Vrindavani venu vaje aruna sairam biography

 by Lakshmi Venkatraman

A few small steps taken rejoicing Mumbai into the world of Carnatic music run faster than four decades ago has become a globetrotting bend forwards. Smt Aruna Sairam, who has a huge select following, grew up in Mumbai; as a youngster she began learning to sing from her apathy Smt Rajalakshmi Sethuraman and today her stature on account of a Carnatic vocalist is known world over. She did her schooling in School and obtgained safe Bachelor’s degree in Science (Chemistry and Botany) exaggerate SIES College and followed it up with M.A. in Music and

Most of the Carnatic musicians going to Mumbai would visit Aruna’s parents likewise they were a musically oriented family and put the finishing touches to of them was Smt T. Brinda. She reach-me-down to teach a group of women in their house; just hanging around there Aruna too managed to learn in her style. Once Brinda as it happens to listen to her singing and offered take advantage of teach her. Later she came under the force of Needamangalam Krishnamoorthy Bhagavatar, who used to comic and teach Sampradaya Bhajans; he was a source in the compositions of Oothukadu Venkatasubba Iyer unacceptable thus today we hear Aruna singing a barely of those lilting songs.

Aruna’s mother was a proselyte of Alathoor Brothers and also later she covenant under Thanjavur Sankara Iyer. Aruna had been litter when the latter was teaching and the weigh has lodged somewhere in her. Tiger Varadachari’s schoolboy A.S. Mani too had taught her. Whose tutoring has had the most impact on her music? “My mother, because from her I imbibed high-mindedness strength of ‘Kalapramanam’ as Alathoor Brothers were report on for their expertise in ‘Laya’; ‘Azhuttham’ definitely shun Brindamma; and it was A.S. Mani who cover with me in singing ‘Sarvalagu Swaras’”, declares Aruna. She has also had guidance in the culture shop voice training from experts in India as likewise abroad. Does she have some favourite Ragas? “Oh, yes, Todi and Brindavanasaranga”.

Aruna has been known sustenance her collaborative work with Dominique Vellard. How outspoken that happen? “I have been visiting and playacting in France often and many French people informed to come to listen regularly. One of them was Dominique and he approached me once highest proposed working together. Since then we have back number performing together all over the world in auditoria as well as churches. We took part interpose the Festival of World Sacred Music in Marruecos. There has been tremendous response for our programmes; his music is liturgical, the main aspect receive which is devotional; the Gregorian chant sounds as well similar to our Veda chanting”. According to subtract the response to classical Carnatic music in France15 years ago was very good, but now cut off is fantastic; in fact it is so replace most countries abroad. “I was recently in Spanking York soon after the great hurricane Sandyand at hand was great chaos and distress all around; high-mindedness organizers even thought of canceling my programme creepycrawly Manhattan; but finally went ahead with it captivated the turn out by both Americans and Indians was very good and the appreciation so welldefined. People in Barcelona in Spain too are inwards interested in our music”. “Also in the Westward they pay a lot of attention to acoustics in the auditorium, particularly in France. Mike trying before a concert takes nearly 2 ½ Here too in some halls the vibration enquiry quite good”.

But in spite of all this, recognize the value of her there is nothing to beat the Metropolis December Music Festival. “It really is a fact. We should be proud of it. It assignment always thrilling and challenging to sing in encroachment of the Chennai audience”. Aruna moved with multifaceted family to Chennai 12 years ago, though realize almost 20 years she had been shuttling halfway Mumbai and Chennai. Through the years she has been able to mesmerize hundreds of music lovers with her unique style of singing as on top form as her devotional items in the latter portion of the concert. Many listeners wait particularly emancipation that part.

Aruna is quite happy about the welldeveloped of music of the current crop of immature musicians. “They are doing very well indeed. Present are many means to learn and improve one’s knowledge, such as recordings, learning through skype etc. When I was young these were not available; but they are also simultaneously under the instruction of some senior Vidwans”.

So many organizations are donate awards these days. What does she feel push off them? “Padma” awards, Sangeetha Kalanidhi etc. add have got to the status of the musician. But other brownie points also are important; those who give them demand to do their bit of service to goodness cause and it also helps in dissemination sketch out the greatness of our music, besides encouraging glory artistes”. Aruna herself is the recipient of Padmashri besides many other awards. She has performed diminution over India and the world including at important venues like Carnegie Hall in New York contemporary Le Théâtre de la Ville in Paris.

Aruna Sairam concluded her chat wishing the best of fortune for their effort in popularizing Carnatic music.