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	'''Punya Srinivas''' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: புண்ய ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ்) is a professional [[Veena]] player and vocalist.		'''Punya Srinivas''' ([[Tamil language\|Tamil]]: புண்ய ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ்) is a professional [[Veena]] player and vocalist.

	She was initiated into music from the age of 6 by Smt. Jayalakshmi from the Music Academy and was later on trained in Veena from Vidushi Smt. Kamala Ashwathama, the mother of renowned Veena artiste [[E. Gayathri]]. She is currently pursuing the advanced aspects of Carnatic music from Sangeeta Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari. She was also exposed to Western classical music by Dr Augustine Paul. Her husband, D. A. Shrinivas is an accomplished mridangam player who usually accompanies her in her concerts.		She was initiated into music from the age of 6 by Smt. Jayalakshmi from the Music Academy and was later on trained in Veena from Vidushi Smt. Kamala Ashwathama, the mother of renowned Veena artiste [[E. Gayathri]]. She is currently pursuing the advanced aspects of Carnatic music from Sangeeta Kala Acharya [[Suguna Varadachari]]. She was also exposed to Western classical music by Dr Augustine Paul. Her husband, D. A. Shrinivas is an accomplished mridangam player who usually accompanies her in her concerts.

	==Career==		==Career==

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'''Punya Srinivas''' ([[Tamil language|Tamil]]: புண்ய ஸ்ரீனிவாஸ்) is a professional [[Veena]] player and vocalist.

She was initiated into music from the age of 6 by Smt. Jayalakshmi from the Music Academy and was later on trained in Veena from Vidushi Smt. Kamala Ashwathama, the mother of renowned Veena artiste [[E. Gayathri]]. She is currently pursuing the advanced aspects of Carnatic music from Sangeeta Kala Acharya Suguna Varadachari. She was also exposed to Western classical music by Dr Augustine Paul. Her husband, D. A. Shrinivas is an accomplished mridangam player who usually accompanies her in her concerts.

==Career==

She was proclaimed an 'A' Grade Artiste of [[All India Radio]] when she was 20 years old. Having performed in all the major sabhas in [[Chennai]], she also extended her performances to [[Hyderabad]], [[Trivandrum]], [[Bangalore]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Delhi]], [[Calcutta]] and also abroad in countries like [[Europe]], [[Belgium]], [[USA]], [[Singapore]], [[New York City|New York]], [[London]], [[Dubai]], [[France]], [[Israel]] and [[Jerusalem]].

She has performed with [[Ravi Shankar]], the world famous sitar maestro in his album, CHANTS, under the production of [[George Harrison]].

She has also collaborated with percussionists, [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]], [[John McLaughlin (musician)|John McLaughlin]], [[Matthew Garrison]] and [[U. Srinivas]].

She has also played for singer [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] in his Ghazal Albums and for [[Colonial Cousins]] in one of their albums.

To date, she has released 5000 recordings as a Veena player. She is also known for her versatility and ambidexterity, and has recently performed Bach's double violin concerto with Violinist V. S. Narasimhan. She also composed a tune for the 'Asian Muse', a conceptual Japanese album, comprising women performers from different regions of Asia. With her band, Paanchajanyam, she has brought many different popular musical genres on the Veena.

She launched an album "Veena in Vienna" giving different dimension to the indian instrument Veena which became a global hit. She followed it up with another album called the "Sound of Swan"

==References==

https://web.archive.org/web/20120110082602/http://punyasrinivas.com/beginnings

https://web.archive.org/web/20120126041300/http://punyasrinivas.com/bio

https://web.archive.org/web/20120306033120/http://punyasrinivas.com/growth

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120306030203/http://punyasrinivas.com/ Punya Srinivas official website]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/article77439.ece The Hindu : Arts / Music : Great musical sensitivity]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090629190222/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/06/26/stories/2009062651070200.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Music : Many meditative moments]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090803182156/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2009/07/31/stories/2009073151370200.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Columns : 'I go by the music, not the musician']

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