Sumathi Murthy
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Sumathi Murthy | |
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| Occupations | Musician, composer, LGBT rights activist |
Rumi Harish (earlier known as Sumathi Murthy) is an Indian Hindustani classical vocalist, composer, artist, writer and LGBT right activist[1] based in Bangalore.[2] He hails from the Agra gharana of singing.[3] He identifies as a queer transgender man.[4]
He started performing from the age of 12 years.[5][6] He received her training in music from Pandit Ramarao Naik for 17 years.[3]
He has been involved in a project called Sakhiri with Dr. Floy which consisted of a multi media show of mixing genders, electronics, visual images, poetry and music. He worked as a composer, singer and lyric writer in this project.[5][7]