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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
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| birth_place = Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| origin = India<br />
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| genre = [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]]<br />
| occupation = Musician, Teacher, Composer, Vocalist<br />
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'''Lalitha Sivakumar''' is a [[Carnatic music]] teacher and composer. She was known for vocally accompanying her mother-in-law and leading Carnatic vocalist, the late [[D. K. Pattammal]], in concerts,.<ref name="TheHindu070921">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071105072316/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/21/stories/2007092150560300.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai - Columns : Life time bond with music]}}</ref> Lalitha Sivakumar is also prominently known as the mother and [[guru]] of [[Nithyashree Mahadevan]], a vocalist in Indian music.<ref name="TheHindu050520">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100204113225/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/20/stories/2005052004020300.htm The Hindu : Entertainment Bangalore - Music : Proud pedigree is not all]}}</ref> She is a well known veteran guru (teacher) of the D.K.P's school of Carnatic Music.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Lalitha Sivakumar's father, [[Palghat Mani Iyer]], was a mridangist in the field of Carnatic music, and was the first mridangist to win the [[Sangeetha Kalanidhi]] and [[Padmabhushan]] awards. At the age of 18, Lalitha Sivakumar was married to I. Sivakumar, son of D. K. Pattammal. The day after the wedding, she received training in Carnatic music from D. K. Pattammal.<ref name="TheHindu070921" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Shortly thereafter, both as a solo performer and as a musician accompanying D. K. Pattammal, she received praise from several other leading Carnatic vocalists including [[D. K. Jayaraman]], [[Palghat Kollengode Viswanatha Narayanaswamy|K. V. Narayanaswamy]] and [[M. S. Subbulakshmi]]. However, her career as a solo performer was brief, and she remained content vocally accompanying her guru.<ref name="TheHindu070921" /><br />
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Lalitha Sivakumar has composed, and set music to a number of [[Kriti (music)|kritis]], [[Tillana|tillanas]], and [[bhajan]]s, in a variety of Indian languages.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Several Organisations have recognised Smt.Lalitha Sivakumar's talent and contributions to the world of Carnatic music. Recently, On Recognising that A Musical Legacy continues, Madras South Lions Charitable Trust & RASA - A.R.P.I.T.A - Academy for Research & Performance of Indian Theatre Arts, together conferred the title 'ISAI RASA MAAMANI' on Smt.Lalitha & I.Sivakumar, on 4 January 2016.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Lalitha Sivakumar as the leader of the D.K.P. school of Carnatic Music, has taught many students from this school who have become professional performing artists. Other students who trained under her now work as music teachers in various countries. She has taught for many years and continues to instruct students in the Carnatic music traditions associated with D. K. Pattammal.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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Lalitha Sivakumar has given Advanced Carnatic Vocal Training to the students directly and also virtually for students away from India. Other than Dr.[[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], Lalitha Sivakumar's disciples also include [[Lavanya Sundararaman]] (her granddaughter),<ref name="TheHindu070921" /> Dr.Niranjana Srinivasan,<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article68118.ece The Hindu : Arts / Music : Confident and comfortable]</ref> Pallavi Prasanna,<ref name="TheHindu080229">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100204113225/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/20/stories/2005052004020300.htm The Hindu : Friday Review Chennai / Music : Judicious selection of songs]}}</ref> Nalini Krishnan, Maharajapuram Srinivasan, Dr. Periyasamy and several others.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040908073523/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/07/16/stories/2004071602390400.htm The Hindu : Well articulated concert]}}</ref><br />
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As a testimony to her music knowledge, Smt. Lalitha Sivakumar is the most preferred judge for several Carnatic Music competitions and Devotional Music competitions held throughout the year in India.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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