Radha Namboodiri
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14 January 1946
Radha Namboodiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Radha Warrier 14 January 1946 |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2021) |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Radha Namboodiri (born 1946) is an Indian classical vocalist and music teacher from Mumbai, Maharashtra. In 2021 she received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by Sangeet Natak Akademi, Government of India.
Personal life
Radha P. Namboodiri was born on 14 January 1946, to A.R. Warrier and Narayani in Mumbai, Maharashtra.[1][2] It was on the advice of her sister's music teacher that her parents decided to give her musical training.[3] She did Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Sanskrit from the University of Mumbai.[1]
Radha worked with All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram as program executive for music in 1975 and later transferred to Doordarshan.[4] She served as director of Doordarshan, Thiruvananthapuram till 1999 and director of central sales unit, All India Radio, Mumbai from 2002 to 2006.[1]
Radha, who started her musical training in 1960 under T. V. Ramamurthy of Mumbai, did advanced training under eminent Carnatic musicians like Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, T. M. Thiagarajan, and T. Brinda before joining Sangita Vidwan course at the then Central College of Carnatic music, Adyar.[4] She received a scholarship from the Department of Culture, Government of India for her training under Semmangudi.[2][5]
Radha is married to Purushothaman Namboodiri and they have one daughter.[6]