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• Papers, Articles and Lectures
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Titles, Awards and Accolades 
 
 

Year	Landmark
1955	Presented the "A.I.R Sangit Sammelan Award" in the All India Music Competition (Classical) by the First President of India Sri Babu Rajendra Prasad
1956	Presented the "A.I.R Sangit Sammelan Award" in the Light Classical category Presented gold medals by the Music Academy, Madras in Ragam-Tanam- Pallavi Competition, and in "Purandaradasa kritis" competition
1957-60	Awarded Government of India Cultural Scholarship to specialise in advanced music under Sri Mudicondan Venkataramier
1966	Adjudged the "Best Junior Lady Vocalist" by the Music Academy in its December Music festival
1971-72	Awarded a fellowship by the Sangit Natak Academy, New Delhi for specialising in Padams and Javalis from Smt. T Mukta  Presented with "Smt D K Pattammal Endowment Award for Best senior Vocalist", Music Academy, Madras  Conferred the title of "Divya Gana Pravina" by her guru, in recognition of tuning and presenting Sri Vedanta Desika slokas in Sanskrit and Tamil, on the occasion of 700th Birth Centenary of the saint
1975	Awarded a special scholarship by the Music Academy for specialising in rare kritis of Sri Muthuswamy Dikhshitar, under Kallidaikurichi Sri Mahadeva Bhagavatar
1977	Presented the "Best Deserving Senior Lady Vocalist" award at the Music Academy, Madras
1985	Presented with the title "Sangita Choodamani" by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras Conferred with the title "Isai Arasi" by the Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram, Madras Served as Convenor of lectures and demonstrations at the Gokulashtami Sangita Utsavam of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, for three years
1986	First recipient of the Senior Scholarship of the Government of India, Department of Culture, to pursue research on "Ragam, Tanam and Pallavi"  Presented with the title "Swara Laya Sangita" Honoured at the Annamacharya Jayanti Festival at Tirupati with a gold medal presented by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
1987	Adjudged the "Best Senior Vocalist" by the Music Academy, Madras at its December festival
1991	Presented a special cash award by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Madras Adjudged the "Best Senior Artiste" in the December festival of the Music Academy, Madras
1992	Conferred the title "Divya Prabhanda Isai Mamani" by His Holiness Srirangam Srimad Andavan Swamigal Presented with "Excellence in Vocational Service" award by the Rotary Club of Madras Awarded scholarship by the Sangit Natak Academy, New Delhi to undertake a research project on the Temple Music of "Mallari" Presented with the title "Ganakala Bharati" from Narada Gana Sabha, Madras Presented a 13-episode programme on Tamil Musicians (Tamizhaga Isai Mahangal) on Doordarshan, Madras
1993	First recipient of gold medal endowed in memory of Sri Vinjimuri Varadaraja Iyengar, presented to a senior vocalist for singing the "Best Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi"
1995	Presented with the title "Tingal Chudar" by the Monday Charity Club, in recognition of being the best Lady Musician Conferred with the title "Gayaka Kulatilaka Kalpalatha" by His Holiness Srimad Andavan Received the prestigious "Kalaimamani" award from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
1996	Best Musician Award of the Sangit Natak Academy presented by the President of India
Ongoing assignments	Member of the Syllabus Committee of the Faculty of Music, Annamalai University for three years now Serving the "Experts’ Advisory Committee" of the Music Academy, Madras for over fifteen years now Professor-Emeritus appointed by the Department of Culture and Human Resource Development, Government of India
1998	Titles from Lalita Kala Vedika and Sundaraja Trust, Chennai
2000	"Sangita Kalanidhi", the highest award for excellence in Music, from the Music Academy, Chennai

Papers, Articles and Lectures

Select List Of Papers And Features Presented by Vidushi R Vedavalli 
 

‘Nal Oru Ragam’	Exposition on thirty ragas broadcast over All India Radio, Coimbatore presented as one raga a day
‘Adi Sankara’	Musical feature produced for and broadcast by All India Radio, Madras
‘Nauka Charitram’ of Sri Tyagaraja	Musical Opera produced for All India Radio, Madras
‘Skandapuranam’	Lecture-demonstration presented in various sabhas in Madras and subsequently presented in A.I.R as an opera
‘Guru Guho Jayati’	Feature on the first compositions of Sri Muthuswamy Dikhshitar, presented in various city sabhas and the A.I.R
Venkatamahi and his prabhandas and gitas	Feature presented first at Music Academy, Madras, and later in All India Radio, and adapted extensively by leading Bharata Natyam exponents in recitals
Some important landmarks in Carnatic Music	Paper published in the journal of the Music Academy, Madras
Utsava Sampradaya kritis of Sri Tyagaraja	Lecture-demonstration presented widely
Evolution of ragas in general, and Todi in particular	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas and also published as a paper
Ragas in Carnatic Music	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
‘Nava Vidha Bhakti’	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
‘Nava Rasa Rama’	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Sri Tyagaraja and Ambal	Paper presented in sabha souvenir
Sri Purandaradasa	Lecture-demonstration and paper presented
Sri Tyagaraja and Todi	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Padams and Javalis	Lecture-demonstration and paper presented
Evolution of Indian Music and ragas from ancient times	Paper presented in annual journal of Vivekananda kendra
Musical traditions of India	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Tillana- its technical evolution in Music	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Pre-trinity compositions	Lecture-demonstration and paper presented
Sollin Selvan - 1 hour feature on Anjaneya	Feature presented on All India Radio, Chennai
Nachiyar Tirumozhi	18-part programme presented at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai
Allied ragas	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Neraval: its form and exposition	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Manodharma sangitam	Series of lectures on all aspects of manodharma, also released as cassettes and CDs by HMV.
Varnam as the mother of all manodharma	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
The musical aspects of Harikatha	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
Visesha prayogas in ragas, as derived from varnams	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
The lyrical beauty of compositions on Lord Sri Ranganatha	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas
The differences in the handling of ragas by Sri Tyagaraja and Sri Muthuswamy Dikhshitar	Lecture-demonstration presented in sabhas

 
 
 

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