ACHIEVEMENTS

Smitha is one among the few proud Indian carnatic classical and the ONLY female Flautist from India who performed at the prestigious G 20 SUMMIT 2023 in the presence world leaders and heads of G20 member states.

Smitha was also chosen to perform at the inauguration of IICC- India convention and Expo Centre, New Delhi, in the presence of Honourable Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi on his 73rd birthday. 

Smitha is empanelled by ICCR, Govt of India. She won the coveted Akashavani National Award (FIRST) and is presently an 'A' graded artist of Mysore All India Radio (AIR) Doordarshan. She has also been chosen the ‘Best Instrumentalist’ at Gayana Samaja, Bangalore and is a recipient of the prestigious ‘Ananya Yuva Prathibhe’ jointly from Nadajyoti and Ananya Academy.

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Smitha has not only graduated as a topper in Vidwat (Flute) but also proved her versatility in classical vocal, Light Music and Bharatanatyam. That she was the Jury member at the 6th International children’s Flim Festival, New Delhi, and represented Karnataka at the Republic Day Parade play testimonial to this. As an upcoming flautist Smitha bagged several local, State and National level competitions including Prizes. The Award at the South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur is the most prestigious of all. Smitha is an MA(music) from the Karnataka state Open University(KSOU) Added to this, Smitha is an MBA graduate from the University of Mysore.

 

PERFORMANCES

Today as an accomplished artist Smitha has been enthralling audiences with Solo, Veena-Flute Duets and Veena-flute- violin Trios. To mention a few, She has successfully completed a tour of the US and performed at Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Kannada sangha – Nairobi.

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 In India she has performed at several prestigious organizationslike  Ramani’s Academy for Flute and Kartik Fine arts Chennai, ‘Vijaya tarangalu – AIR Vijayawada, Nadaneerajanam at Tirupati, Ananya, Bangalore Gayana samaja, Yavanika etc at Bangalore, Regular performances at Mysore Palace Durbar hall on occations of Dassara and Ugadi, JSS Sangeetha sabha, Thyagaraja Sangeethasabha, Nadabramha, Ganabharati, Shruti manjari Foundation, RaaGa Academy, etc in Mysore, Sangeetha Parishat Mangalore, Udupi Paryaya and Raga Dhana in Udupi, and so on.

 

Smitha has been a regular and popular performer in Mysore All India Radio, Bangalore Doordarshan (Chandana TV), and Udaya TV. She is also ably supporting several commercial Cassette and CD Projects. among Smitha’s endeavour is a Solo Instrumental CD-‘Divine Vibes’, which has received immense response from music lovers in India and overseas.

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TESTIMONIALS

"Mrs Smitha Srikiran promises to raise high in the firmament of music (Flute). She is creative within the traditional matrix and commands felicity and fluency over the medium of her expression.” She is aware of the responsibility to both music and herself”

- Mahamahopadyaya Rashtrabhushana Dr. R Satyanarayana -  Musicologist and Scholar

 

“Smitha srikiran is a promising flautist who has been moulded to perform by my guru Vid. A.V Prakash under whose guidance many a reputed flautist has blossomed and who is renowned for his classicism, stress on lilting melody and sensitiveness to shruti alignment in his renderings. These attributes have been imbibed to perfection by Smitha who has already carved herself a niche as a gifted female flautist, She employs a good blowing techniques resulting in a neat rendering of musical idioms and deserves encouragement from organizers and music connoisseurs alike.

- Vidwan. T.R Srinath - Renowned Flautist

 

Smitha has been training about 50 and more students in flute as well as vocal, in India and abroad from a decade now under the banner ‘TARANGAA’ which got officialized in 2015. She focuses on pure classicism of the Indian music and aims to bring laurels to her nation.

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