 As
a childprodigy at the age of 21, Sowmya
received her early Music lessons from her
father Dr. M Srinivasan, and later came
under the influence of Sangeetha Kalanidhi
Dr .S Ramanathan and blossomed into a fine
concert vocalist straight away. She also
sharpened her skills under Smt. T . Muktha.
Winning gold medals and prizes from Music
competitions at Schools and College levels
became a regular habit for her and she
followed this up by bagging several awards
from Music Academy, Tamil Isai Sangam, All
India Radio, etc The Central Sangeetha Natak
Academy and the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka
Mandram sponsored her concerts at various
centres. Her melodious music has enthralled
audiences all ovr the world including USA,
Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Hong
Kong,Malaysia, Singapore and Muscat She has
renderd more than 1000 concerts in India and
released several audio cassettes, CDs which
are popular. She is a regular performer of
AIR (All India Radio) and Doordarshan She is
also intensively involved in the propagation
of Tamil Isai A gold medalist in B.Sc.
(Chemistry) she also holds an M.Sc.
(Chemistry) from IIT, Chennai She is an IIT
Blue (the honour which is bestowed on
students excelling in academics and cultural
activities.)TITLES &
HONOURS
* Sangeetha Saptha Sagara, Shanthi Arts
Foundation, Chennai, 2005
* Bala Ratna, Shri Bala Tripurasundari
Peetham, Nemili, 2005
* Asthana Vidushi, Sri Sri Sringeri Sharada
Peetham, 2003
* Isai Peroli, Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai,
1996
* Yuva Kala Bharathi, Bharat Kalachar,
Chennai, 1990
* Sahithyapriya, Jan Kalyan (Kanchi Kamakoti
Peetham), Kanchipuram
* Tamil Isai Chelvi, Australian Tamil
Foundation, 2001
* Rasika Kala Ratna, Rasikapriya, Sydney,
Australia, 2001
* Sangeetha Kala Bharathy, Needamangalam VVS
Foundation, Chennai, 2001
* Nada Oli, Nada Inbam, Chennai, 2001
* Nada Bhushanam, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts,
New Delhi, 2002
AWARDS
Awards from Music Academy,
Chennai
* Kshetragnar Padam Prize, 1985
* MLV Award, Outstanding young vocalist,
1986
* Pankajam Rajam Award, 1987
* D.K. Pattammal Award, 1988
* T.V. Subba Rao Award, 1989
* D.K. Pattammal & T.V. Subba Rao Award,
1990
* Pappu Kamakshiamma Award (Best sub-senior
vocalist), 1993
* G. Ramakrishna Iyer Award (Sub- senior
Vocalist), 1994
* T. R. Rajagopala Iyer Award (Best Raga
Alapana), 1995
* Ariyakudi Trust Award (Best Lady
Vocalist), 1996
* Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award (Best Lady
Vocalist), 1997
* Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior, 2000
* Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior, 2001
* Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award, 2005
Other Awards
* AIR Music competition prize, Classical
Vocal and Light Classical, 1987
* Rajaji Tambura Prize, Tamil Isai Sangam,
Chennai, 1983
* Annamalai Vallal Prize, Tamil Isai Sangam,
Chennai, 1980
* First prize, Talent Promotion Concert,
Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai,1984
* 6-year Cultural Talent Scholarship for
Instrumental Music (Veena), Dept. of
Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi (at the
age of 10)
* Sponsored by Central Sangeet Natak
Academy, New Delhi for "Yuva Prathibha
Mela", Thiruvananthapuram, 1987
PERFORMANCES, ACTIVITIES &
ACHIEVEMENTS
* Co-author of Nadanubhava, the world's
first encyclopedic CD-ROM on Carnatic Music
* Co-creator of "Nadopasana - My Own
Carnatic Tutor", the world's first self-help
Carnatic music guru based on Video CD &
Karaoke format
* First Carnatic musician to make a Video CD
album (Live concert of Mahakavi Bharatiyar
songs)
* Lecture-demonstrations and workshops for
SPIC-MACAY, YACM (Chennai) and various
universities worldwide
* 'A' Grade Artiste, AIR and Doordarshan,
Madras
* South Zone Hookup and National Programmes
on AIR
* Main concert at the Radio Sangeet
Sammelan, New Delhi, 1999
* World Tamil Conference, Tanjore, 1995
* Conference Chair, Millennium Conference of
the Indian Fine Arts Society, Singapore
(Paper: "Triumph of Technology in
Traditional Arts")
* Artiste of Choice - Tamil Isai Nataka
Mandram, Chennai, for concerts at selected
centres in Tamil Nadu, 1988
* Associated since childhood, with
Ramalingar Pani Mandram, Chennai to
propagate Ramalingar's "Arutpa")
* Vocal support to Dr. S. Ramanathan & Smt.
T. Muktha
* Jugal Bandhi with Pandit Ajoy
Chakrabarthy, Madras Bengal Association
* Gandhi Smriti Concert on Martyr's Day,
Dept. of Culture, New Delhi
OVERSEAS TOURS
USA, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Sri Lanka,
Malaysia and Oman (for concerts,
lecture-demonstrations, workshops and
teaching assignments)
ACADEMICS
* II Rank Holder and Gold Medallist in
B.Sc. (Chemistry), Madras University, 1990
* M.Sc. (Chemistry), Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras, 1992
* I.I.T. Blue, for excellence in Academics
and cultural activities, 1992
* I Rank Holder, B. A. (Indian Music),
University of Madras, 1996
* I Rank Holder and Gold Medallist in M. A.
(Indian Music), University of Madras, 1998
* Paper on "Microwave Enhanced Reactions in
Carbohydrate Chemistry" in Synthetic
Communications
* Royal Institute of Chemistry award for
Chemistry quiz conducted at the school and
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