Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan: An accomplished Carnatic Musician

Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan is an accomplished Carnatic classical Veena artist. With any number of accomplishments to her stride, she boasts multiple decades of rich experience in the field.

Inception at the age of 11 years: In fact, her inception into the classical form of music began way back when she was merely 11 years old. Thanks to the professional training she was privileged enough to keep growing in leaps and bounds all along and continues to do so.

Initial training from Bheema Rao: Her initial training began under the able guidance of Bheema Rao, a direct disciple of no less than a towering personality like Veene Sheshanna. Later her learning continued under Vidwan V.Anantharamu and Vidwan V.Srikantha Iyer. She has also been trained under legendaries like R.K Suryanarayan, violinist Emani Shankara Shastry and S. Seshagiri Rao, a renowned artiste with AIR, Bengaluru.

A regular in well-known performances: Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan, over the years has become a sought-after Veena artist across the country and elsewhere across the globe. She keeps performing in most of the leading performances within the country apart from doing so periodically in different countries.

An exquisite blending of artistry and mastery: Probably, the hallmark of her style is the exquisite blending of artistry and mastery imbibed due to the traditional grooming she has undergone since the age of eleven. The innumerable awards she has won reflect her talent and passion for music. During the many years of learning and concert experience, she has carved a niche for herself.

Prominent concerts: Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan has been performing in all important music festivals all over the country. Some of her concert details are as follows including Durbar Hall Mysore, Nadanirajanm -Tirupati, Swathi Tirunal Sabha -Trivandrum, Narada Gana Sabha, Indian Fine Arts - Chennai.

Recital of 75 Veenas: Perhaps, one of the noteworthy highlights of her several decades' musical journey includes the grand ensemble of 75 veenas at Sri Rama Seva Mandali Music Festival, Chamarajpet, Bengaluru for its 75th-anniversary celebrations along with Dr.Suma Sudhindra and a 50 veena concert at Chowdaiah Memorial, Bangalore as part of Bangalore Arts Festival. She has performed numerous concerts across the country and abroad including those at Singapore, Dubai, Abudhabi & Australia.

Veena Vidushi, Nada Jyothi, Kala Praveene: Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan can be termed as a star on the Carnatic classic music horizon going by the series of awards she has won so far like Veena Vidushi, Nada Jyothi and Kala Praveene among many a other.

A long list of accolades: Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan is the daughter of Narayana Swamy Rao, Founder of the Sri Rama Seva Mandali, Bengaluru. She has won many accolades recognizing her contribution to Music. NAADAJYOTHI award from Sri. Naadajyothi Kalasabha, Malleswaram - 2005 VAINIKA KALA PRAVEENAE award from Sri. Tyagaraja Ganasabha - 2005 KALAJYOTHI award from Bangalore Gayana Samaja – 2015, Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan has recently been honored with the Gaana Kala Kasturi award by the reputed music institute Gaana Kala Parishat at Ram Mandir in NR Colony, Bengaluru.

Founder of Veenadhari Institute of Music and Fine Arts: Apart from being a professional instrumentalist Mrs Anuradha Madhusudan is also contributing her bit in imparting and mentoring her musical talents. She set up the Veenadhari Institute of Music and Fine Arts in 1985 to help spread music and dance to every nook and corner of the country. Her Institute students have been provided many opportunities to perform with Veena Vidushi Anuradha Madhusudan in many prestigious organizations.

-Manohar Yadavatti