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e. gayathri
 non_vocal_instrumentalist veena indian classical music , film music 198.jpg andhra pradesh , india echampati gayathri veena player
e. gayathri

echampati gayathri -lrb- née gayathri vasantha shoba -rrb- , popularly known as `` veena gayathri '' -lrb- born november 9 , 1959 -rrb- is a veena exponent of the traditional carnatic music .
she was appointed by the chief minister of tamil nadu , j.jayalalithaa , as the first vice chancellor of tamil nadu music and fine arts university in november , 2013 .
e.gayathri received the sangeet natak akademi award in 2002 , the `` kalaimamani '' award from dr. m. g. r. on behalf of the government of tamil nadu in 1984 and a lifetime achievement award from the rotary club , madras east in 2011 .
the chief minister of tamil nadu , j. jayalalithaa , appointed e. gayathri as honorary director of tamil nadu government music colleges in chennai , thiruvaiyaru , madurai and coimbatore in 2011 .
