radio when she was 20 years old. Having performed in all the major sabhas in Chennai, she also extended her performances to Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore, Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta and also abroad in countries like Europe, Belgium, USA, Singapore, New York, London, Dubai, France, Israel and Jerusalem.

She has performed with Ravi Shankar, the world famous sitar maestro in his album, CHANTS, under the production of George Harrison.

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