Aruna Sairam

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aruna Sairam
| image = Aruna Sairam.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|30}}<ref name=SNA>{{cite web |title=Aruna Sairam |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=464&at=2 |website=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] |access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| Occupation = Vice-chairman of [[Sangeet Natak Academy]], vocalist
| genre = [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]
| website = [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-lnLz4lWtDUzmAk75lK1BA YouTube Channel : Aruna Sairam] <br/> [https://www.facebook.com/arunasairamofficial Facebook Page : Aruna Sairam] <br/> [https://twitter.com/arunasays Twitter : Aruna Sairam] <br/> [https://www.instagram.com/arunasairam.carnaticmusic/ Instagram : Aruna Sairam] <br/> [http://www.arunasairam.org Website : Aruna Sairam]
}}

[[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] '''Aruna Sairam''' (also spelled Sayeeram) is an [[India]]n classical vocalist and top carnatic music singer. She is a recipient of the [[Padma Shri]] award from the [[Government of India]] and has been elected as Vice Chairman of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] (India's premier national institution for music and dance) by the Government of India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/17/stories/2006021701270200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913040846/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/17/stories/2006021701270200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2006 |title=Entertainment Delhi / Music : Song of the soul |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=30 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> In 2011, Aruna was the first Karnatic musician to perform at the [[BBC proms]] in [[London]]. She is also the first Carnatic musician to perform in [[Jerusalem International Oud Festival|Oud Festival]] of [[Israel]] ([[Jerusalem]]).

==Early life==
Vidhushi Aruna Sairam was born in [[Mumbai]] into a Tamil musical family. She received vocal training from her mother [[Rajalakshmi Sethuraman]], who was a student of the [[Alathur Brothers]] and [[Thanjavoor Sankara Iyer]].<ref>"''The Hindu'': Entertainment Delhi / Music : Song of the soul". Chennai, India: Hindu.com. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2010-09-30.</ref><ref>{{cite web|work=The Hindu|title=Reinvention of an artist|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article69922.ece|date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=R.|title=The melody of classical notes|work=buzzintown.com|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/event-review--the-melody-classical-notes/id--3388.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195708/http://www.buzzintown.com/event-review--the-melody-classical-notes/id--3388.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Her father [[Shri Sethuraman]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Venkatraman|first=L.|title=Face-To-Face|work=sabhash.com|url=http://www.sabhash.com/music/face-to-face/8/aruna-sairam---by-lakshmi-venkatraman.htm|date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|title=Her own zone|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article830440.ece?homepage=true|date=27 October 2014}}</ref> was a music connoisseur who hosted musicians and dancers in the family home. At one of these gatherings, Aruna met Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. [[T. Brinda]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Padmanabhan|first=G.|title=In tune with creativity.|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/in-tune-with-creativity/article2503172.ece|date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref name="archives.deccanchronicle.com">{{cite web|last=Ramesh|first=D.|title=Her voice cuts across frontiers.|work=Deccan Chronicle.|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130711/entertainment-tvmusic/article/her-voice-cuts-across-frontiers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922004348/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130711/entertainment-tvmusic/article/her-voice-cuts-across-frontiers|date=27 October 2014|archive-date=22 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jagannathan|first=S.|title=Aruna Sairam, a listeners' artiste.|work=carnaticdarbar.com|url=http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp|date=27 October 2014|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091940/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> who trained her in the style of [[Veena Dhanammal]].<ref>{{cite web|work=itcsra.org|title=Artist of the month|url=http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month.asp|date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ganesh|first=D.|title=Echoing voices within.|work=The Hindu.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/echoing-voices-within/article5003593.ece|date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Indian-American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, [[Indra Nooyi]], is Aruna's niece.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-17|title=TN remembers PepsiCo's 'Iron woman'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tn-remembers-pepsico-s-iron-woman/story-wZ2K6FPbbHDSbpbI2wwrCK.html|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

