A child prodigy with music coursing through her veins, Meera Sivaramakrishnan has had a very glorious career spanning more than three decades that has revealed her mastery over the bow.

Unlike many ‘Star’ children who are not able to live up to the standards set up by their illustrious parents, Meera, receiving rigorous training under her mother Kalaimamani Radha Narayanan (herself a student of the legendary ​Padma Shri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi  Shri Dwaram Venkatasami Naidu) showed herself to be the proverbial lion cub, forging ahead in leaps and bounds. 

Her concert career began at the tender age of nine. Since then, there was no looking back. With complete control over the bow, mind boggling imagination and mastery over the rhythmic aspects. Meera was able to adapt herself to any style of playing.

The young Meera was soon much sought after as an accomplished accompanist. Concerts came thick and fast. To date, Meera has had the opportunity of accompanying great stalwarts like  Padma Bhushan Sangitha Kalanidhi MLV, Padma Bhushan  Flute Mali, Padma Shri Madurai Somu, Padma Shri ,Sangitha Kalanidhi N.Ramani, Padma Shri  Sangitha Kalanidhi Sikkil Sisters, Padma Shri Kadri Gopalnath, Padma Shri U.Srinivas,  Sangitha Kalanidhi D.K.Jayaraman, Padma Bhushan T.V.Gopalakrishnan, Sangitha Kalanidhi Bombay Sisters, Padma Vibhushan, Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr.M.Balamurali Krishna, Padma Shri,  Sangitha Kalanidhi Mani Krishnaswamy,  Padma Shri , Sangitha Kalanidhi Smt. Sudha Raghunathan and  Neyveli Santhanagopalan amongst others.
An ‘A’ Grade artiste of All India Radio, Chennai, she has been giving performances regularly on the radio and television channels as well as the prestigious ‘Akaash Vani Sangeet Sammelans’, National Programmes, Isai Charal etc’. 

The rich experience gained by her coupled with her innate musical instincts led Meera to foray into the realms of solo performances in India and abroad, as well as on the radio and television, winning accolades everywhere.
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Smt. Meera's accomplishments

Some of Meera’s accomplishments & awards include:

• In the year 1984, she was awarded the prestigious Government of India Cultural Scholarship for Young Talented Artistes, under Padma Bhushan, Sangeeta Kalanidhi Shri  T.N.Krishnan

 

• She capped these achievements in 1985 with a non-stop 26 hour recital on the violin, thus breaking the world record and entering into Guinness Book of World Records. This marathon recital saw her being accompanied on the mridangam by many leading exponents including Padma Vibhushan, Sangeeta Kalanidhi Shri Umayalpuram K.Sivaraman and Padma Bhushan Shri T.V.Gopalakrishnan.
• In 1991, Meera accompanied Padma Shri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt.Mani Krishnaswamy at a prestigious concert at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, where she performed before the then Honourable President of India, Shri R.Venkatraman.

• The Title ‘Naanisai Vallabhi’ conferred by ‘Shri Ratnagiriwarar Temple, Besant Nagar,Chennai, which made her their ‘Aasthana Vidushi’
• Prestigious National Award, ‘The Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award’ 1995 for ‘Outstanding Contributions to Classical Carnatic Music’
• Prestigious State Award ‘Kalaimamani’ from the Government of Tamil Nadu in 2002
• The MLV Memorial Award in 2004
• Tantri Naadamani Award’ from His Holiness Shri Jayandra Saraswati, Peethadipati of Shri Kanchi Kamakoti Matham,Sep.2010
• ‘Sangeetha Hamsa’ award from Hamsavinodhini Sabha,Chennai,Dec 2014 
• "Gandharva Vidhya Dhara" from Irai Pani Manram, Chennai, August,2018
• Several prizes for ‘Best Accompanist’ from prestigious organizations like The Music Academy, The Krishna Gana Sabha and The Indian Fine Arts Society.

• Meera plays violin duets and fusion music with her prodigious son Kaushik Sivaramarkrishnan. 

Meera has been a true cultural ambassador of India by carrying her art to foreign shores and International Festivals. Her tours include:

1. The Festival of India in USSR (1988) where she accompanied Padma Shri, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt. Mani Krishnaswamy.
2. The Festival of India in Germany (1992), to accompany Smt. Mani Krishnaswamy.
3. A tour of the UK where her concert accompanying Smt. Mani Krishnaswamy at the BBC was made into a CD.
4. A tour of the USA and Canada (1996) accompanying Priya Sisters, besides giving solo concerts, including a solo concert at The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
5. A solo concert at The Indian Fine Arts Society, Bahrain in 1998
6. The Festival of India in Brussels as well as other European countries in 2006 for Padma Bhushan Smt.  Alarmel Valli

What the press has to say about Meera:

• ....In the earlier part of the recital, young Meera (Violin) answered Ramani with sensitivity in Raga talent display which was extremely sober and creditable. In the pallavi swara miscellany, she met tricks with tricks........The Hindu- review of Meera’s concert for Shri N.Ramani
• A bright feature of the concert was the readiness with which young Meera (violin) met kanakku with kanakku in the swaras and met the needs of raga alapana with fluent artistry. The Hindu- review of Meera’s concert for Shri P.S.Narayanaswamy
• Violinist Meera was sharp and deft in her answer and revealed a wide range of imaginative resourcefulness in her alapanas-The Indian Express-review of Meera’s Music Academy concert.
• Meera (violin) kept her end up well and gave a good stand with her own range of ‘Astras’-The Hindu-review of Meera accompanying Shri Mandolin Srinivas at The Music Academy.
• Free from any cheap flair of gallery gimmicks, she indicates a level of confidence and contributes to the successful accompanist’s role. Meera gave a remarkable account of herself on the second day of the performance. She is specific in artistic perception and has a sensitive ear for swarasthan.Kiravani was handled with good felicity and refinement.-The Indian Express-review of Meera’s accompaniment at The Shanmukhananda Sabha,Mumbai
• ……In MEERA SIVARAMAKRISHNAN on the violin, the BOMBAY SISTERS had a companion in comfort. She extended her bowing hand to extend a flowery Khamas,Mukhari and Lathangi……The Hindu- review of Meera’s concert for Sangeetha Kalanidhi Smt.Bombay Sisters
• The concert was intelligently planned and beautifully executed……Meera and Radha  Narayanan’s violin duet at RR Sabha,Chennai…………The Hindu 

 

• Making waves as a child prodigy, Meera Sivaramakrishnan made abundant use of her natural talent and hard work to become a well-known soloist and sought after accompanist.-The Hindu –Meera in The Prestigious CHAT CORNER 
• It was an interesting violin duet by ace violinist Meera Sivaramakrishnan and her son Kaushik when they played with commendable classical thrust for Hamsavinodhini recently. The concert proved that this duo was capable of enriching the music with their bhava laden approach. Swaraprastharas displaying their keenness to maintain the clarity of sahithya with bhava.-The Indian Express dated 03 Jan 2015 on their violin duet at ‘Hamsavinodhini’ on 28 Dec2014. 

• Making waves as a child prodigy, Meera Sivaramakrishnan made abundant use of her natural talent and hard work to become a well-known soloist and sought after accompanist
  
• ~The Hindu

Kalaimamani Meera Sivaramakrishnan as an accompanist to The Bombay Sisters