Ranjani Hebbar
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| Born | September 9th 1983 Udupi, India |
| Died | 9 June 2013 (aged 31) Udupi, India |
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| Years active | 23 |
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Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad (1981 - 9 June 2013) was an Indian Carnatic music vocalist. Now her two disciples, Vid. Archana and Vid. Samanvi are propagating the music following their path shown by their Guru.
Early life[edit]
Ranjani Hebbar was born in Udupi to Aravind Hebbar, a Botany Professor and Vasanthalakshmi.[1] She started learning music from her parents and Madhoor Balasubramaniam and become the first disciple of S. Sowmya and Srinivasan, Sowmya's father. She continued to study under Chengalpet Ranganathan and Completed her post graduation in Carnatic Music from Madras University.[2] She married Guruprasad, a Software Engineer.[3]
Professional career[edit]
She was an A-Grade artist on All India Radio and has performed on many stages in South India, including on national television.[4]
Death[edit]
Ranjani Hebbar died of Cancer on June 9, 2013, in KMC Hospital, Manipal.
Awards and titles[edit]
- Kalki Award
- Isai Chudar
- M S Subbulakshmi scholarship [5]
References[edit]
- ^ V Ramnarayan (15 June 2013), "Death of a brilliant possibility", Daily News and Analysis
- ^ "Carnatic vocalist Ranjani Hebbar passes away". The Hindu. 10 June 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130611/news-current-affairs/article/vocalist-ranjani-hebbar-no-more[dead link]
- ^ Prakashrao Narayanan (13 December 2014), Ranjani Hebbar-concert, retrieved 23 March 2018
- ^ "Udupi: Renowned musician Rajani Hebbar (30) loses battle with cancer". daijiworld.com. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2018.