As a child, Aruna demonstrated an aptitude for music; she won her first gold medal at the age of eight at a competition in Mumbai. At 14 she performed her first full-length solo concert at a local festival. At 21, she won the Best Young Musician Award at the annual conference held at the Music Academy in Chennai, where she began to be noticed.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Over the following years, Aruna performed [[Carnatic music]], drawing on the influences of Mumbai and in a pure classical style. She was influenced by film, western and Hindustani (northern Indian) classical music.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/when-worlds-collide/article23363325.ece|title=A seamless blend of Carnatic, Hindustani and contemporary jazz music|last=Rodricks|first=Allan Moses|date=2018-03-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She ushered in a new approach to concert presentation, extending the boundaries of the Carnatic repertoire while retaining classical grammar and tradition.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Her-own-zone/article15780045.ece|title=Her own zone|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|date=2010-10-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-07|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Training==
Aruna Sairam was taught by Sangeeta Kalanithi T.Brinda,<ref name="Padmanabhan, G. 2011">Padmanabhan, G. (2011). In tune with creativity. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/in-tune-with-creativity/article2503172.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref><ref name="archives.deccanchronicle.com"/><ref name="carnaticdarbar.com">Jagannathan, S. (2012). Aruna Sairam, a listeners' artiste. carnaticdarbar.com. [online] Available at: http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091940/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp |date=27 March 2019 }} [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref><ref name="Balasubramanian, V. 2012">Balasubramanian, V. (2012). Bhavam ruled. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/bhavam-ruled/article4172389.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref><ref>Ramani, V. (2014). Sailing from one raga to the next. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sailing-from-one-raga-to-the-next/article6485219.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> and others.

Shri S Ramachandran,<ref name="thehindu.com">The Hindu, (2009). Reinvention of an artist. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article69922.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> from the bani (style) of [[Chittor Subramanya Pillai]],<ref name="itcsra.org">itcsra.org, (2014). Artist of the month. [online] Available at: http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month.asp [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> expanded her already wide repertoire and taught her the fine nuances of nereval singing (improvising within poetic texts). A S Mani, a disciple of Tiger Vardacharyar,<ref name="itcsra.org"/> guided her through the creative process of swara singing (improvising with the sol-fa). Prof T R Subramanyam,<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751140400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021003125/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751140400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2008 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Events : Odyssey of a musician |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=30 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Soaring songs. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/soaring-songs/article904263.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref><ref>Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Eclectic range. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/eclectic-range/article870898.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> an acclaimed music professor at Delhi University,<ref name="itcsra.org"/> taught Aruna to sing and spontaneously compose within [[ragam-tanam-pallavi]]. [[K S Narayanaswamy]],<ref name="itcsra.org"/> the respected [[veena]] singer, taught her the subtlety of gamakas – the microtonal oscillations that mark Carnatic music.

Despite her extensive training, Sairam felt the need for guidance in voice training to become capable of fully expressing her creativity and knowledge through her voice. She met German voice maestro [[Eugene Rabine]],<ref>The Times of India, (2012). Seeking the right tone. [online] Available at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Seeking-the-right-tone/articleshow/17749659.cms [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref> who helped her discover and apply a new sound and emotion to her voice. She later took advice and guidance from Carnatic singer [[M. Balamuralikrishna]].<ref name="itcsra.org"/> To this day, she remains in touch with the New York-based voice teacher David Jones.<ref name="Rajan, A. 2014">Rajan, A. (2014). Quest for the best. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/quest-for-the-best/article5922104.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>

