Ranjani Hebbar Guruprasad (1981 - 9 June 2013) was an Indian

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vocalist. Now her two disciples, Vid. Archana and Vid. Samanvi are propagating the music following their path shown by their Guru.

Early life

Ranjani Hebbar was born in

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to Aravind Hebbar, a

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Professor and Vasanthalakshmi. She started learning music from her parents and Madhoor Balasubramaniam and become the first disciple of S. Sowmya and Srinivasan, Sowmya's father. She continued to study under Chengalpet Ranganathan and Completed her post graduation in

Carnatic Music Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha. It is o ...

from

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. She married Guruprasad, a Software Engineer.

Professional career

She was an A-Grade artist on

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and has performed on many stages in South India, including on national television.

Death

Ranjani Hebbar died of

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on June 9, 2013, in KMC Hospital, Manipal.

Awards and titles

*Kalki Award *Isai Chudar * M S Subbulakshmi scholarship

References

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