This document contains all the details on Smt. H.R.Leelavathi’s achievements. It has the following sections:
- Bio-data
- Selected photographs of articles published on Smt. H.R.Leelavathi
- Selected photographs of professional career of Smt.H.R.Leelavathi
- Selected photographs of awards received
- List of Awards
- List of books written by Smt. H.R.Leelavathi
Bio-data
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| Name | H.R.Leelavathi |
| Date of Birth | Feb 8th 1935 |
| Address | 76, “Jayalatha”, 4th main, Maruthi Temple Road Kuvempu Nagar, Mysore – 570 009 |
| Academic Qualification | B.A. (1954), University of Mysore |
| Occupation | Retired ‘A Top’ grade Music Composer, Akashavani, Mysore |
| Family Background | Father: Sri. Hassan Ramanna, well known as Athana Ramanna Mother: Smt. Jayamma, disciple of Sri. Kotturu Basappa |
| Training in Music | Trained in Carnatic classical music under the guidance of Sangeetha Vidyanidhi late Sri. Chennakeshavaiah Trained in Sugama Sangeetha under the guidance of late Sri. Padmacharan, famous music composer and a violinist in Akashavani
Trained in Rabindra Sangeet under Sri. Robin Ray, Kolkata Trained under famous music composers Sri. Jnana Prakash Ghosh, Kolkata, and Sri. Deben Sharma, Guwahati Learnt Varnas and Bhakti Geet in Hindi from Sri. Nagpur B. Subba Rao |
| Service in Akashavani | Retired from Akashavani, Mysore as ‘A Top’ grade Music Composer ‘A’ grade artiste in Sugama Sangeetha, Vachana, Devotional Songs, and Folk Music ‘B-High’ grade artiste in Hindi Geet and Bhajans
As a music composer, composed music for several musical features, dramas and other programs before invited audience across all Akashavani stations in Karnataka |
| Visiting Artiste in Akashavani across India | Kolkata – Hindi Geet, Bhajan, and Rabindra Sangeet Ranchi – Kannada and Hindi songs Patna – Kannada and Hindi songs Guwahati – Kannada, hindi, Assamese, Telugu, and Sanskrit songs Mumbai – Kannada and Hindi songs
Hyderabad – Kannada songs |
| Other Professional Attainments | Approved poet of Akashavani Member of local audition board, Akashavani Mysore Approved drama artiste in Akashavani
Kannada songs broadcast from Moscow radio station
Transcription of Kannada Sugama Sangeetha sent to all stations of Akashavani |
| Performances | Toured all over India and given performances in Sugama Sangeetha as well as Carnatic classical music
Visited United States of America multiple times as a Government of Karnataka delegate to give Sugama Sangeetha performances and workshops
Jointly composed music along with husband S.G.Raghuram for Kannada translation of Madgulkar’s Marathi ‘Geetha Ramayan’ |
| International Tours | First cultural ambassador for Kannada Sugama Sangeetha at World Kannada Conference in Trenton, New Jersey, USA (1983) – Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Delegate at World Kannada Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA (1998) – Sponsored by Government of Karnataka
Conducted workshops and performed at World Kannada Conference at Los Angeles, USA (2010) |
| Playback Singer | In Kannada Films – “Prabhulingaleele”, “Paapa-Punya”, “Savithri”. Documentary film on Jnanpeeth award winner Kuvempu |
| Audio Cassettes and CDs | Tens of audio cassettes and CDs sung by Smt. Leelavathi as well as music composed by her
Set to tune all poems from 1st to 6th standard Kannada textbooks prescribed by Government of Karnataka
Composed music for mentally challenged children
Composed music for Telugu children’s songs |
| Important Positions Held | Chairperson, Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy(2001-04)
Member, South Zone Music Academy, Tanjore
Member, Central Music Academy, Nagpur
President, Sangeetha Ganga Music Conference, Chikamagalur
President, Sugama Sangeetha Parishath Conference, Chikamagalur |
| Music Academy | For the first time in Karnataka, established a non-profit organization, “Sugama Sangeetha Academy” for the development and promotion of Sugama Sangeetha in 1985 |
| Sugama Sangeetha Teacher | Trained thousands of students over the period of 62 years. Many of them are Akashavani and Doordarshan artistes. Some artistes such as Dr. Rohini Mohan and Sri.S.G.Raghuram are themselves winners of Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy award |
| Writer
| Dabbles in several forms of Kannada literature including poetry, essays and children’s stories
Kannada drama “Madhuchandra” was awarded First Prize by Family Planning Foundation of India in 1982
Musical feature “Nisarga Vandana” written and composed for Akashavani, Mysore won the Akashavani State Award |
| Awards | Listed separately below |
| Books | Listed separately in a table below |
