Milestones

ONLY FEMALE DUO IN ASIA to perform the World music, South Indian Classical, Fusion and Western Classical music.

FIRST SOUTH INDIAN MUSICIANS TO BE INTERVIEWED AND TO HAVE PERFORMED OUR CARNATIC VIOLIN DUET BY THE BBC RADIO 3

FIRST INDIAN MUSICIANS TO PERFORM IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA WHICH MARKED A HISTORICAL EVENT - ICCR.

FIRST INDIAN FEMALE VIOLINIST to perform at the Houses of Parliament, Westminister, United Kingdom for the Commonwealth PSU.

Lalitha and Nandini are the pioneers to introduce and perform the Carnatic Music in the University of London.

Awarded the highly coveted INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS of Fulbright from USA and the Charles Wallace Fellowships from United Kingdom in performing Arts. FIRST INDIAN MUSICIAN SISTERS to receive these fellowships.

First Indian Female Musicians to perform in the Quatre Bonne Conservatoire.

Faculty in the very prestigious World Music Summer School, England.

Invited to present a unique program to commemorate the 50th year Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence.

Awarded the prestigious title of `KALAIMAMANI’ which is the Highest Honour in Music and Performing Arts conferred by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.

BEST SENIOR VIOLINIST from both the Madras Music Academy and the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai on the same year.

FIRST female violinists to have the Thavil as an accompanying instrument in a Carnatic Music Concert (Violin Duet)

FIRST female violinists to perform Fusion Concerts combining Carnatic Music, Western Classical Music and World Music (Egyptian, Arabic, Russian, American, Irish, Norwegian, Jazz, Blues, Spanish etc.)

Experts in the fields of Musicology and Ethnomusicology.

Albums in the TOP 1 Rating.

FIRST INDIAN VIOLIN DUO to perform in the Opera House, Port of Elizabeth, SA.

Presented concerts along with the Tavil and Ghatam which rates them as the pioneers in having these accompanying instruments.

FIRST INDIAN WOMEN CONDUCTOR from South India to have Conducted the Boschbela string orchestra, South Africa.

Invited to present concert for the India Week Festival, Hamburg.

LALITHA and NANDINI have been awarded several prizes, awards and titles by various organizations in recognition of their talent and dedication in the field of South Indian Classical Music including

`GOLD MEDAL’ awarded by His Holiness Shri Shankaracharya Swamigal of KANCHI KAMAKOTI PEETAM,

`KALAIMAMANI’ which is the Highest Honour in Music and Performing Arts conferred by the State Government of Tamil Nadu,

Title of `BHARATHA VIOLIN VADHYA THILAKANGAL’ by His Holiness Sathguru Srimath Santhananda Swamigal in Chennai – 2002,

BEST SENIOR VIOLINIST from both Madras Music Academy & Indian Fine Arts Society in the same year.

Title of `SAI GANA MANI’ awarded by Sai Spiritual Centre, Chennai.

Title of `YUVA KALA BHARATI’ awarded by Bharat Kalachar, Chennai.

Title of `INNISAI JNANA KALA MANIGAL’ awarded by Sri Kalikambal Kamadeswarar Devasthanam, Chennai.

Honoured by the organization MOHANAM as `THE MOST TALENTED ARTISTES’ of 1991, Chennai.

`TAMBURA PRIZE’ for the `BEST CONCERT’ of the Music Season, awarded by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.

Title of `NADA VINODINI’ awarded by Sri Ranjani Trust, Chennai.

RAJAMANIKAM PILLAI CENTENARY AWARD for `Excellence in Violin Playing’ by the Sri Ragam Fine Arts, Chennai.

Lalitha and Nandini were awarded the title of `Asthana Vidwan’ of the Sri Bhuvaneswari Peetam and Sri Sri Judge Swamigal Adistanam, Pudukottai.

Lalitha and Nandini were awarded the title of `BHUVANA SANGEETHA PRAVAHINI’ by the Chennai Om Sri Skandasramam trust for their services and contribution in the field of music.

INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini have been awarded with the US and UK Governments highest award. Dr. M. Lalitha has been awarded the `FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP IN PERFORMING ARTS’, FULBRIGHT NEHRU LECTURE FELLOWSHIP and OLF AWARDEE, while M. Nandini has been awarded with the `CHARLES WALLACE TRUST FELLOWSHIP IN PERFORMING ARTS’ which are highly competitive and prestigious awards.

Both the sisters collaborated and worked on World music, ethnomusicology and fusion. They have been selected as CULTURAL AMBASSADORS and dignitaries to the US and UK respectively.

Honoured as `ISAI PUYALGAL' in the Murugan Temple, London.

Honoured as `GANA VARSHINI' in the Mahalakshmi Temple, UK.

Honoured with `Gold Chains' in the Muthumari Amman Temple, UK for their services towards Music.

Dr. M. Lalitha and M. Nandini were honoured with the title of `Shrividya Tapasvi' by the Tapas Academy and Yuvakeertana Trust for their services to Music and Bhakti Oriented traditional Music.

Awarded the Title of `Thantri Gana Mani’ by His Holiness Sri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt for services to Music on the occasion of his 77^th Jayanthi Celebrations.

Awarded the prestigious MINISTRY OF CULTURE, GOVT OF INDIA Production grant where Dr M Lalitha and M Nandini are presenting a series of thematic presentations on `Musical Instruments in Divinity.

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