Divyalakshmi Kamalakannan is known in a good number of sabhas in South Chennai and is a popular student at Madras University, Chepauk, where she pursues a degree in music. Her irrepressible love for music has led her into Hindustani and western, which she learns from various virtuosos.
That is not all. She is also making a splash as a teacher of music. She teaches at a music school in Anna Nagar and has started her own, Aarohanam at Kilpauk Garden.
“Being a student and a teacher, I understand both roles well enough to be able to run Aarohanam efficiently,” says 23-year-old Divya who completed BE Information Technology in 2012 from Rajalakshmi College of Engineering in Thandalam.
Diyva rates herself highly as a planner: she says she was clear about completing her engineering course before seeking to fulfil her aspirations in music.
“I was always in touch with music. Ever since I enrolled in an engineering college, I have been taking classes at Ksheera Saagara School of Music for school students. This exposure developed me into a trainer,” says Divya who started learning music as a nine-year-old.
Her many stage performances and the self-confidence she built by bringing out a music album Dreams on Titanic , which won rave reviews, enabled her to take the plunge and start the school.
“I was the cultural trainer at school and always took the lead at inter-school competitions,” she says.
Aarohanam was made possible partly by the space provided by a student.
It offers classes in Carnatic, Hindustani, western that includes vocal and instrumental.
For details, visit >Aarohanam on Facebook .
