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Suguna Sarasa Chakravarthi, Vocal artist, Carnatic classical musician
InstrumentVocal
FromPonvilainthakalathur, Chengalpattu, Madras Presidency, British India, India
TraditionCarnatic
Legacy Profile(1941–2015)

Suguna Sarasa Chakravarthi

Student of

Musiri Subramania Iyer

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Notable Students

K. GayathriKaushik LakshminarayananAnusha ThyagarajanSharanya KrishnanKarthik LakshminarayananSrinidhi Chidambaram

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Biography

Suguna Purushothaman (1941-2015) was a distinguished Carnatic vocalist, composer, and teacher, renowned for her mastery over complex pallavis, earning her the title "Pallavi Suguna." A recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2010, she was a torchbearer of the Musiri Subramania Iyer tradition and a respected guru to many notable musicians.

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Profile last updated 2026-10-09

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