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Varijashree Venugopal

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Varijashree Venugopal
Birth nameVarijashree Venugopal
Born (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34)
Bangalore, India
Years active1995–present

Varijashree Venugopal born in Bangalore, India on 6 March 1990 is an Indian singer and flautist.[1]

Early life

Varijashree was born to an Indian Brahmin family of HS Venugopal and TV Rama both accomplished musicians. She was found to have the rare ability to identify about 40 ragas at the tender age of one and a half and about 200 ragas at the age of 4. She was initially trained by her father. Varijashree began undergoing formal training in Carnatic music under Vidhushi H. Geetha at the age of 4. She has also been learning a few rare compositions from Vidhushi Vasantha Srinivasan and Vidwan D.S. Srivatsa. At present she has been learning higher music lessons under the tutelage of Gaanakalanidhi Vidwan Salem P. Sundaresan. She has also been undergoing flute training under her father Vid. H. S. Venugopal from the past two years.