==Career==
===India===

Aruna Sairam has performed at the Indian President's official residence – [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] at [[Shakthi Sthal]] – and the memorials to Indian prime ministers [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Rajiv Gandhi]] at [[Vir Bhoomi]].<ref>Swaminathan, C. (2014). A new season of promise. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-new-season-of-promise/article6001381.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> She has also performed across the country at venues including [[The Music Academy]] in Chennai,<ref>The Times of India, (2011). Let The Music Play. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8xMS8zMCNBcjAyMzAw {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327111724/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8xMS8zMCNBcjAyMzAw |date=27 March 2019 }} [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref> the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, [[Siri Fort Auditorium]] in [[Delhi]], and at seminars and the festival held at the [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]] in Delhi, the Music Forum in Mumbai, and the Kolkata's [[Sangeet Research Academy]].<ref name="narthaki.com">narthaki.com, (2010). Performance par excellence. [online] Available at: http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev10/rev857.html [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>

===International===

Aruna has performed South Indian vocal music internationally. She worked as a visiting professor at a German music conservatory where she taught South Indian music. She was intrigued at the lack of awareness of her art form outside the subcontinent.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

This experience gave her a mission to make [[South Indian classical music]] global. She performed at the [[BBC Proms]] at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]].<ref>The Times of India, (2011). Carnatic music to debut in BBC Prom. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/07/23&PageLabel=10&EntityId=Ar01002&ViewMode=HTML [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref><ref>The Times of India The Crest Edition, (2011). The voice that rocked Albert Hall. [online] Available at: http://www.timescrest.com/culture/the-voice-that-rocked-albert-hall-5968 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028090652/http://www.timescrest.com/culture/the-voice-that-rocked-albert-hall-5968 |date=28 October 2014 }} [Accessed 27 October 2014]</ref> as the first South Indian classical vocalist in the Proms' then-116-year history in 2011. Sairam has also performed at New York's [[Carnegie Hall]], Paris's [[Théâtre de la Ville]]<ref>sabhash.com, (2012). Face to Face. [online] Available at: http://www.sabhash.com/music/face-to-face/8/aruna-sairam---by-lakshmi-venkatraman.htm [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref><ref>The Hindu, (2008). Top U.S. honours for Aruna Sairam. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1435391.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> and Morocco's [[Fes Festival of World Sacred Music]].<ref name="itcsra.org"/><ref>Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Soaring songs. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/soaring-songs/article904263.ece [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref>

==Collaborations==
Aruna Sairam has collaborated with many artists across the globe. Here is a list of some of the artists with whom Sairam has collaborated:
===India===
• [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Swaminathan|first=G.|date=2010-10-07|title=Meeting of minds|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Meeting-of-minds/article15774610.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Divya|date=2010-09-23|title=An ode to India|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-ode-to-India/article16046056.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>• [[U. Srinivas]]
<ref>{{Cite web|title=U Srinivas: an artiste who put Carnatic on the world map|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/U-Srinivas-an-artiste-who-put-Carnatic-on-the-world-map/article20869499.ece|last=SAIRAM|first=ARUNA|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rao|first=V. Prabhakar|date=2016-03-17|title=Voice and instrument merge seamlessly|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mandolin-and-beyond-show-was-a-tribute-to-mandolin-u-shrinivas/article8365425.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aruna Sairam to light up Margazhi with Raghavendra Rao, Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan and SV Ramani|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/19/aruna-sairam-to-light-up-margazhi-with-raghavendra-rao-thiruvarur-vaidynathan-and-sv-ramani-20689.html|website=www.indulgexpress.com|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Vid. Neela Bhagwat
• Jayanti Kumaresh
<ref>{{Cite web|title=London Gears Up for Darbar Fest {{!}} International Newspaper From London|url=https://asianlite.com/news/uk-news/london-gears-up-for-darbar-fest/|last=News|first=Asian Lite|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Coke Studio- Ram Sampath
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Striking The Right Chords|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/striking-the-right-chords-3/|date=2013-07-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• [[Sudha Raghunathan]]
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Swaminathan|first=G.|date=2017-03-30|title=Aruna Sairam and Sudha Ragunathan: a confluence of styles|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/aruna-sairam-and-sudha-ragunathan-paid-a-musical-salute-for-indias-independence-day/article17743548.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>• Agam Band
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramakrishnan|first=M. V.|date=2015-11-12|title=Aruna Sairam meets Agam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/aruna-sairam-and-rock-band-agam-come-together-in-a-joint-musical-venture/article7869616.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>• [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]
<ref name="radioandmusic.com">{{Cite web|title=Legendary Carnatic singer Aruna Sairam and sarod virtuoso Soumik Datta to collaborate|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/press-releases/180214-carnatic-singer-aruna-sairam-and|website=www.radioandmusic.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Ronu Majumdar
• [[Haricharan]]
<ref>{{Cite web|title=An Inclusive Journey of Music – Culturama|url=https://culturama.in/2019/09/30/an-inclusive-journey-of-music/|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Thayir Sadam Project <ref>{{Cite web|title='Imagine' the 'Loka Samasta' with Aruna Sairam and the Thayir Sadam Project - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/imagine-the-loka-samasta-with-aruna-sairam-and-the-thayir-sadam-project/articleshow/71443446.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aruna Sairam & The Thayir Sadam Project Featured The SaPa Choir {{!}} RITZ|url=http://www.ritzmagazine.in/aruna-sairam-the-thayir-sadam-project/|date=2019-11-12|website=RITZ Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>
• [[Malavika Sarukkai]] (Dancer)
•Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi

