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Sushma Somasekharan
(Vocal - Carnatic)
Sushma wears many hats. She is a performer, collaborator, writer and a Certified Public Accountant. Sushma Somasekharan was initiated into Carnatic Music at the age of 4 by Smt. Bhagya Moorthy, her first Guru in Singapore. Due to quick grasp of the music, she was introduced to stage performances at a young age. Sushma started learning Carnatic Music at The Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS) in 1993. While she was there, she had the benefit of learning from several Gurus, including Smt. Shanta Subramanyan, Smt. Leelavathi Gopalakrishnan, Smt Padmavathi Nagarajan and Sri Padmalingam. Since 2004, she has been under the sole tutelage of Smt. Lalita Sivakumar, daughter-in-law of Smt. D.K Pattamal. Apart from India, toured Europe in 2011 and performed at the Embassy of India in Brussels, Indian Consulate of Luxembourg, Germany and London. Sushma was also invited to perform at the Nallur Murugan Temple Music Festival, Jaffna Sri Lanka in 2010 and 2012. Sushma is a B-High Graded Artist with All-India Radio. First Singaporean to win the All India Radio Carnatic Vocal Award in 2006.
| Title | Given by | Date |
|---|---|---|
| D.K Jayaraman Award | Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. | 2013 |
| Best Concert Award | Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Sabha | 2011 |
| Biennial Award Recipient | National Indian Music Competition Singapore. | 2000-2005 |
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Sushma Somasekharan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Shreelakshmi S. Bhat-Violin Ambur Padmanabhan-Mridangam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 23/12/2025 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) V. Deepika-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 23/12/2022 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 04/01/2020 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 01/01/2020 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) V. Deepika-Violin Chidambaram B. Sai Shankar-Mridangam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 28/12/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) M. Vijay-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam Madipakkam A . Gopalakrishnan-Kanjira | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 23/12/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Chidambaram G. Badrinath-Violin R. Ramkumar-Mridangam | Arkay Convention Center | 21/12/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sayee Rakshith-Violin Delhi Sairam -Mridangam G. Ravichandran-Ghatam | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 18/12/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sudha R. S. Iyer-Violin B. Guru Raghavendra-Mridangam | RR Sabha-Kamakoti Triveni Sri Chand | 06/12/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) M. Vijay-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | Ragasudha Hall | 16/01/2019 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sudha R. S. Iyer-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | Kamakoti Hall - (Krishna Gana Sab | 30/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sudha R. S. Iyer-Violin B. Guru Raghavendra-Mridangam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 29/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) M. Vijay-Violin Vijay B. Natesan-Mridangam | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 28/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Nagercoil K. Anand -Violin Chidambaram B. Sai Shankar-Mridangam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 24/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Raghuram. H. V-Violin Tirucherai Kaushik Rajagopal-Mridangam G. Ravichandran-Ghatam | Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan- Annexe | 17/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Parur M. S. Ananthakrishnan-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 15/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sudha R. S. Iyer-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 11/12/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) M. Vijay-Violin | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 24/09/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin Tanjore Praveen Kumar (Praveen Sparsh)-Mridangam | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 07/08/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) B. V. Raghavendra Rao-Violin B. Sivaraman-Mridangam Trichy S. Krishna-Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Swami Haridhos | 22/06/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Abirami Chidambaram Community Hall | 15/04/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Asthika Samajam - (Naimisaranya Man | 01/04/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Kanchi Mahaswamy Anantha Mandapam | 26/02/2018 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 26/12/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sindhu Suchetan-Violin Chidambaram B. Sai Shankar-Mridangam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 21/12/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 18/12/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Wandering Artist | 01/10/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Shraddha Ravindran-Violin Sumesh S. Narayanan -Mridangam Harihara Sharma-Kanjira | Krishna Gana Sabha (Dr.Nalli GanaV | 06/08/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Shyam Ravishankar-Violin Tirucherai Kaushik Rajagopal-Mridangam | YGP Auditorium | 10/01/2017 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Sudha R. S. Iyer-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 29/12/2016 |
| Sushma Somasekharan (Vocal - Carnatic) | Rajah Annamalai Mandram | 26/12/2016 |
| Sushma Somasekharan... (Vocal - Carnatic) Diliip K. J-Violin Akshay Anantapadmanabhan-Mridangam G. Ravichandran-Ghatam | Vani Mahal - Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall | 23/12/2016 |