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{{Short description|Popular Carnatic musician}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vishakha Hari
| image = Visakha Hari.jpg
| caption = Vishakha Hari at a concert in Bengaluru in 2016.
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| birth_date = 3rd September 1978
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| genre = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian classical music]]
| occupation = Vocalist
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'''Vishakha Hari''' is a [[Carnatic music]] vocalist and proponent of [[Harikatha]], a form of Hindu storytelling.

==Early days==

Vishakha Hari's father, Santhanam, is a chartered accountant. Her mother, Vijaya Santhanam, completed studies in chemistry and followed a spiritual guru, Sri Paranur Krishna Premi (Srisrianna), who later became Visakha Hari's father-in-law. Her younger brother [[Saketharaman]] is also a Carnatic music vocalist.

Vishakha Hari received formal Carnatic music training from [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]] from the age of 6 and [[Bharata natyam]] training from [[Sudharani Raghupathy]].<ref name="HinduJul06"/> She had no formal training in Harikatha.<ref name="HinduJul06">{{Cite news|date=14 July 2006|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/from-commerce-to-katha/article3218782.ece|title=From commerce to katha|work=The Hindu|author=Gowri Ramnarayan|access-date=24 May 2021|language=en}}</ref>

Viskha Hari studied commerce and completed qualifications as a chartered accountant.<ref name="HinduMay08">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/The-raconteurrsquos-raga/article15398741.ece|work=The Hindu|title=The raconteur's raga|date=23 May 2008|author=Vatsala Vedantam|access-date=24 May 2021|language=en}}</ref>

She married Sri Hari, a Harikatha exponent, and when she was 22, her father-in-law encouraged her to tell stories during her musical performances.<ref name="HinduSep2010">{{Cite news|author=Chitra Swaminathan|date=2 September 2010|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Katha-of-a-different-kind/article11625360.ece|title=Katha of a different kind|work=The Hindu|access-date=24 May 2021|language=en}}</ref>

==Musical career==

Since 2006, Vishakha Hari has performed in several sabhas during the [[Madras Music Season|Chennai Music Season]]. An artist of All India Radio, she has given discourses and concerts abroad.

Vishakha Hari also occasionally performs with her husband, Sri Hari, who uses his English literary background to supplement her kathakalakshepam performances.<ref name="HinduMay08"/>

Vishakha Hari performs Harikatha on various topics Based on Srimad Ramayanam, Srimad Bhagavatham and Skanda puranam. She also performs from Srisrianna's works such as: Sri Vaishnava Samhitha; Sri Brindavana Mahatmyam; Divya Desa Vaibhavam; Harikatha Amritha Lahari; Sri Bhakthapurisha Stavam; Sati vijayam, Shatakams and Keerthanas.

== Awards and recognition ==
She has received medals, prizes and other awards for her contributions to the Harikatha and Carnatic music fields.{{According to whom|date=March 2017}}*
*Received the Vasantashreshtha, that is the 'woman par excellence' award, from the hands of her music guru Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman and the Thyagarja
Pratidhwani or 'echo of Thyagaraja Swami' title from her spiritual guru and father-in-law Sri Krishna Premi Swamigal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/soulful-tunes/1064090/ |title=Soulful Tunes - Indian Express |work=Indian Express|date=24 January 2013 |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
*Smt Vishaka hari was awarded Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi Centenary Award at a ceremony in Mumbai Sri Shamukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha on 13th of
September 2016.She is one amongst seven of India's most-respected women artistes.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/7-women-get-M.S.-Subbulakshmi-Awards/article14636767.ece | title= 7 women get M.S. Subbulakshmi Awards | date=14 September 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=16 May 2018 }}</ref>
*On 20 November 2016, Bharitya Vidya Bhavan,Chennai decorated Smt Vishaka Hari with the 'Lifetime Achievement' award by the guest of the day Infosys
chairman, R. Seshasayee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kutcheribuzz.com/december-season-buzz-2016/general-buzz-2016/3334-bhavan-s-cul-fest-opens |title=Bhavan's cul-fest opens to a full house |publisher=Kutcheribuzz.com |date=21 November 2016 |access-date=29 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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