Nisha Rajagopal

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.[1][2]

She is an A grade artiste of All India Radio, Chennai and an accredited artiste with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).[3]

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. They have a son, Vidyut, born in 2014.[4]

Awards and Felicitations

She has received the following awards:[5][3]

  • 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

  1. 1 2 Sruti Magazine - March 2007 Issue
  2. ↑ The Hindu : Absorbing recital
  3. 1 2 "Nisha Rajagopalan". salzburgerfestspiele. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. ↑ Lakshmi Venkatraman (19 November 2013). "Gene Passes On..." sabhash.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vidushi.Nisha Rajagopalan". sraavyam.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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