===International===
• Dominique Vellard
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramani|first=V. v|date=2018-02-01|title=Collaboration revived|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/aruna-sairam-and-dominique-vellard-are-collaborating-again/article22620971.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2018-02-08|title=Carnatic music meets Gregorian chants|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/heaven-and-earth-music-series-featuring-aruna-sairam-and-dominique-vellard/article22689399.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>• Michael Riemann
<ref name="youtube.com">{{Citation|title=Christian Bollmann, Aruna Sayeeram & Michael Reimann - Kaljani|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BbqIBIENeQ|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Christian Bollman
<ref name="youtube.com"/>• Hari Sivanesan
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prom 17: World Routes Academy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ewbv4f?lang=ga|website=BBC Music Events|language=ga|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Nouruddine Tahiri
<ref>{{Cite web|title=TRIALOGUE A project around South Indian, Moroccan and European medieval traditions. Aruna Saïram, Noureddine Tahiri, Dominique Vellard|url=http://www.glossamusic.com/glossa/reference.aspx?id=291|website=www.glossamusic.com|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Jesse Bannister
<ref>{{Citation|title=Mohanam by Aruna Sairam and Jesse Bannister|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLkSYO6Yw_4|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Vijay Iyer
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Review: Vijay Iyer brings Ojai Music Festival to rousing, borders-blurring finish|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-ojai-vijay-finish-20170611-story.html|date=2017-06-13|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Rajika Puri (Dancer)
<ref>{{Cite web|title=FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH Celebrates Indian Dance In America|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/FROM-THE-HORSES-MOUTH-Celebrates-Indian-Dance-In-America-20170311|author=|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref>• Soumik Datta<ref name="radioandmusic.com"/>
• Marco Horvat • [[Rudresh Mahanthappa]]

