K Gayatri – Podcast
Vocalist Smt. K Gayatri gives us a window into her life in this podcast. A mother of two young children including an infant, she candidly states that her familial responsibilities mean nothing much has changed now. She, however, is using Whatsapp to get together with like-minded individuals engaging in vyAkyAnam in Sanskrit and discussing compositions. She explains some intricate laya aspects of a Pallavi she recently presented as part of Carnatica’s online Pallavi Darbar. She concludes with a rendering of a Papanasam Sivan composition in rAgam sahAnA.
This podcast is part of the Quarantunes series, featuring Indian Classical Musicians, recorded during the worldwide shutdown resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Released one by one, the full series is at https://lakshmianand.com
Smt. Gayatri is a long-time student of late Smt. Suguna Purushothaman. For the past few years, she has been learning from Smt. Suguna Varadachari. She has won several awards from leading sabhas throughout the country including multiple Senior Best Vocalist awards from The Madras Music Academy which gave her the Gold Medal for Best Pallavi rendition in December 2019. Academically, she is a Master of Philosophy in Music and is pursuing her PhD currently.
