Shreya Devnath

Shreya Devnath is a South Indian Classical (Carnatic) violinist. A student of the legendary Indian violin maestro Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman, she strives to be a worthy representative of this prestigious school of music. She is a well-established solo violinist, who has earned much appreciation for her distinctive music.

Instrumental Outfits and Collaborations

​Shreya presents diverse instrumental collaborations. She curates, performs and tours with various instrumental outfits like “A Carnatic Quartet”, a Classical ensemble featuring Violin, Nagaswaram, Mridangam and Thavil, “The Blue Trio”, a fusion music trio featuring the electric violin, Mridangam and Multi percussion and Keyboard,“AAVAAM | we two”, a classical duet with Indian percussionist Praveen Sparsh, as well as “Band Cooum”, an experimental collaboration bringing together the folk, classical and electronic music soundscapes of the city of Chennai, India. She has also presented “A Carnatic Quartet – alternate dimensions” – a coming together of classical, folk and electronic music, as well as “Villupaatu cutcheri” – a collaboration of artistes from Villupaatu, Tamilnadu’s traditional folk art form and Carnatic music. Her other collaborative ventures also include Violin- Chitravina duets, Violin-Flute duets, Violin-Sitar duets and a collaboration with Tabla Virtuoso Ms. Anuradha Pal in the prestigious Chakradhar Samaroh Festival in Raigarh.

Awards and Recognition

Recognition has also come in the form of awards and titles awarded by prestigious organisations of South Indian Classical music like the ‘Isai Peroli’, ’Bharat Ratna Dr. MS Subbulakshmi Fellowship’, ‘Dr. Chitra Narayanaswamy Centenary Trust Award’, ‘Parur Sundaram Iyer Award’, ‘Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Award for Youth Excellence’, ’Yuva Kala Bharathi’, ‘Nada Ratna’, ‘Visesha Pratibha Puraskaram’ ‘RMKV Award of Excellence’, ‘Best Performer Award’, ‘Yuva Shakthi Youth Achiever Award’, ‘Best Violinist’, ‘Best Instrumental Artiste’, ‘Outstanding Woman Achiever’, ‘Ministry of Culture Scholarship for Young Artistes’ amongst others.

Academic Qualification and Other Interests

Shreya holds a Masters Degree in Economics. She is a gold medalist with a brilliant academic record. She is also a talented painter, poet and a short story writer. She was awarded the RK Narayan Award for Creative Talent and her work of fiction was chosen by famed author Ruskin Bond, for publication in a collection of short stories.

However, her interest in other art forms aside, she remains deeply passionate about music. Her music is characterised by substance and freshness with paramount importance given to aesthetics. It is music for the mind and soul, a journey for the artiste and the audience.