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From a very young age, Vedavalli won several awards in prestigious competitions including All India Radio's first prize for
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Among her disciples today are accomplished performers, researchers, teachers and writers. Sumitra
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1301:Ratan Thiyam
1211:T. K. Murthy
1112:Rohini Bhate
1100:Zohra Sehgal
1076:Chandralekha
1005:Badal Sarkar
999:Habib Tanvir
981:Vilayat Khan
888:Satyajit Ray
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1500:(2022–2023)
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1457:Bharat Gupt
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1259:Mukund Lath
1205:Girija Devi
1163:R. C. Mehta
1151:Sitara Devi
766:Zubin Mehta
592:V. Raghavan
241:artha bhava
1574:Categories
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906:Utpal Dutt
279:References
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156:Mannargudi
150:Early life
72:Occupation
60:Mannargudi
49:1935-11-09
1467:2022–2023
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365:The Hindu
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300:The Hindu
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229:Sanskrit
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191:T.Muktha
144:Carnatic
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66:, India
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237:Telugu
180:Madras
170:Career
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124:(2000)
118:(2018)
109:Awards
91:Spouse
1529:is a
225:Tamil
221:veena
214:Adyar
164:India
86:1953–
1531:stub
380:2024
369:ISSN
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312:2023
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