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Dr. M. Narmadha is an Indian violinist in the Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. Narmadha is the daughter of violinist M. S. Gopalakrishnan. She achieved a doctoral degree from Delhi University as a U. G. C. fellow under sitar-player Prof. Debu Chowdhari and musicologist Dr. K. G. Ginde. Her doctoral thesis compares North and South Indian music styles.
Born into a family of Renowned, accomplished and popular musicians, Dr M Narmadha is the third genre of Parur-MSG tradition with formal training from her grandfather Shri Parur A Sundaram Iyer from the age of four, father Padmashri Awardee M.S. Gopalakrishnan and mother Smt. Meenakshi Goplakrishnan with the rare privilege of learning both Karnatak and Hindustani systems simultaneously from her father in violin and from her mother in vocal and has since proved her mettle in both styles.
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