==Awards and recognitions==
Sairam has won many national and international awards, including the [[Padma Shri]] and the US Congress Proclamation of Excellence.
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* [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] from the [[Madras Music Academy]], 2018<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sangita-kalanidhi-award-for-aruna-sairam/article24425017.ece }}</ref>
* [[Padma Shri]] from the [[Government of India]], 2009<ref>{{cite news|title=Jayakanthan, Vivekh, Aruna Sairam among Padma awardees|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-26/chennai/28054762_1_prestigious-padma-awards-national-film-awards-padma-bhushan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707022530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-26/chennai/28054762_1_prestigious-padma-awards-national-film-awards-padma-bhushan|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|access-date=22 January 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 January 2009}}</ref>
* Aruna Sairam has been appointed as Vice-Chairman of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/whozwho.htm/ |title=sangeetnatak.gov.in |publisher=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125153020/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/whozwho.htm |archive-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Government of India, 2014<ref name="The Hindu 2014">The Hindu, (2014). President presents Sangeet Natak Akademi awards. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards/article5903355.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>
* Bharathi Thyagaraja Samman Award by Dakshinamnaya Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Bangalore, 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pocketnewsalert.com/2015/07/BHARATHI-THYAGARAJA-SAMMAN-AWARDS.html/ |title='www.pocketnewsalert.com'' |publisher=pocketnewsalert.com |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822200231/http://www.pocketnewsalert.com/2015/07/BHARATHI-THYAGARAJA-SAMMAN-AWARDS.html |archive-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Isai Mani Magudam Award by Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Chennai, 2015<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/medley-of-art-forms/article7637682.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Medley of art forms |publisher=Hindu.com |date=10 September 2015 |location=Chennai, India }}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Arsha Kala Bhushanam Award by Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Coimbatore, 2014<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/nonviolence-should-be-practised-to-avoid-conflicts-swami-dayananda-saraswati/article6606772.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Coimbatore / Non-violence should be practised to avoid conflicts: Swami Dayananda Saraswati |publisher=Hindu.com |date=17 November 2014 |location=Coimbatore, India}}</ref>
* Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Memorial Trust Chennai, 2013<ref>The Times of India, (2013). Cultural and the Carnatic. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/10/01&PageLabel=7&EntityId=Pc00712&ViewMode=HTML [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>
* Shri P. Obul Reddy and Smt. P. Gnanambal Award 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1352213.ece |title=The New Indian Express: Entertainment Chennai / Bhavan's cultural festival |publisher=newindianexpress.com |date=24 November 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* Indira Sivasailam Endowment Award, 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indira-sivasailam-endowment-award-for-aruna-sairam/article3847522.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Indira Sivasailam Endowment award for Aruna Sairam |publisher=Hindu.com |date=1 September 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* Sangita Kala Nipuna by Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Chennai, 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mylapore-fine-arts-club-60-years-young/article2707119.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Mylapore Fine Arts Club 60 years young |publisher=Hindu.com |date=11 December 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* Sake of Honour Award by Rotary Club of Ambattur 2011<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indira-sivasailam-endowment-award-for-aruna-sairam/article3847522.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / For the Sake of Honour Award given |publisher=Hindu.com |date=18 December 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* U S Congress Proclamation of Excellence, 2008<ref name="itcsra.org"/>
* Gaana Padmam by Brahma Gana Sabha, 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/rt/rt11.html/ |title='www.narthaki.com'' |publisher=narthaki.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051906/http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev10/rev857.html| archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
* The "Kalaimamani" by the Government of Tamil Nadu, 2006<ref>The Hindu, (2006). Kalaimamani awards for 123 artists. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kalaimamani-awards-for-123-artists/article3183730.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>
* The "Isai Selvam" by the Government of Tamil Nadu, 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/muthamizh-peravai-awards-presented/article3178693.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Muthamizh Peravai awards presented |publisher=Hindu.com |date=15 February 2006 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* Sangita Choodamani by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Chennai, 2006<ref>The Hindu, (2006). Music festival begins. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/music-festival-begins/article3086346.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>
* Aruna Sairam has been appointed the Advisor to the Department of Culture, Tamil Nadu, on Musical Education by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/19/aruna-sairam-to-light-up-margazhi-with-raghavendra-rao-thiruvarur-vaidynathan-and-sv-ramani-20689.html}}</ref>
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==Recordings==
{{As of|2019}}, Sairam has recorded over 60 records.<ref name="arunasairam.org">Arunasairam.org, (2014). Welcome to Aruna Sairam Official Site |Aruna Sairam Albums. [online] Available at: http://arunasairam.org/albums.asp [Accessed 30 October 2014].</ref> Her recordings span classical repertoires, thematic presentations, concert recordings and collaborations with German, French, Moroccan and other international artists. Six of her albums have been produced and distributed in Europe and the US. She has collaborated with artists including French artistry [[Dominque Vellard]] and [[Christian Bollman]] of Germany, as well as with eminent Hindustani musicians. She has also released "Aruna: Thousand Names of the Divine Mother", an album containing sacred chants from the [[Lalitha Sahasaranamam]].<ref name="arunasairam.org"/>

