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Sudha Raghunathan (Tamil:சுதா ரகுநாதன்) is a Carnatic music singer from South India. She was awarded a Padma Shri for excellence in singing. She was born in Bangalore and went to Good Shepherd Convent. She did higher education at Bangalore, Karnataka and obtained a Masters Degree in Economics.She started singing at nine years of age. Later, she received her training from her mother Choodamani, and continued the training under B. V. Lakshmanan. She has received the Artistes for advanced training in Carnatic music. In 1977, Dr. M.L Vasantha Kumari encouraged her to pursue music as a career. She is married to Ragunathan and they have two children.
Awards
Bharat Jyothi (Tamil:பாரத் ஜோதி) from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York (1988)Kalai mamani (Tamil:கலைமாமணி')' award from the state government of Tamilnadu, India (1993)Sangeetha Choodamani (Tamil:சங்கீத சூடாமணி) from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai (1997)Padma Sri award in the field of Carnatic vocal music (2004)Sangeetha Kala Saarathi (Tamil:சங்கீத கலா சாரதி) from Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai, from His Holiness Shri Jayendra Saraswathi of Kanchi MuttSangeeta Saraswathi (Tamil:சங்கீத சரஸ்வதி) from The Mahasannidanam of SringeriGana kuyil (Tamil:கானக்குயில்) from Valmiki Manram, ChennaiIsai Peroli (Tamil:இசைப் பேரொளி) and VST Award from Karthik Fine Arts, ChennaiGood knowledge in procedure from Sahara Fine Arts, ChennaiSangita Kokila from Tamil Sangam Navi Mumbai
