ACADEMICS & RECOGNITION
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Selected as an official Voting Member of The Recording Academy / Grammy in June 2023
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A Graduate in Accounting & Financial Management from Mumbai University, Kavitha is currently pursuing a Masters in Music Business from the prestigious Berklee College of Music
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Selected as a Spring & Fall 2022 fellow at Bespoken, a mentorship program for women and non-binary musicians. This highly selective program includes 19 artists from around the world to develop projects, ideas, & goals
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Selected as an IndianRaga USA fellow 2018, Kavitha has been part of 15 online collaborations with global artists garnering a total of over 1M views on Youtube and Facebook
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Won awards in National Indian Music Competition in 2008 organized by National Arts Council Singapore
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Awarded the title ‘Sangeetha Visharad’ by Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society – for completing 8 year double Diploma in Carnatic Music (Vocal and Veena) with a distinction
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Awarded best student in Veena - 5th year by Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society (SIFAS)
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Awarded Cultural Talent Scholarship from Center for Cultural Resources & Training (Ministry Of Human Resources & Development, Govt. of India) for specialized training in Carnatic Music - one of 8 students nationwide to be awarded the scholarship in 1993
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Invited to teach a special module on rare compositions with Trikala Arts, Bangalore
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Most Outstanding Student of the school in 1998 among a batch of 250 students
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Awarded Principal’s Special Award and ‘Lights of Podar’ in 2003 by R. A Podar College of Commerce and Economics for exemplary achievement in the fields of literary arts and academics
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Won awards at Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mulund Fine Arts and Lions Club, Rotary Club, Chinmaya Mission Mumbai and many other organizations for music & fine arts