Pakala Ramadas

Born on October 4th 1963 in Andhra Pradesh, in a musical family. Pakala Ramadas is the son Late Shri Pakala Munirathnam, a Violin Vidwan and retired violin lecturer from the Shri Venkateswara Music College, Thirupathi AP. QUALIFICATION: Since Childhood, Ramadas displayed his marked inclination towards classical music. He began his initial training under Violin Vidwan Shri P.P. Somayajalu, and later under the Tutelage of Violin Maestro Padmabhushan Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. He is qualified with “Sangeetha Vishrada” from Thirupathi Music college and “Sangeetha Vidwan” from Central College, Chennai. He has undergone the teachers training course from Ananthapur, AndhraPradesh. He is an ‘A’ Top artist (Violin) in both Doordarshan and All India Radio (Chennai) He is also a B-Grade artist (Vocal) in All India Radio (Chennai). Chief Examiner for Singapore Fine Arts Society (2003 and 2004) and Shyama Organisation in Singapore. *Selection of Scholarship Committee in the CCRT as a Jury. EXPERIENCE: *Since 1984 to1992 working as a teacher in the College of Fine Arts, Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai. Than 1992 to 1996 he was formerly employed as Violin - Staff artist, All India Radio, Chennai. He was a Violin Professor and currently working as a Principal in the Rukmini Devi College of Fine Arts, Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai.  He has travelled widely in India and abroad . He has performed at different Music festivals (Festival of India) in Russia, Germany , France , Portugal , Spain , Netherlands , British Gayana (South Americs) and Reunion. He has given violin solo performances in London , Malaysia and Singapore All India Radio , Doordarshan (Chennai) and Nadaneerajanam(TTD). VIOLIN ACCOMPANIED: He has accompanied almost all the leading vocalist in Carnatic music, such as Tanjore Shankara Iyer , R.K.Srikantan, D.Pashupathi , K.J.Jesudas, T.V.Shankarnarayanan, T.N.Seshagopalan, Aruna Sairam, Sudha Raghunathan, Sanjay Subramaniam, P. Unnikrishnan, Bombay Jayshri, Neyveli Santhangopalan , S. Sowmya , Nithyashree Mahadevan etc…. Accompanied P. Unnikrishnan (vocal concerts) in Australia and New Zealand , East Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka. Accompanied Sudha Raghunathan (vocal concerts) in Australia. Accompanied Bushani Kalyanaraman (vocalist) in London and Paris , Germany, Switzerland. *Accompanied Nithyashree Mahadevan (vocalist) in Australia. *Accompanied R.Suryaprakash (vocalist)in the United States. *Accompanied Maharajapuram S.Srinivasan in the USA and Canada. *Performed for the inaugural Discovery Park Energy Center Hydrogen Initiative Symposium at Prudue University(USA). *Has released albums with Neyveli Santhanagopalan , Bushani Kalayanraman (AVM recordings) and P. Unnikrishnan. He has also done recordings for National Program of Music for Television with T.M.Thyagarajan. Played many Solo concerts, Ghazals concerts and Jugal Bandhis. ACHIEVEMENTS AND HONOURS: * The best violinist award from Shri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi. *The best violinist award from Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai. * The best violinist award from Shri Krishna Gana Sabha , Chennai.  *The best violinist award from the Music Academy , Chennai. * The Youth Excellent Violin Award from the Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Award Trust , Chennai. *The chennnai online awarded “Isai Vendar”. * The Kanchi Kamakoti Peeta Asthan Vidwan at Kancheepuram. * Maharajapuram Sanathanam Trust Honoured * Vani Kalanipuna at Vani Mahal , Chennai. * “Kalaimamani” state award at Tamil Nadu. PAKALA RAMADAS, No.22-D, “Parimal Villa”, Kalathumettu Street, Kottivakkam, CHENNAI 600 041. Telephone No: 4913314 Cell: 9840066857 E-Mail: pakala.ramadas@gmail.com