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{{short description|Indian Carnatic classical vocalist}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sudha Ragunathan
| image = Sudha.Ragunathan.jpg
| alt = Sudha Ragunathan at Music Academy, [[Chennai]], 2010
| caption = Ragunathan at Music Academy, [[Chennai]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1956|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Madras]] (present-day Chennai), [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| citizenship =
| nationality =
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Ethiraj College for Women]] ([[Postgraduate education|PG]] in [[Economics]])
| parents = {{unbulleted list|Venkatraman|Choodamani}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Ragunathan|1982}}
| children = 2
| occupation = Singer, Composer
| honours = {{plainlist|
*[[Kalaimamani]] (1993)
*Sangeetha Saraswathi (1993)
*[[Sangeetha Choodamani]] (1997)
*[[Sangeetha Kalasarathy]] (2000)
*[[Padma Shri]] (2004)
*[[Sangita Kalanidhi]] (2013)
*[[Padma Bhushan]] (2015)
}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flat list|
* [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]
* [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]]
* [[playback singer|Playback singing]]
* [[Filmi]]
* [[Bhajan]]
}}
| instrument = Vocals, [[veena]]
| website = {{URL|www.sudharagunathan.com}}
}}
}}
'''Sudha Ragunathan''' is an Indian [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] vocalist, singer and composer. She was conferred the [[Kalaimamani]] award by the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] in 1994, [[Padma Shri]] (2004) and [[Padma Bhushan]] (2015) by the [[Government of India]], and [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] by Madras Music Academy in 2013.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=2004-2004&Award=Padma%20Shri&Field=Art&Place=Tamil%20Nadu
|title=Padma Awards
|last=Ragunathan
|first=Sudha
|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)
|access-date=21 September 2017
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=2015-2015&Award=Padma%20Bhushan&Field=Art
|title=Padma Awards
|last=Ragunathan
|first=Sudha
|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India)
|access-date=21 September 2017
}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Sudha Ragunathan (née Sudha Venkatraman) was born in Chennai on 30 April 1956 and later shifted to Bangalore.<ref name=hindu20130315/> She did her schooling in [[Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai]]. She studied at [[Ethiraj College for Women|Ethiraj College]], and obtained a postgraduate degree in economics.<ref name=hindu20130729/>

==Musical career==

===Training===
Sudha Ragunathan received her initial training in Carnatic music from her mother V. Choodamani. From the age of three, she began to learn [[bhajan]]s, Hindu devotional songs. Her tutelage continued under B. V. Lakshman. In 1977, she received an Indian government scholarship to study music under a doyenne of Carnatic music, [[M. L. Vasanthakumari|Dr. M.L Vasantha Kumari]], whose student she remained for thirteen years.<ref name=hindu20130913>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Deepa Ganesh|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-flow-of-things/article5121187.ece|title=In the flow of things|date=13 September 2013|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>

Trained under Dr. ML Vasanthakumari in the gurukula style, it involved considerable amounts of listening to the teacher and other practitioners to absorb their style and oeuvre. Part of her duties involved the accompaniment on the [[tanpura]] of her teacher during concerts,<ref name=rediff20110204>{{cite web|work=Rediff.com|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/wanted-to-be-a-doctor-became-carnatic-star/20110204.htm|title=Wanted to be a doctor, became Carnatic star|date=4 February 2011|access-date=8 November 2013|author=Shobha Warrier}}</ref> and also accompanying her during concerts.<ref name=hindu20130315/><ref name=hindu20130913/> In her own words,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview-simplify-carnatic-music-so-it-reaches-a-larger-audience-says-renowned-singer-sudha-raghunathan-2140503|title=Simplify Carnatic music so it reaches a larger audience, says renowned singer Sudha Raghunathan {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=31 October 2015|newspaper=dna|language=en-US|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> "A period of 13 years from 1977 to 1990, a phase of complete absorption and internalisation! There was no teaching in a formal atmosphere. We learnt while being with her during the ''katcheris'' (concerts). We would record her singing in our minds and then replay it while learning the intricacies. It was a very challenging and different experience and as I had begun learning very early from her, my mind was like a sponge and absorbed whatever I heard".

