Singer, Musician, Teacher, Composer, Philanthropist, multi-talented artiste. These are just a few words that describe ๐ฆ๐บ๐. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ต. Trained in both ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ and ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ music as well as the Veena, she is one of the finest and well-known voices in the realm of Indian music today. Her career spans a dazzling repertoire of concerts and achievements.
She has performed at prestigious venues, including ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฒ, and New York's ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น, becoming the ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ .๐ฆ. ๐ฆ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ต๐บ๐ถ.
She has lent her voice to many a chartbuster hit across regions and languages, composed music for theatre and dance productions, and is an eagerly sought-after speaker. In 2009 she was awarded an ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ of Doctor of Letters by Mother Teresa Women's University. She also received the ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น in 2013 and the ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan in 2014