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s. sowmya
 solo_singer 16 april 1969 carnatic music - indian classical music sowmya_sreenivasan . jpg tamil nadu , india sowmya srinivasan singer
s. sowmya

s. sowmya -lrb- born april 16 , 1969 -rrb- -lrb- tamil : ஸௌம்யா -rrb- is a carnatic music singer .
she learnt music initially from her father dr. srinivasan , and later from dr. s. ramanathan and smt.t .
muktha .
in 1998 , sowmya co-founded carnatica - an institution dedicated to classical music & dance instruction , archival , talent search and other related activities .
she also co-authored the first comprehensive reference cd-rom on carnatic music , nadanubhava .
she is also a visiting professor at the advanced school of carnatic music of the music academy madras .
