Biographical statement
Kawsalya Subramaniam holds a Masters degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Madurai Kamaraj University, India, and is a ‘Kalavithagar’ in Drama and Theater Arts from NCOMS, Sri Lanka. She has been pursuing research in Carnatic Music for several years and has recently submitted her thesis titled ‘Isai Paa Vadivangal’ towards a Doctorate in Music at Mother Theresa Women’s University, India. Her publications include “Dheva Pani,” in Thamizh Isai Sanga Malar (Chennai, 2007) and “Thamizharin Isai Marapum Kambanum”, in Kamban Vizha Malar (Canada, 2008), and she co-authored Indhiya Chinthanai Marapu, with her husband N. Subramaniam, which won the Sri Lankan National Sahithya Mandala award and Tamil Nadu Directorate of Tamil Development award in 1993. She is also an accomplished violinist with advanced training under ‘Sangeetha Kala Nibuna’ Parur M.S.Anantharaman, and has taught Carnatic vocal and violin in various schools in Sri Lanka and India.
