Rama Ravi

Vidushi Rama Ravi is a senior Carnatic vocalist and one of the leading exponents of the Dhanammal school, and an 'A Top' graded artiste of All India Radio, Chennai. She first learnt from her mother Thulasi Subramaniam and trained under stalwarts including Mysore Vasudevacharya, Budalur Krishnamurthi Sastrigal, M.D. Ramanathan, T.K. Ramaswami Iyengar and D.K. Jayaraman. She has performed for over five decades in India and abroad, has served as visiting faculty at Kalakshetra Foundation, her alma mater, and headed the Carnatic music division at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. She received the Sangita Kala Acharya title from the Music Academy, Madras in 2012.