About

Hailing from a musically endowed family,  I was initiated into music by my  parents Sri.N.Kameswaran and Smt. Renganayaki  Kameswaran at the age of 7. Other than my parents, I had great gurus who had blessed my life and you can read them here in the Gurus’ page.

I am a musician and can be best described as an amalgamation of a Vainika, vocalist, composer, musicologist and a person keenly interested raga therapy. I am currently under the tutelage Sri. A. Ananthapadmanabhan who is a renowned Vainika of global repute.

I have  been imparting musical education through my  music school established in 1996, Shanmukhapriya Academy of Music. There is active sharing of my musical knowledge to wider community via the  YouTube channel, Shanmukhapriya Academy of Music. I am an active blogger too and happy to mention that this blog is used as a reference material by many students of music colleges.

Feeling honoured in conducting  Vipanchika Mahotsavam -Celebrating Veena ,  Veena fest in Kerala, since  2019, on the occasion of Vasant Panchami / Basant Panchami every year.

Have released  an album for Stress Relief in Raga Bowli , as a part of Music Therapy Treatment for Sanjeevanam  Ayurveda, based on Bhagavad Gita. 

With a career extending over two decades,  I am more interested in the subject Music Therapy.  I strongly believe that a combination of Manthras and  the curative power of ragas can bring a Himalayan change in human beings as far as the health aspect is concerned.

My activities are centred around  listening, learning, teaching  and practicing music. Also conducting workshops in Carnatic Vocal and Veena on Thematic basis.

Currently working on a project of incorporating Carnatic Music as a subject in Schools along with other main stream subjects.  Main stream schools who wish to incorporate Carnatic Music in their syllabus may please contact at anuradha7.mahesh@gmail.com

I take genuine efforts to adhere to the strict classical values imbibed from my great gurus while sharing musical knowledge.

Achievements

• Member, Experts Panel,  in the Department Advisory Board (DAB) , Central Advisory Board (CAB) for Centre for Cultural and Art Relations(CCAR), in the field of Carnatic Music, NIT Calicut.
• PhD – Research Scholar at Sri Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady – Kerala
• Secured First Rank for MA – Music / Vocal- Kerala University
• Founder Chairperson of Shanmukhapriya Foundation
• Composed Bhagavad Gita and sung with Veena background score for Music Therapy session during Ayurvedic Treatments.
• Has composed for the Classical counterpart of the Classical/Cinematic Instrumental Musical Fusion Programmes.
• Has performed concerts in various festivals organised by temples and institutions in Kerala.
• Has conducted several workshops / Lecture Demonstrations  in Vocal Music and Veena
• Presented a Paper on Kamakshi Navavaranams at the International Seminar conducted by Veda Samskruthi Nilayam during November 2017 at Hyderabad.
• At present Director of Shanmukhapriya School of Music– Teaching Vocal Music and Veena

Last, but not the least, I would suggest  the upcoming talents  to concentrate more on listening good music, as 80% of knowledge is acquired through listening. Practice of music should be a ritual and any student who practices 6-8 hours a day continuously for 5 years will not find it difficult to climb the ladder of success. 

Workshops are undertaken on the following themes.

• Classic and Rare Adi Tala Varnams and Ata Tala Varnams
• Jathiswarams in different Ragas ( Dance Form of Music)
• Rare Geethams
• Ghanaraga Pancharatnam – Tyagaraja
• Divyanama Krithis of Tyagaraja
• Jayadeva Ashtapadi / Gita Govindam
• Krishna Leela Tarangini – Narayana Theerthar
• Kamakshi Navavaranams of Ooththukkad Venkatakavi (Navarathri Theme)
• Kamalamba Navavaranams of  Muthuswami Dikshtar – (Navarathri Theme)
• Navarathri Kritis of Swathi Tirunal- (Navarathri Theme)
• Voice Culture Exercises
• Concept of Manodharma Sangeetham
• Rare Krithis of  Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, Swathi Tirunal, Annamacharya
• Veena Workshop & More…… 

You can contact me at anuradha7.mahesh@gmail.com to conduct workshops at your institution