Dr. R Hemalatha – Podcast

“Not having concerts does not affect me – it means it is time to increase repertoire……”

– Dr. R Hemalatha

In this episode of Quarantunes, we hear from Carnatic violinist and researcher Dr. R Hemalatha. Dr. Hemalatha accompanies leading artistes and is known for her deep knowledge of the music, be it the lyrics of pieces or the grammar of rAgA-s. Her playing, and her countenance, is calm, supportive and unobtrusive.

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

Dr. Hemalatha is a disciple of Late Sri T. S. Narayana Rao, and is an A Top ranked violinist of All India Radio. She has been performing for over 30 years and is widely traveled.

A Doctorate in Music, she is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Indian Music, University of Madras. Her doctorate thesis was on “A Study of the Ragangaraga-s in the Sangita SampradAya Pradarsini of Subbarama Dikshitar” and she worked on the “Desi Raga-s of Post Ratnakara period” for her MPhil thesis. Dr. Hemalatha has presented several lectures and demonstrations. She is a recipient of the ‘Kalaimamani’ award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.