==Teaching==
Aruna Sairam has undertaken various mentoring programmes, notably the 2011 [[BBC World Routes Academy Project]],<ref>The Times of India, (2011). Carnatic Music to Debut in BBC Prom. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/07/23&PageLabel=10&EntityId=Ar01002&ViewMode=HTML [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref> in which she tutored the British-born, South Asian [[veena]] player [[Hari Sivanesan]]. She also tutored a French singer of medieval chant [[Marco Horvat]] under the [[Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme]].{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

After her initial stint in the Music Conservatory in Germany, she has continued to teach as guest lecturer in several European schools. She has also taught at Harvard Sangeet, a workshop on Carnatic Music for students of [[Harvard University]], US. She was also appointed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as an advisor to the Department of Culture, Tamil Nadu, on Musical Education between 2007 and 2011.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

She has written a detailed thesis about voice training and she tutors young artists in this subject. In 2014, she was invited as a Faculty to the [[International Jazz Convention]] at the [[Banff Centre]], Canada, by its Director [[Vijay Iyer]].<ref name="asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com">{{cite news|url=http://asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com/post/87612339757/vijayiyer-thank-you-aruna-sairam-banffjazz |title='asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com'' |publisher=asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com}}</ref>

Every year, The [[Sangeet Research Academy]] in Kolkata invites Aruna as a mentor and member of its expert committee and as the external examiner for the graduating scholars of the Academy.<ref name="narthaki.com"/>

===Foundation===

She and her husband have set up the [[Nadayogam Trust]], which gives performance opportunities to young musicians.
Under the Nadayogam Trust, a scholarship scheme has been instituted, through which violins were given to students of S V College of Music and Dance, Tirupati. The trust also maintains an archive of teaching materials and a collection of recordings.<ref name="Rajan, A. 2014"/><ref>The New Indian Express, (2013). Book on Vainika T Brinda released. [online] Available at: http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Book-on-Vainika-T-Brinda-released/2013/04/25/article1559795.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].</ref>

==Critical reception==
Aruna has been well received by overseas publications across her performances. In 2011, Pulse Connects called her the "darling of Carnatic vocal music" before her performance at the [[The Proms|BBC Proms]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arunasairam.org/blogs/pulse-london-1st-october-2011/|title=Pulse, London. 1st October 2011 – Aruna Says|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Outlook Magazine compared her talent to that of famed vocalist [[M. S. Subbulakshmi|M S Subbulakshmi]], calling her purity of voice, diction, sruti alignment and singing, similar to those of Subbulakshmi's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/why-i-love-outlook/294762|title=Why I Love Outlook {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|website=Outlook India|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/chennaiyil-thiruvaiyaru/2009/profiles/aruna-sairam.asp|title=Aruna Sairam - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru 2009|website=lakshmansruthi.com|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref>

[[Evening Standard|London Evening Standard]] has called her the "New Queen of Soul", comparing her with [[Aretha Franklin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wegotguru.wordpress.com/2017/06/10/aruna-sairam-the-mesmerizing-voice/|title=Aruna Sairam- the Mesmerizing Voice|last=WeGotGuru|date=2017-06-10|website=WeGotGuru|language=en|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2017/06/|title=Civic Center|website=sfciviccenter.blogspot.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arunasairam.org/blogs/london-evening-standard-28-july-2011/|title=London Evening Standard, 28 July 2011 – Aruna Says|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>

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