Nisha Rajagopalan
Nisha P. Rajagopal (Tamil: நிஷா ராஜகோபாலன்) (born 22 October 1980), is a Carnatic musician. Her mother, Vasundhara Rajagopal, is an established disciple of Gopala Iyer, a descendant of Koteeswara Iyer, the prominent composer.[1] Nisha commenced her training in vocal music from her mother, and later received training from T. R. Subramaniam, Calcutta Krishnamoorthy, Suguna Varadachary, and P. S. Narayanswamy.[2][3]
She is an A grade artiste of All India Radio, Chennai and an accredited artiste with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).[4]
Family
Nisha was resident in Toronto, Canada with her parents as her father Rajagopal was employed there. She is the middle one of 3 daughters. She moved with her mother and sisters to New Delhi to learn music from Professor T. R. Subramaniam. In 1995 her father found a job in Chennai and they all moved to Chennai. Nisha's husband is Arvind who is a pilot with Jet Airways.[5]
Awards and Felicitations
She has received the following awards:[6][4]
- Isai Peroli - Karthik Fine Arts (2013)
- Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Award - Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Trust (2012)
- Shanmukha Sangeetha Shiromani Award - Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts and Sangeetha Sabha
- The Hindu Saregama M S Subbulakshmi Award (first ever recipient of the award) (2011)
- Outstanding Lady Vocalist - The Music Academy
References
- ^ Sruti Magazine - March 2007 Issue
- ^ Sruti Magazine - March 2007 Issue
- ^ The Hindu : Absorbing recital
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- ^ "Vidushi.Nisha Rajagopalan". sraavyam.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.