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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath
| image = AishVidRag3 CarnaticMusic.png
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| notable_instruments =
| genre = [[Carnatic music]]
| occupation = Vocalist
| years_active = 2005–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.org}}
}}
'''Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath''' (also known as '''AVR''') is an Indian Carnatic vocalist from [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]. She is an A‑grade artiste with [[All India Radio]] and [[Doordarshan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About | website=Official site|url=https://www.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.com/about-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A grade artiste|website=BookMyShow|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/aishwarya-vidhya-raghunath/2012255}}</ref>

== Early life and training ==
Raghunath began her training in Carnatic music at the age of three.<ref>{{cite web|title=About |website=Official site}}</ref> She received foundational instruction from Smt Seethalakshmi Venkatesan and later advanced her studies under Padma Bhushan Shri [[P. S. Narayanaswamy]], Sangeetha Kala Sagaram Smt Vegavahini Vijayaraghavan, and Vidwan Shri [[R. K. Shriramkumar]], deeply rooted in the Semmangudi and Veena Dhanammal banis.<ref>{{cite web|title=About |website=Official site}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=How a Biotech Engineer probed Music in her DNA|website=KnowYourStar|url=https://www.knowyourstar.com/aishwarya-vidhya-raghunath-interview/}}</ref>

She gave her first solo public performance at age thirteen.<ref>{{cite web|title=About |website=Official site}}</ref>

== Career ==
Raghunath has performed at major venues including the [[Madras Music Academy]], Shanmukhananda Hall (Mumbai), Bangalore Gayana Samaj, Rabindra Mandap (Bhubaneswar), [[IISc Bengaluru]], [[IIT Madras]], and [[University of Miami]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About |website=Official site}}</ref>

In 2018, she undertook a two‑month concert tour across the United States and Canada under the aegis of the [[Carnatic Music Association of North America]] (CMANA).<ref>{{cite web|title=About |website=Official site}}</ref>

Her performances have been critically acclaimed, with ''The Hindu'' praising her handling of Mahābhāp and manodharma in ragas like Begada and Poorvikalyani.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thiyyadi |first1=Sreevalsan |title=Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath presented a buoyant Begada raga|website=The Hindu|date=12 January 2023 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/aishwarya-vidhya-raghunath-presented-a-buoyant-begada-raga/article66369731.ece}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Krishnan |first1=Lalithaa |title=Built on patanthara|website=The Hindu|date=2 February 2017 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Built-on-patanthara/article17137287.ece}}</ref>

Raghunath's performances have been featured in national media such as ''The Hindu'', where critics highlighted her "classicism and spontaneity", and in interviews and profiles in ''The Hindu'' and ''KnowYourStar''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramothsava... concert|website=Star of Mysore|date=7 April 2023 |url=https://starofmysore.com/ramothsava-sangeethotsava-day-7-aishwarya-vidhya-raghunath-presents-vocal-concert/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Aishwarya Vidhya Raghunath presented a buoyant Begada raga|website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
She has received multiple awards, including:

* “Outstanding Lady Vocalist Award” from the Music Academy, Chennai (three consecutive years)<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News|website=Official site|url=https://www.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.com/home}}</ref>
* Kalki Krishnamurthy Award
* M. S. Subbulakshmi Award (Narada Gana Sabha)<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|website=KnowYourStar}}</ref>
* Yuva Purandara Award
* D. K. Pattammal Award
* Raga Laya Prabha Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News|website=Official site}}</ref>
* Government of India Scholarship for Young Artistes (Ministry of Culture, 2008–2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|website=KnowYourStar}}</ref>

Additional honors include prizes from Narada Gana Sabha, Ramana Kendra, RMKV, Bangalore Gayana Samaj, Kerala Music Sabhas, and recognition by the Indo‑Canadian Shastri Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|website=KnowYourStar}}</ref>

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130928120354/http://www.aishwaryaraghunath.com/Galleria.html ''Other news reviews and articles'']

== External links ==
* [http://www.aishwaryavidhyaraghunath.com Official website]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@AishwaryaVidhyaRaghunath YouTube channel]

== See also ==
* [[Carnatic music]]
* [[List of Carnatic singers]]

[[Category:Indian women classical singers]]
[[Category:Carnatic singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:Indian radio personalities]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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