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Prof.Dr.Gowri Kuppuswamy (1932 - ) is a top ranking musician and musicologist residing in Mysore. She has performed widely all over the world for more than five decades and has served as a Professor and Head of Department of College of Fine Arts, University of Mysore. She is a renowned author of several books and journals related to Music and Musicology. More than 16 students are awarded Phd under her able guidance. 1. TRAINING IN MUSIC Learnt vocal music from Sangita Kalanidhi Sri.G.N.Balasubramaniam, Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy, late S. Kalyanaraman, Sangita Kalanidhi (late), M.L. Vasanthakumari and Sangita Kalanidhi R.K. Srikantan. 2. AS A PLATFORM SINGER Over the 45 years (since 1955), have given numerous public vocal music concerts under the auspices of several prestigious cultural organizations in and outside Karnataka such as Gayana Samaja - Bangalore, Malleshwaram Sangita Sabha - Bangalore, Ragalaya - Bangalore, Krishna Sangitha Sabha - Bangalore, Chowdiah Smaraka Ramotsava Samiti-Mysore, Bidaram Krishnappa Ramamandira - Mysore, Nadabrahma Sangita Sabha - Mangalore, Hubli Sangita Sabha - Hubli, Music Academy - Madras, Krishna Gana Sabha - Madras, Sadguru Sangita Samajam - madurai, Ragapriya - Madurai, Angayarkanni Sangita Sabha - Madurai, Naradagana Sabha - Karur, Coimboture Sangita Sabha - Coimboture, Vellore Sangita Sabha - Vellore, Arvankadu Sangita Sabha - Aravankadu, Annamacharya Sangita Samiti - Tirupati, Rasika Ranjani Sabha - Calicut, Cochin Sangita Sabha - Ernakulam, etc. 3. AS A RADIO AND TELEVISION ARTIST Over the past six decades - since 1949 - she was regularly broadcasting programmes of vocal music, including long duration concerts, from the Mysore, Dharwad and Madras and Pondicherry Stations of All India Radio. She has also given Television concerts from Tashkant (U.S.S.R.), Singapore and Trivandrum. 4. AS MUSIC TEACHER Over the years, she has trained scores of students to advanced levels of performing vocal music. Many among them are presently platform singers of repute and quite a few are also well-known Radio artists. 5. AS UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEMBER Served Mysore University for 25 years 91967-1992) as staff member of the Music Faculty. Appointed as Lecturer in Vocal Music, College of Fine Arts, Manasagangotri, Mysore in 1967; promoted as Reader in Vocal Music in 1973; and promoted again as Professor and Head of the Department of Vocal Music in 1980. Retired from Mysore University service in 1992. Served as Chairman of the Board of Examiners for Under Graduate as well as Post-Graduate Courses in Music of the Mysore, Madurai Kamaraj, Kerala and Calicut Universities. Also set question papers for M.A. Examinations in music of the Bangalore and the Padmavati (Tirupati) Universities. Served as Member of the Board of Studies in Music of the Mysore, Karnataka (Dharwad) and Gulbarga Universities. Served for a couple of years after retirement as a Visiting-Professor at the Madurai Sadguru Sangia Vidyalayam affiliated to the Madurai Kamaraj University for teaching M.Phil. students. 6. AS CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE FOR REVISING VIDWAT SYLLABUS As the invitation of the Karnataka Government Board of Technical Ecxaminations, served as Chairman of the Committee constituted to revise and upgrade the syllabus of the Vidwat Examination in Carnatic Music. The revised syllabus has been submitted to the Board and is due to come into force in the near future. 7. MUSIC RESEARCH She is a recognized Ph.D. guide in the Music faculties of the Mysore and Kerala Universities. Seven candidates of the Mysore University have already been awarded Ph.D. degree in music on the basis of the theses embodying the results of Research carried over under my guidance. Guided the Research in music of a candidate of the Kerala University for which he has been awarded the Ph.D. degree. Also served as adjudicator of the Ph.D theses in music submitted to the Karnataka (Dharwad), Bangalore, Madurai Kamaraj, Kerala and Tamil (Thanjavur) Universities. 8. MUSIC CONFERENCES SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS: Participated in Music Conferences, Seminars, Workshops etc organized under the auspices of prestigious organizations such as Music Academy, Madras; Krishna Gana Sabha - Madras; Sadugur Sangita Samajam - Madurai; Janopriya Sangitha Sabha - Warangal; Karnataka Ganakala Parishat - Bangalore; Gayana Samaja - Bangalore; Ganabharati - Mysore; J.S.S Sangita Sabha - Mysore; Sunada Sangita Sabha - Mysore, etc. Several of the Research papers presented by me at these Conferences and Seminars have appeared in well-known journals like the Journal of the Madras Music Academy, Sangit Natak, Shanmukha etc. Among the Workshops in which she participated, mention may be made of that under the auspices of the Madurai Sadguru Sangita Samajam, where she taught the participants kritis of the Karnataka Composers; that under the auspices of Sunada Sangita Sabha, Mysore, where she thought the participants kritis of the Tamil Composers.

She presided the J.S.S Sangita Sabha,Mysore in the year 2000.

