vyaakhyaasyaamaha: Pantula Rama

Pantula Rama Highly accomplished in Vocal and Instrumental music (Violin, Viola) in both academic and performance aspects. Achieved high academic standards and has been Performing at various prestigious organizations from a very young age. Evolved a unique original performance style striking perfect balance in various aspects of Carnatic Music. Trained and taught many students and conducted many workshops. An author, a Good Conductor, and a noted accompanying artist. Developed and exhibited excellent oratory skills since middle school. Is a “Reiki Master” and pursues Fashion Design in spare time. An excellent event manager with a strong affinity for charity and social causes. Rama was born in a family with a lineage of music with parents; Sri Pantula Gopala Rao (Violinist, Retd. Engineer – All India Radio) & Smt. Pantula Padmavathi (Veena artist). Her husband Sri. Mutnury Srinivasa Narasimha Murthy is himself a highly accomplished musician. Graded Top grade in Akashavani for Violin, and A grade in Viola and Vocal. Rama holds a Ph. D in Music from Andhra University, AP, India, for Research work and Thesis on – “A study of the shaping of an ideal musician through ‘Saadhana’“, M. A (Music) Andhra University (Ranked “University First”) - Gold Medalist and B. A (Music) Andhra University (Ranked “University First”) - Gold Medalist. She had her initial training under her father, Sri Pantula Gopala Rao and Advanced training under ‘Sangeeta Kalasagara’ Guru Sri. Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao. Rama presented various Lec-dems like ‘Musical excellence of Shyama Sastri’, ‘Sadhana of Carnatic Music’, ‘Ragam Tanam Pallavi’. Conducted ‘Nowkacharitam’ – Musical Opera of Thyagaraja.

Prizes/Medals/Awards - Tambura Prize - awarded by Kalasagaram, Secunderabad (04-12-1992), through the hands of the vocal legend Late. Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi. • First prize in Pallavi Singing Madras Music Academy, 1993. • Outstanding Lady Vocalist (Senior or Sub Senior) – 2006, award from Madras Music Academy.

Special Concerts - Concerts comprising of compositions of single composer – Thyagaraja, Shyama Sastry, Deekshitar, Narayana Teertha, Purandaradasa, Ramadasa, Annamayya, Swati Tirunal, Subbaraya Sastry, Veena Kuppayyar etc. Concerts with compositions in different languages - Telugu, Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada etc. Special Pallavis - Shatkala pallavi, Panchanada & Panchanada Vinyasa Pallavi, Dwitala Avadhanam, 2 hrs. Pallavi Concert, Eka Raga sabhas (Carnatic & Hindustani ragas)