A wonderful
Carnatic vocal concert by Ananya Ashok took place recently at Apparao
Galleries, Nungambakkam. Ananya Ashok is a student of renowned violinist, Smt.
Anuradha Sridhar, who resides in California, USA. Smt. Anuradha is the daughter
and disciple of the eminent violinist Smt. Srimathi Brahmanandam and the niece
of the violin maestro Padmabhushan, Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman. Ananya has
received several prizes at the Cleveland Aradhana festival.
She was chosen as
'The Best Stage Performer' on Jaya TV’s Carnatic Music Idol USA in 2011. Ananya
has performed in various venues around Chennai in the last three years during
the music season. She has given several performances in USA and on Indian
National Television. Ananya has also been studying Hindustani Vocal Music from
renowned violinist, Smt. Kala Ramnath. Ananya is a recipient of the 2011
'Alliance for California Traditional Arts' Fellowship Award. Ananya also hails
from a musical family. Ananya’s father, Sri Ashok Subramaniam is a musician and
teacher. Ananya is the grand-niece of Sri. K.R. Kumaraswamy and Sri. K.R.
Kedaranathan. On her maternal side, her great grandmother is a disciple of
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kallidaikuruchi Vedanta Bhagavatar and Ramalinga
Bhagavatar.Ananya Ashok is a budding artist with a captivating voice.
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