9. FOREIGN TOURS She was a member of the Government of India Cultural Delegation which visited U.S.S.R., East Germany, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria during July-September, 1970. In May and June 1981 ,She under-took a Concert tour of U.S.A and Canada and gave several performances in various cities from coast to coast. During April-July 1984 She went on a world Concert-cum-lecture tour which took her to France, England, Canada, U.S.A., Malaysia and Singapore. Besides numerous concerts at various places, She also gave lecture demonstrations at the Music departments of various Universities such as the Ohio University Cleveland; Los Angeles University, the Washington University, Seattle, etc. The concerts as well as lecture demonstrations were very favorably reviewed in the foreign Press. The World University at Tuscan has conferred on her an Honorary Doctorate degree in Music.

Awards and Honours

During its forty fifth conference in 1972-73, The Madras Music Academy awarded her the D.K. Pattammal Prize for the best sub-senior Vocalist. In 1997 she was the recipient of the award from the Karnataka Sangitha Nritya Academy for contributions in the field of music. Organizations which have honored include 1.  Tyagaraja Sangita Sabha                         Mysore                       1988 2.  J.S.S. Sangita Sabbha                               Mysore                       1988 3.  Gayana Samaja                                         Bangalore                  198 9 4.  Ganabharathi                                           Mysore                       1990 5.  V.V. Mohalla Vinayakotsava Samiti                                                    Mysore                       1992 6.  Tyagarajatsava Samiti                              Mysore                       1993 7.  Tyagaraja Sabha                                      Holenarasipur             1993 8.     J.S.S Sangetha Sabha                               Mysore                       2000 (“Sangeeta vidyanidhi”) 9.     Ramasevmandali charitable trust (Jayalakshmipuram)                            Mysore                       2002

10. Meera Music Trust. Mysore                       2002 11. Mico Fine Arts Society 12. Mulakanadu charitable trust,                   Mysore                       2003

Sursangam                                              Bangalore                   2004 13. Ananya,                                                   Bangalore                   2005 14. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,                        Mysore                       2007 15. N.R.Mohalla Sangita Sabha,                  Mysore                       2007

16. Bangaluru Gayana Samaja, Bangalore 2012

Books and Other Publications

She is the author of 32 books in Kannada, English and Tamil A mention worthy book is “Anthology of Music” containing under one cover thirty of my Research papers published in different journals. Books: 1.   RAGAS OF TANJORE - Caxton Publishers, New Delhi, 1988. 2.   TILLANAS (in Tamil) - Narmada Publishers, Madras, 1987. 3.   PURANDARADASARA SAHITYANGAL (Tamil)- Narmada Publishers, Madras. 4.   PURANDARADA KRITIGALU (Kannada) - Kavyalaya Publishers, Mysore, 1987. 5.   MUSIC IN INDIAN ART - Sundeep Publishers, Delhi, 1985. 6.   SWATI TIRUNAL COMPOSITIONS - College Book House, Trivandrum. 7.   ROYAL PATRONAGE TO INDIAN MUSIC - Sundeep Publishers, 1984. 8.   BHARATANATYA IN INDIAN MUSIC - Cosmo Publishers, New Delhi, 1983. 9.   ORIENTAL MUSIC IN EUROPEAN NOTATION - Cosmo Publishers, New Delhi. 10.   TAMIL PADANGAL (Tamil) - Karnatic Music centre, 1983 11.   GLIMPSES OF INDIAN MUSIC - Sundeep Prakasan, New Delhi, 1982. 12.   INDIAN MUSIC : A PERSPECTIVE - Sundeep Prakasan, New Delhi, 1981. 13.   BIBLIOGRAPHPY OF INDIAN MUSIC LITERATURE - Impex, 1981. 14.   INDEX OF SONGS OF SOUTH INDIAN MUSIC - D.K.Publishers, New Delhi. 15.   JAYADEVA AND GITAGOVINDA : A STUDY - College Book House, Trivandrum. 16.   READING ON MUSIC AND DANCE - B.R.Publishers, 1980. 17.   READING ON INDIAN MUSIC - College Book House, Trivandrum, 1979. 18.   COMPOSITIONS OF HARIDASAS - College Book House, Trivandrum, 1978 19.   TEACHING OF MUSIC - Sterling Publishers, 1978 & 1981. 20.   UNDERSTANDING WESTERN MUSIC - Sterling Publishers, 1978 21.   AN ANTHOLOGY OF INDIAN MUSIC - Sundeep Publications, New Delhi, 1990. 22.   MUSICAL WORKS OF MAHARAJA SWATI TIRUNAL - Sundeep Prakasan, New Delhi, 1990. 23.   NILAKANTASIVAN COMPOSITIONS (Tamil) - CBH Publications, Trivandrum, 1990. 24.   A TEXT BOOK OF COMPARATIVE MUSIC - CBH Publications, Trivandrum, 1991 25.   PRAHLADA BHAKTI VIJAYAM OF TYAGARAJA - A Critical Edition - CBH Publishers, Trivandrum (1995). 26.   RAGAMALIKA - CBH Publications, Trivandrum.2005 27.   TYAGARAJA - A STUDY - CBH Publications, Trivandrum (Under Print). 28.   DEVOTIONAL MUSIC (Tamil) CBH Publications, Trivandrum 29.   JAVALI - CBH Publications, Trivandrum 30.   COMPOSITIONS OF TIRUVOTRIYUR TYAGAYYAR CBH Publications, Trivandrum 31.   COMPOSITIONS OF MYSORE VASUDEVACHAR (in print) 32.   TWO SYSTEMS OF MUSIC EDUCATION - A project report (in print)