Sudha Ragunathan

[kvchellappa]

Our prayers for her quick recovery and full fitness.

[Rsachi]

My sincere wishes to this multifaceted vidushi who has served the cause of music and society in many ways for such a long time. Good diet and rest (physical and mental) can work wonders. Best of all, prayer.

[rajeshnat]

best wishes on her recovery. A year of break can be a great year for doing retrospection.

[Nick H]

Kutcheri Buzz

The note from Sudha Ragunathan says its all

Thank you fro spreading accurate information

Wishing her well. It must be frustrating that a relatively small (but not at all trivial) problem is keeping her from the stage.

[thanjavooran]

Pray Ayyappan for quick recovery.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran
21 11 2015

[priyaram78]

Wishing the talented Vidushi a speedy recovery. This December season we all will miss her performing on stage. But in Every Musician there is a rasika. I really would love to read a detailed review of a concert written by Smt.Sudha Ragunathan ! Yes a review written by the vidushi of any carnatic musician performing this season ! Yes this chance to see a rasika in her will be something I will look forward to !

[arasi]

Wishing Sudha nothing but the best in the new year and in many more years to come! The season and number of concerts in those few weeks is punishing, even if the performers are in the pink of health.

Chellappa,
Thanks for bringing the news from the horse's mouth.

Priya,
Hope she feels well enough to attend a few concerts, and as you wish, writes about them too--know her as we do as someone who is a great communicator.

[rshankar]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Thankfully, GERD (most likely problem) usually responds well to treatment.

[rajeshnat]

There is a day dedicated to Sudha as sudha ragunathan day. I am wondering what she sang in that day. Kudos and wishes to her. Writeup in The Hindu dated May 24 2019.
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 219161.ece

[rajeshnat]

Thiruvayuru visits by vidushi Sudha Ragunathan is covered in The Hindu write up of Jan 29 2021
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/ ... 686513.ece

I particularly like this snippet

Many a times, during the group singing, I have heard comments about the lack of synchrony, or a lag in sruti or sangatis. I am undeterred by such criticism. It is only the experience and the ecstasy of the music that matter.

Let the bard of Tiruvaayuru and his beloved Lord RAmA bless all carnatic musicians from 2021 , 2020 is surely not a great year

[Sachi_R]

Just received from my good friend CPBlog

Congrats to the Vidushi for another feather in her crown!

[arasi]

Sachi,
Good to hear from you and that too with such good tidings! Congratulations to Smt. Sudha Raghunathan for such an honor being bestowed upon her. As a long time resident of New York state in the past, I am happy that the city is celebrating India, its history, culture and also the immigrants from the old land. It's honoring her too. I am doubly happy that on Sudha's very first tour of the US, she sang in NY State before she traveled to other parts of the country. What a joy it was to hear a very talented young singer like her for us folks who hadn't heard concerts in a long while!

Here was someone with a beautiful voice and verve--looking beautiful too. What I still remember is the gesture of her husband who wasn't with her, but had specially sent her flowers from India to wish her a grand tour! Touching gesture I am saying this because with all the talent that she had, it would not have been easy for her to reach the heights she has now, without an unfailing and loving support system.

Wishing her and hers, many more such happy moments

[Sachi_R]

Arasi, well said!

Being under a famous, glamorous, daring musician guru and having almost everything going well for you (blessed as a child by Sri Satya Sai Baba)can skew the mind and prevent true achievement of one's potential. Not in her case, though! She has also engaged her audiences in many creative ways during the lockdown.