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Vidushi A. Kanyakumari | |
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 Violinist A. Kanyakumari | |
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| Origin | Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Instruments | Violin |
Padmashri Avasarala Kanyakumari is one of the leadingviolinists fromSouth India who specializes inCarnatic music. She is the first woman violinist to receive the Sangeetha Kalanidhi award.[1] Kanyakumari's violin playing is admired for many qualities but most pronouncedly for its exceptional quality of vocalism, innovation and fearlessness.[2]
Kanyakumari is a native of Vizianagaram,Andhra Pradesh and has lived inChennai for more than five decades.[2] Her parents, Avasarala Ramarathnam and Smt. Jayalakshmi encouraged her to pursue music. She is a disciple of 3 great legendary gurus:Ivaturi Vijeswara Rao,M. Chandrasekaran andM. L. Vasanthakumari.[3] She is renowned for her 'vocalising the violin' (gayaki style). She was mentioned in the congressional record of the US on August 6, 2021, for her selfless services teaching Carnatic Violin lessons free of cost to everyone as a way of paying it forward and honouring the contributions made by her teachers to developing her talents.[4] She also often performs atSPIC MACAY Concerts throughout India. She has trained over 150 students and emphasises that students master the lyrics or sahityam too.
She is the first female violinist to createragas.[5] Many of her beautiful renditions of classical Carnatic ragas and her own compositions can be found throughout Spotify and YouTube. She also has a website with videos teaching how to play violin in the Carnatic style for students to learn.[1]
A Kanyakumari was awarded theSangeetha Kalanidhi award of theMadras Music Academy for the year 2016. She is the first female violinist to get the award.[6]Other awards include
She was selected for Limca Book of Records 2004 for her various achievements in music as a versatile woman violinist.[citation needed]
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