Chinmaya Sisters
The Chinmaya Sisters, Uma and Radhika, are Indian classical Carnatic vocalists. They received the blessings of Chinmayananda Saraswati and are therefore named Chinmaya Sisters by their Guru. Early life. The sisters were taught by their mother Bhavani Natesan, and went on to receive training from T. N. Seshagopalan and Neyveli Santhanagopalan. They grew up in Mulund, Mumbai and as children participated in a number of competitions conducted by schools and sabhas. Musical career. After relocating to Chennai to continue their pursuit of music, their first concert was in 1992 in the "Spirit of Youth" Series of the Music  Academy. Thereafter they were selected by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram to perform concerts across Tamil Nadu in four venues. They are now regular performers in the December Music Festival and perform in prime slots in most of the Sabhas. They have also performed in Sabhas in India and abroad. They have also performed for the Sri Lankan TV channel Rupavahini and were featured in a live interview for the channel. Being "A" graded artists of All India Radio, they have performed in programmes including National Programme of Music, Navaratri programme and Trinity Series. They have been part  of the archival projects Abhayamba Navavarnams, Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer kritis, Chamundamba Ashtotra Kritis of Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar and Sriranga Kshetra Pasurams. They are also regular performers for Doordarshan and other TV channels and some of their telecasts include Abhayamba navavarnams for SVBC TV and National programme of Music – Doordarshan. They performed over 120 Divya Prabandams for the programme "Thittikum Thaen Tamil", telecast on the Sun News Channel. Discography. They have released several CDs and albums ranging on a variety of themes. Their CD for the project "Naada Vaibavam" of "Art of Living" brought together 5000 musicians on a single stage