Rajna Swaminathan is an acclaimed mrudangam (South Indian percussion) artist and composer. She is a protégé of mrudangam maestro Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, and tours regularly with several renowned ...

Rajna Swaminathan grew up in Maryland, the daughter of immigrants from India. She is one of only a handful of women who are professional players of the mrudangam, a barrel-shaped, two-headed drum ...

At the closing ceremony of the 2022/23 season of the Hungarian State Opera, recently reappointed general director Szilveszter Ókovács presented the prestigious Chamber Singer and Étoile awards, and ...

It is a common practice in many South Indian households for girls to learn classical music or dance. Rajna Swaminathan, who is based in Maryland, U.S., also took up Carnatic vocal and Bharatanatyam ...

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