Lavanya Sundararaman


Lavanya Sundararaman is a Carnatic musician. She received initial training from Poornapragya Rao, and went on to receive further training from her family of musicians.

Early life and family

Lavanya was born to Smt. Gayathri and Dr. R. Sundararaman. She is the great-granddaughter of the prominent Carnatic music vocalist, D. K. Pattammal. She is also the great-granddaughter of Palghat Mani Iyer, who was a mridangam maestro.
Lavanya received music lessons during her childhood from her great-grandmother D. K. Pattammal. She is a disciple of her grandmother and noted singer Lalitha Sivakumar, her mother Gayathri Sundararaman, and is a niece and disciple of renowned singer Nithyasree Mahadevan.
Lavanya has completed her post-graduate and undergraduate studies in Music at Queen Mary's College, Chennai and is pursuing her Ph.D. in Music under the guidance of Dr. M. A. Bhageerathi.

Musical career

Touring

Lavanya has performed at major sabhas in India, particularly during the annual December music festival in Chennai. She has also presented songs and concerts in the United States of America, Canada, Sri Lanka, and other destinations.
Notable performances by Lavanya have included:
Lavanya has appeared in various television music programs to perform, including:
Lavanya has sung songs in Hindu devotional and other-genre music albums, including:
YearHonourHonouring bestowed or presented byRef
1999AwardPadma Sheshadri Bala Bhavan
20006 year Classical Vocal Music ScholarshipPSBB group of schools
2000Oothukaadu Venkatasubaiyar Trust PrizeOothukaadu Venkatasubaiyar Trust
2006Various PrizesMylapore Fine Arts
2006 & 2007Various PrizesNarada Gana Sabha
2007Ariyakudi KV Narayanaswamy Memorial Trust competition prizeAriyakudi KV Narayanaswamy Memorial Trust
2007First prize in Tamil songs for ladies and gentlemenMadras Music Academy
2007-2008Platinum Jubilee Year Celebration Music Conference PrizeIndian Fine Arts Society
2008"Northern Star" plaque and title for preserving Tamil heritagePC Riding Association Of Scarborough Centre, Canada
2008"Tamil Isai Kuyil" titleTamil Times Inc Toronto, Canada
2009Krishna Gana Sabha Endowment PrizeKrishna Gana Sabha
2009Tambura PrizeNeelakanda Sivan Trust
2010Tambura Prize on Rukmini Ramani's compositionsSivan Fine Arts Academy and Sivanugraha
2010"Innisai Ilavarasi" titleAdi Arul Neri Manram, Canada
2010"Isai Ilavarasi" titleTamil Times Inc Toronto, Canada
2011Bhagidhari awardGovernment of Delhi
2011"Amuthagaanavani" titleNallur Kandaswamy Temple Maha Sannidhanam, Sri Lanka