The Singing Violin of Indian Classical Music | Kala Ramnath | TEDxBITSPilani

Grammy Nominated for her album 'Miles from India' , Maestro Kala Ramnath enthralls the audience with her music. She starts with a soothing, relaxing piece slowing taking the audience through a journey of emotions only to conclude with a revitalizing theme. Kala Ramnath is a renowned Indian classical violinist. A proud recipient of the Rashtriya Kumar Gandharva Sanman in 2008 and the Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar in 1999, her album ‘Miles from India’, was nominated in the Grammy awards. She is the first Indian violinist to be featured in the violin Bible, ‘The Strad’. She frequently features in Hollywood soundtracks, including the Oscar nominated 'Blood Diamond'.Born into a family of prodigious musical talent, Kala’s genius with the violin manifested itself during her childhood. Out of her several recordings best selling albums, ‘Samvad’ was ‘Top of the World’ in the charts for the year 2004, ‘Yashila’ for 2006 and ‘Samaya’ for 2008. An established name in the world music scene, Kala today is keen to enrich the lives of under-privileged and sick children through music in the form of her foundation, ‘Kalashree’. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx