Smt. Sukanya Ramgopal, Bangalore, Karnataka
She was the first girl in India to hold and play the ghatam on her lap at an early age of 12. Making her the first woman ghatam artist of India in a male dominated universe.
Sukyana Ramgopal was a student of Shri Vikku Vinayakaran who gave India its first Grammy.
This uniquely talented carnatic music player has won over a dozen honours, awards and laurels in her career spanning 4 decades. Originally from TamilNadu the 57 year old frontline musician had made Bangalore her home a long time ago.
Firsts:
(1) She is the First to create the unique concept of Ghata Tharang playing 6 ghatams at the same time (2) She is also the First to set up a Bangalore All-Woman Carnatic Ensemble the ‘ Sthree Thaal Tharang’
The Ghatam is a percussion instrument used in Carnatic music of South India.
Ghatam:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghatam