Vidya Subramanian

Vidya Subramanian is a Carnatic style vocalist and teacher. She is a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman. In addition to this, she is a Chartered accountant, with an MBA from Boston College "which has enabled me to emerge as a successful entrepreneur with my online Carnatic music academy and has also helped me make award winning grant proposals".[1] She lives in Chennai, India.

This article is about the singer. For the Tamil author, see Vidya Subramaniam.

Vidya Subramanian
Background information
OriginChennai, India
Genres
Occupation(s)Vocalist, Teacher
InstrumentsVocals, Teaching of the Indian Traditional Arts
Websitevidyasubramanian.com

Awards won by Vidya
  • Kalaimamani award from Tamil Nadu Government (2018)
  • 2018 Homepreneur Award (Home professionals category)[2])
  • Thanjavur Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (2011)
  • Special Award from Sree Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore (2011) [3]
  • 2010 Artist grant award from Saratoga Arts from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) under the Saratoga Program for Arts Funding (SPAF)[4]
  • SOS Artist Grant from New York State Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) in 2009, 2010 and 2011
  • 2009's Arts Grant award from the Town of Clifton Park's Arts and Culture Commission.[5][6][7]

Vidya co-hosts a podcast series on Carnatic music called Raaga Rasika.[8]

gollark: Why would you think that randomly playing music without asking is a good idea?
gollark: ...
gollark: The weather should be under the control of a UN committee, not the moon. The moon is inscrutable, uncontrollable and may decide to damage the weather at *any moment*.
gollark: > 1. lets us see in the nightThis can easily be replaced with "torch" or "streetlight" technology. Alternatively, replace the moon with a giant mirror or directional light system.> 2. Keeps the earth spinning moreIt does not.> 3. Makes tides, which can create free energyNuclear is cooler anyway.> 4. Where the fuck would we put all the moon parts when we blow it upEither convert them to a nice ring, which will look really cool, or just move them to Jupiter or something. Or possibly use them to build tastefully decorated affordable housing.> 5. It costs money to buy explosivesWe could crowdfund the lunar destruction project.
gollark: I hope transistors are restored soon.

References
  1. Vidya Subramanian – Carnatic Vocalist and Entrepreneur
  2. https://www.homepreneurawards.com/winners-2018/
  3. Vidya Subramanian
  4. Saratoga Arts
  5. "Free Indian Classical Music Presentation and Recital" (PDF). Clifton Park Community Arts and Culture Commission.
  6. "Town Board of the Town of Clifton Park, October 5, 2009" (PDF). Town of Clifton Park. 5 October 2009.
  7. "Town of Clifton Park picks Vidya Subramanian for 2009 artiste award" (ASP). Carnatic Darbar. 4 November 2009.
  8. "Raaga Rasika website".


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