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'''Lalgudi Rajalakshmi''' is a violinist in the Indian classical [[Carnatic music|Carnatic style of music]]. She performs the violin in the Lalgudi tradition.<br />
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==Early life and training==<br />
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Lalgudi Rajalakshmi hails from a family of musicians. Her siblings are veena maestro [[Padmavathy Ananthagopalan|Padmavathi Ananthagopalan]], and violinists [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]] and [[Srimathi Brahmanandam]]. Her initial training was with her father, Lalgudi Gopala Iyer. She also learnt later from her elder brother, [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com/p/legacy.html|title=Legacy|website=www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lakshmi |first1=C.S. |title=The Singer and the Song |date=2000 |publisher=Kali for Women |location=New Delhi |pages=195–211}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bhakthavatsalam |first1=Sindhuja |title=My Guru. Lalgudi Rajalakshmi |journal=Sruti Magazine |date=July 2014 |pages=34–36}}</ref><br />
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==Performance==<br />
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Lalgudi Rajalakshmi started performing at the age of 10. Since that time, she has had both solo performances and performed as an accompanist to several artistes including [[Aruna Sairam]], [[D.K. Pattammal]], [[Mandolin Srinivas]], [[Mani Krishnaswami]], [[M.L. Vasanthakumari]], [[Neyveli Santhanagopalan]], [[N. Ramani]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi|Radha and Jayalakshmi]], Saroja and Lalitha, [[Sudha Raghunathan]], her daughter [[Jayanthi Kumaresh]] and grandson [[Abhishek Raghuram]], among others. She has performed in India and in several other countries including Malaysia, Singapore and the US. Lalgudi Rajalakshmi has also served as a staff artiste for [[All India Radio]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com/p/the-artist.html|title=The Artist|website=www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
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The awards conferred upon Rajalakshmi include "Kala Jyothi" by Sri Thyagaraja Bhajana Sabha, "Sangeetha Bhushana" by Ramakrishna Bhajana Sabha, "Swarabhushani" by Gayana Samaja (2013) and the Music Academy's prestigious Pappa Venkatramaiah award (2015).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indian-heritage.org/musicseason/awards1415.html|title=Indian Heritage - December Madras (Chennai) Music Season - Awards 2014-2015|website=www.indian-heritage.org}}</ref><br />
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==Teaching==<br />
A highly regarded teacher,{{according to whom|date=August 2023}} Lalgudi Rajalakshmi has trained students in the violin, veena and in vocal music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com/p/the-guru.html|title=The Guru|website=www.lalgudirajalakshmi.com}}</ref> Her students include the veena artiste [[Jayanthi Kumaresh]].<br />
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