User:Ashraya Ananthanarayanan

Biography: Ashraya Ananthanarayanan the child Ambassador of Karunashram a local chapter of PFA, and the Brand Ambassador of Shruthilayam Academy was born on Nov29th, 2000 in PA, USA. A multi talented upcoming talent who believes in global peace and unity. Follows the foot steps of leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teressa. Early Steps: Upcoming talent of Indian Classical Music and a budding author. Already having given several stage performances for fundraising purposes she now plans to lauch her own debut CD ASH"S EAST MEETS THE WEST, a fine blend of Indian Classical Music on Violin and Piano in 2009. This release has been planned by her entirely at this tender age of seven as a fund raising effort for PFA and Shruthilayam Academy. Her Authoring has shown results in the form of article/story publishing in THE HINDU a famous newspaper of India in 2006, in the Amazing kids magazine, SRUTI Ranjani, Sangamam tamil Magazine etc....

Achievements: First Story in THE HINDU- 2006 Child Ambassador karunashram, PFA- 2008 Brand Ambassador Shruthilayam Academy, PA-2008 Article on Friendship in the amazing kids magazine 25th edition-2008 Article on Summer Olympics 2008 in the amazing kids magazine 26th edition.-2008 Dinamalar press review on Indian Classical Music performance-2008. Sruti review-2008 Sruti Aradhana -2008 Published in Thendral, Sangamam Magazine-2008 Published in Times Herald, Phoenixville News, Mercury, Philly Inquirer, Kind News, PETA News,THE HINDU Featured in Joyful volunteering book by Ninon.

References: http://shruthilayamacademy.org/ashs_university ( Provides the full list of references)

As put forth by Karunashram,PFA:

Enough cannot be said about this seven year old. At a tender age of seven, her awareness of various social issues and willingness to learn and do things is laudable. Besides learning Bharatnatyam, she is also learning to play the violin. Besides visiting the old aged homes in her area, her vocal rendition of the Nutcracker’s Suite has helped raise funds for the disabled. She has also won the Best Citizen’s Award. She is an avid reader and  has published a short story titled ‘Making New Friends’. She is soon to release a CD on Karnatic vocal music. Ashraya Ananthanarayanan sets an example for others to follow.