As of January 2015, she is preparing to debut in [[Kollywood]] as a music director with the upcoming Tamil film 'Thanneer' based on a Novel published in 2009 by [[Ashoka Mitran]].<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17838225-thanneer Sudha Raghunathan Debut as Music Director with film version of Ashoka Mitran's novel 'Thanneer']</ref>

===Performances and critical reception===
Sudha Ragunathan has performed at the [[Madras Music Season]] every year since 1990, the very year in which her Guru Dr. ML Vasanthakumari breathed her last.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|title=For a song|author=Ranjani Govind|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/for-a-song/article3231830.ece|date=22 December 2006|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> She is considered one of India's leading Carnatic performers.<ref name=hindu20060318>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-saga-of-magic/article3189193.ece|title=A saga of magic|author=M. Balaganessin|date=18 March 2006|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> In 2013 she was awarded the [[Sangita Kalanidhi]] of the [[Madras Music Academy]].<ref name=hindu20130729/> She was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], India's third-highest civilian honor, in January 2015.

On 2 October 2016, the United Nations released stamp to honour India's Carnatic music artist Bharat Ratna Dr.M S Subbulakshmi and this stamp was presented to Sudha Raghunathan to honour her performance at the United Nations on 2 Oct 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/united-nations-issues-stamp-to-honourcarnatic-music-artist-m-s-subbulakshmi-3062172/|title = United Nations issues stamp to honourcarnatic music artist M S Subbulakshmi|date = 3 October 2016}}</ref>

==Concert performances==
Ragunathan has performed and collaborated with other artists all over the world. She has performed at the United Nations,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity/article9271841.ece|title=Looking beyond the summit|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> and the [[Théâtre de la Ville]], Paris. Sudha performed at the [[Alice Tully Hall]], [[Lincoln Centre]], at New York Broadway to commemorate 50 years of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. Sudha is the only Indian vocalist to have participated in the Global Vocal Meeting organized by the 'Burghof,' an Academy of Music and Arts at Lorrach, Germany and produced by Stimmen Voices International Vocal Festival.

===Other Music===
Ragunathan has also performed as a playback singer in the [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/shhh-hes-back/article3023768.ece|title=Shhh... He's back|date=14 September 2007|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Sreedhar Pillai|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref> She got her first break as playback singer under [[Illayaraja]] in the movie 'Ivan', performing the song,'Enna Enna Sethai'. Besides the Carnatic repertoire, Raghunathan has also explored the world music scene, in particular fusion music.<ref name=hindu20070821/>

===Teaching===
Following Carnatic musicians, Sudha Ragunathan has also taught the tradition to her students.<ref name=hindu20070831>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|author=G. Swaminathan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-the-footsteps-of-her-guru/article2273608.ece|date=31 August 2007|access-date=8 November 2013|title=In the footsteps of her guru}}</ref> Sudha has launched her own school Sudhaarnava Academy for Musical Excellence on the day of Vijayadashami in 2017. The school has a faculty of her students along with Sudha Ragunathan herself and has conducted lec demonstrations and workshops in many venues across the globe.

==Personal life==
Sudha married Ragunathan and they have two children.

==Charitable works==
Sudha is known for her charitable works, and had launched the 'Samudhaaya Foundation' in 1999 of which she is the Founder and Managing Trustee. The Foundation has assisted the under privileged in the areas of child healthcare, infrastructural aid for homes and for heart surgeries for children.<ref name=hindu20130315>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Ranjani Govind|title=Holding the new wave|date=15 March 2013|access-date=8 November 2013|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/holding-the-new-wave/article4510504.ece}}</ref> The foundation has also raised funds for victims of the [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Gujarat earthquake]] and [[1999 Odisha cyclone|cyclone relief]] in Orissa.<ref name=hindu20070821>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Ranjani Govind|date=21 August 2007|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/sudha-is-doing-her-bit-for-society/article1895577.ece|title=Sudha is doing her bit for society|access-date=8 November 2013}}</ref>

==Albums==
{| class = "sortable wikitable"
! Year !! Song !! Album !! Music !! Co-Singers
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012 || ''Koniyada tharame''<ref name="itunes.apple.com">{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/thrahimam-2/id650910155 |title = Thrahimam 2 by Various Artists on Apple Music|website = [[iTunes]]|date = 19 April 2013}}</ref> || Thrahimam 2 || Pranam Kamlakar || [[Roopa Revathi]]
|-
| ''Sannuthinthumo Prabho''<ref name="itunes.apple.com"/>|| Thrahimam2 || Pranam Kamlakar ||
|}

