Padmavathy Ananthagopalan, Date of Birth

Padmavathy Ananthagopalan

classical musician and veena maestro

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1934

Profession: musician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Padmavathy Ananthagopalan (born 12 July 1934) is a classical musician and veena maestro from India, in the Carnatic Music genre.
She also plays the mridangam and the nagaswaram.
She has seven decades of experience in playing the veena.
She hails from a family of accomplished musicians that include maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman and her ancestors are direct disciples of Saint Thyagaraja. She is known for her own unique "gayaki" style.
She is huge advocate for the guru-shishya (gurukula) tradition.
She has been the guru for numerous artists like Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena) and Usha Rajagopalan (violin).
She is also the founder of the Sri Satguru Sangita music school and has over 25 years of active teaching service through the institution.