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Veena ❤️ Thillana ❤️ Classical Instrumental ❤️ E.Gayathri

A Thillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in dance performances.A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in the pallavi and anupallavi, and lyrics in the charanam. Some have theorized that it is based on the Hindustani tarana. Echampati Gayathri (née Gayathri Vasantha Shoba), popularly known as "Veena Gayathri" is a veena exponent of the traditional Carnatic music. She was appointed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J.Jayalalithaa, as the first Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University in November, 2013. E.Gayathri received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002, the "Kalaimamani" award from Dr. M. G. R. on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1984 and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rotary Club, Madras East in 2011.

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