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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = M.S.Sheela<br />
| image = M. S. Sheela.jpg<br />
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| origin = [[India]]<br />
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| genre = [[Carnatic classical music|Indian classical music]]<br />
| occupation = Classical vocalist<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.mssheela.com}}<br />
}}<br />
'''M S Sheela''' is a [[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] classical, light music and devotional singer. She is a [[All India Radio|AIR]] and [[Doordarshan]] artist in both classical and light music.{{Dead link|date=February 2023}} She was awarded Sangeeta Nataka Academy award by the president of India in the year 2019.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/M_S_Sheela.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628135658/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/M_S_Sheela.pdf | archive-date=2022-06-28}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
M. S. Sheela got her initial musical guidance from her mother M. N. Rathna, a musician. later continued learning Carnatic music under [[R. K. Srikantan]].{{Cite needed|date=February 2023}}<br />
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==Singing career==<br />
M S Sheela has sung for albums like 'Srividyadarshana' (compositions of [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]), 'Ninada' (compositions of [[Veene Sheshanna]]) and ''′Sadashiva Madhurya′'' (compositions of Mysore Sadashiv Rao) series produced by All India Radio, Bangalore.{{Cite needed|date=February 2023}}<br />
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==Contributions to Indian Classical Music==<br />
Sheela and her husband through Hamsadhwani creations organise many music workshops, programmes by youth and seasoned musicians. An annual Hamsadhwani festival is also observed by Hamsadhwani creations. They also felicitate great achievers of the field through ''′Hamsadhwani Puraskara′''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Captivated by beauty of classical music, Sheela|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Captivated-by-beauty-of-classical-music/2013/11/25/article1908847.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234408/http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Captivated-by-beauty-of-classical-music/2013/11/25/article1908847.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=newindianexpress|date=27 November 2013|location= India}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
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* Sangita Kala Acharya from [[Madras Music Academy]] in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sangita Kala Acharya |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/awards/sangita-kala-acharya/}}</ref> <br />
* [[Rajyotsava Prashasti]] from [[Government of Karnataka]]. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Karnataka Government |url=https://karnataka.gov.in/page/Awards/State+Awards/Rajyotsava+Awards/en |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=karnataka.gov.in}}</ref><br />
* Ganakalashree by Ganakala Parishat <ref>{{cite news|title=Music and dance reviews|last = Mysore | first = V Subramanya|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/368204/music-dance-reviews.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=28 November 2013|location= India}}</ref><br />
* Chowdaiah Award by The Academy of Music<ref>{{cite news|title=Chowdiah Award presented to Rashid Khan, Sheela|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/chowdiah-award-presented-to-rashid-khan-sheela/article5336295.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=27 November 2013|location= India}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Women Carnatic singers]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]<br />
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