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Sarvepalli Sisters- Dr. Sreya & (Dr.) Raja Lakshmi are young upcoming Carnatic Vocalists. They are the disciples of Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan.

They are called "The Singing Doctor Duo". Educationally they are Medical Doctors. They balance both their Musical & Medical Journey with dedication & passion.

Musical Journey

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Vid. Kum.Dr. Sarvepalli Sreya & Vid. Kum.(Dr). Sarvepalli Raja Lakshmi, were born in a family of ardent music lovers. Their paternal & maternal grandparents were Datta & Sai devotees respectively. With the divine grace & guidance of Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, their parents Dr. Ajay Kumar & Dr. Lakshmi Sarada recognized their children's inclination towards music. While Sreya started her musical odyssey at a tender age of two, Raja Lakshmi's journey began even at an earlier age as Ekalavya Sishya learning from her elder sister's music classes.

Initial learning

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Sarvepalli Sisters- Dr. Sreya & Dr. Raja Lakshmi

Sreya was 2 years 7 months old when she won the first prize in a competition conducted by the Indian Medical Association at Nellore. She sang a Ganapathi Bhajan which her mother taught. Thereafter, she was initiated into learning music from Smt. Sailaja Vanisree of Nellore. Raja Lakshmi who is 3 years younger than Sreya, started listening to her sister's classes and eventually started her lessons too. Slowly both of them started receiving prizes at various competitions conducted locally.

Further learning

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Seeing Sreya & Raja Lakshmi grasping their music lessons well, the parents decided to passionately let them learn further. In 2008, they started learning music under Sangeethacharya Dr. Vyzarsu Balasubrahmanyam of Hyderabad. Every Sunday, the parents took these sisters to travel for about 10 hours, only for the sake of their music lessons. And the next day they are seen in their schools back to their educational routine. This required a lot of compromises & sacrifices from the parents.

For the past six years they have been the disciples of Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi, Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee, Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan, Chennai.

Concerts

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Both of them gave their debut concerts in the divine presence of His Holiness Parama Poojya Sri.Sri.Sri.Ganapathy Sachchidanada Swamiji at Avadhoota Datta Peetham, Mysore. They have been giving concerts across the country at places like Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mysore, Kancheepuram Shankara Mutt, Puttaparthi Sai Kulvanth Hall, & for sabhas like The Music Academy, Madras (for Spirit of Youth festival[1]). They have also been blessed with gold chains & pearl chains by His Holiness of Avadhootha Dattapeetham, Mysore after their concerts in couple of occasions like the Navaratri, MahaShivarathri, and the debut concert. They have been performing in Chennai for various sabhas during the December season. Initially they began giving concerts individually as Sarvepalli Sreya & Sarvepalli Raja Lakshmi, but eventually they became a duo and now sing as "Sarvepalli Sisters"

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Awards & Prizes

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Sarvepalli Sisters have received the "Asthana Vidushi" Titles from Avadhootha Datta Peetham[11], Mysore conferred by the Governor of Telangana, Shri Jishu Dev Varma in the divine presence of Sri Sri Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji, & Sri Datta Vijayananda Theertha Swamiji on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadasami.

They have been awarded the prestigious ‘Yuva Purandara Award 2024’[12] by the Indira Nagar Sangeetha Sabha, Bengaluru.

Sreya & Raja Lakshmi are CCRT National Scholarship holders. While Sreya is graded B High by All India Radio in Carnatic Vocal category, younger Rajalakshmi is yet to audition.

They won many competitions conducted by various sabhas including Narada Gana Sabha's ‘RTP competition’, Doordarshan's Chiruswara Samaram (a Carnatic Music-based reality show), Music Academy's Annual Competitions, Sudhaarnava's Global Competitions.

Also, Sarvepalli Sreya is the 2nd prize winner of ETV’s Paadutha Theeyaga Series 8, a singing reality show hosted by Sri. S.P. Balasubrahmanyam which was conducted in the year 2013–14.

Sarvepalli Sreya, has also participated in the Madras Music Academy's Panel Discussion about 'Various Methods of Learning Music' in the Annual December Academic session 2022, (28th December 2022) [13] headed by her guru, Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. Dr. Sudha Ragunathan. The panel discussion also included Sangita Kalanidhi Vid. S. Sowmya, Vid. Palghat Ramprasad, and Vid. Anirudh Athreya.

They have also been creating various compositions like Thillana, Krithis, etc. Sarvepalli Sreya has composed a new raga called "Naradapriya" when she was 20 years old. This raga appeared in her dream and she composed a krithi offering to Saint Narada.

They have sung several devotional albums for Amutham Music Pvt Limited[14][15][16][17], and also have recorded an audio album for TTD.

Education

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Dr.Sreya is an MBBS graduate & Raja Lakshmi is pursuing Final Year of MBBS. Rajalakshmi has achieved distinctions in most of her medical examinations taken so far.

References

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  1. ^ "Spirit of Youth Festival of Music & Dance - 2023". Music Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  2. ^ "Music, dance to mark cultural org's 20th year". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  3. ^ Today, Telangana (2024-02-05). "Sri Thyagaraja Aaradhanotsavam concludes in Hyderabad". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  4. ^ "A song and a dance". The Hindu. 2013-05-09. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  5. ^ "Young singer enthralls". The Hindu. 2013-07-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  6. ^ "Skilled and rhythmic". The Hindu. 2015-06-25. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  7. ^ "Homage to legendary gurus". The Hindu. 2015-12-17. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  8. ^ "Sarvepalli Sisters Vocal Duet Concert". allevents.in. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  9. ^ "Shades of bhakti come alive". The Hindu. 2014-11-10. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  10. ^ "M.S. Subbulakshmi Jayanthi concert: With all the devotion". The Hindu. 2015-10-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  11. ^ "Vijayadasami Datta Peetham".
  12. ^ "Yuva Purandara Awardees". search.app. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  13. ^ "Academic Sessions". Music Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  14. ^ Sakala Devatha Gayathri Mantra by Sarvepalli Sisters on Apple Music, 2024-02-01, retrieved 2024-11-05
  15. ^ Sri Devi Stotranjali by Sarvepalli Sisters on Apple Music, 2023-12-05, retrieved 2024-11-05
  16. ^ Sri Mahalakshmi Stotranjali (feat. Sreya & Rajalakshmi) by Sarvepalli Sisters on Apple Music, 2023-12-03, retrieved 2024-11-05
  17. ^ Divine Vibes (feat. Sreya & Rajalakshmi) by Sarvepalli Sisters on Apple Music, 2022-11-18, retrieved 2024-11-05
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