==Awards==
*[[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] from [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] (2021)
*[[Padma Bhushan]] award in 2015
*[[Sangita Kalanidhi]] from [[Madras Music Academy]] (2013).<ref name=hindu20130729>{{cite news|title=Sangita Kalanidhi for Sudha Ragunathan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sangita-kalanidhi-for-sudha-ragunathan/article4963364.ece|access-date=8 November 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|author=B. Kolappan|date=29 July 2013}}</ref>
*[[Padma Shri]] award in 2004<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
*[[Sangeetha Choodamani]], from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1997).
*[[Kalaimamani]] award from the state government of [[Tamil Nadu]], India (1993).
*Bharat Jyothi from [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]], New York (1988).
*[[Sangeetha Kalasarathy]] from [[Parthasarathy Swami Sabha]], Chennai, from Shri Jayendra Saraswathi of [[Kanchi Mutt]].
*Sangeeta Saraswathi from The Mahasannidanam of [[Sringeri]].
*Gana kuyil from Valmiki Manram, Chennai.
*Isai Peroli and VST Award from Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai.
*Sangita Kokila from Tamil Sangam Navi Mumbai.
*"Rama Gana Kalacharya National Award" from [[Sree Ramaseva Mandali]] in the year 2017.
*Sama Gana Mathanga National Award from Bharatiya Sama Gana Sabha (2017)
*"Sangeetha Ratnakara" from Sri Surabharathi Sanskrit and Cultural foundation, Bengaluru.
*"Gaana Padhmam" from Brahma Gana Sabha, Chennai.
*MLV Platinum Jubilee Award 2003 from Dr. MLV Cultural Trust, Chennai.
*Rashtriya Ekta Award at the 57th birth anniversary celebrations of Rajiv Gandhi in recognition of achievements and contribution to fine arts.
*Outstanding National Citizen Award 2001 from The National Citizen's Guild, New Delhi.
*Gem of India Award 2001 at the All India Achiever's conference in the category of fine arts and culture.
*"Seva Ratna Award" 2001 from The Centenarian Trust, Chennai.
*"Swara Raga Laya Ratna" from Academy of Indian Music, Melbourne.
*"Isai Chelvam" in 2000 from Muthamizh Peravai from Kalaingar Dr.M.Karunanidhi.
*"Sivan Isai Selvi" from Papanasam Sivan Rasika Sangam.
*"Rasika Kala Ratna" from Rasikapriya, Sydney.
*"Gana Sudha Amrithavarshini" from Sree Kanchi Kamakotti Peetam.
*"Thennisai Thilakam" from The Federation Tamil Sangams of North America and the Tamil Nadu Foundation, USA.
*"Ugaadi Puraskar Award" from Telugu Academy.
*"Youth Excellence Award" from Sri Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust.
*"Woman of Golden Substance 1998-1999" from Rotary Club, Chennai.
*"Sangeeta Kala Sironmani" from Nungabakkam Cultural Academy Trust, Chennai.
*Sudha received the title of "Nadha Kalanidhi" from Sri Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha, New Delhi in February, 2005.
*Padma Sarangapani Cultural Academy honoured Sudha with the 'Padma Sadhana' award on 24 December 2005.
*The Tamil Brahmin Association (THAMBRAAS) At Chennai presented Sudha Ragunathan with the 'Award of Excellence' at the Silver Jubilee of State Conference on 25/12/2005.
*The Rotary Club of Trichirapalli Fort, Trichy presented Sudha with the 'VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE Award' on 8 March 2006.
* 'Vani Kala Sudhakara' from the Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha on 9 December 2005.
* 'Sangeetha Mamani' from the Sri Rama Bhaktha Jana Samaj, K.K.Nagar, Chennai
* 'Nadha Ratnakala' from the Universal Fine Arts, on 21 December 2005.
* 'Nadha Kavidha' on 26 December 2005, under the aegis of the music journal, 'Nadha Brahmam'.
*"Arsha Kala Bhushanam" from Pujyasri Swami Dayananda Saraswati organized by Arsha Vidya Gurukulam

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.sudharagunathan.com Sudha Ragunathan's Homepage]
*[http://www.samudhaayafoundation.org Sudha Ragunathan's samudhaaya foundation]

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