Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, Karnatik Vocal Maestro

This is a portrait of the well-known Karnatik vocalist, Bombay S.Jayashri Ramnath. It was made during a rehearsal session for a groupconcert.

Bombay Jayashri Ramnath is a very popular classical singer who ishighly respected for her scholarship and eclectic repertoire.

This image is part of my ongoing series of portraits of Indianclassical musicians. Thank you for visiting.

Bombay Jayashri Ramnath was nominated for an Academy Award (Oscar ®) for the best original song -- "Pi's Lullaby" from the award-winning film "Life of Pi" directed by Ang Lee.

While Jayashri did not win the award, music director Mychael Danna, did win for best original score.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%27s_Lullaby