Kavita Krishnamurti

In this Indian name, the name Krishnamurthy is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kavita.

Kavita Krishnamurthy
Kavita Krishnamurthy in 2014
Kavita Krishnamurthy in 2014
Background information
Birth nameSharada Krishnamurthy
Also known asKavita Subramaniam
BornNew Delhi, India[1]
Genres
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1971–present

Kavita Krishnamurthy (born as Sharada Krishnamurthy), is an Indian playback and classical singer. She has recorded numerous songs in various Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Rajasthani, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani, Punjabi and other languages.[3][4] She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards (winning consecutively during 1995–1997), and the Padmashri which she received in 2005.[5] She was awarded a Doctorate (Honoris Causa) for her contributions to Indian music by Bangalore-based Jain University in 2015.[6][7] In 1999, she married noted violinist L. Subramaniam and resides in Bengaluru.

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  5. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "5th Annual Convocation". Jain University. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam got Doctorate". Pressnote. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.