Swarajathi Graham
Fine Arts Institute
Krupaa Barghav received the title in the same year
Krupaa singing
Barghav solo singing
Krupaa Barghav received the title in the same year
SGFAI is aimed at teaching and propagating Indian classical music and dance through classes (in person and online), workshops and concerts across the globe. Krupaa Lakshmi is the founder and teacher at SGFAI for Carnatic Vocal and Bharatanatyam. She and her husband- Barghav Hariharan, perform as a couple across the globe. SGFAI has been a work of love for them. The couple teach and organize classical music events in Fairfax, Virginia, USA through SGFAI
As the daughter of the legendary mridangam maestro Kalaimamani Shri. KV Prasad and Dr. Usha Prasad (a doctorate in Music), Krupaa was exposed to laya and advanced Carnatic music as a kid growing up in a household with music. Krupaa was formally initiated into Carnatic music by her mother- Dr. Usha Prasad and later on by Kalaimamani Smt. R. Ramani. She went on to earn her B grade in Carnatic Vocal from the All India Radio, CCRT scholarship and a scholarship in Carnatic vocal from Bharat Kalachar in her early music career that catapulted her into a performing artist.
Krupaa Lakshmi is a BCom graduate and holds a Masters degree in Indian classical Music from the University of Madras. She also graduated with a Diploma in Music from the prestigious Madras Music Academy's Advanced School of Carnatic Music where she was trained by legends like Sangita Kala Acharya Shri PS Narayanaswamy, Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. Suguna Varadachari, Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. Sowmya, Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. R. Vedavalli, Sangita Kalanidhi Shri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sangita Kalanidhi Shri Trichur Ramachandran, Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. RS Jayalakshmi, Dr. Shri Sriram Parasuram, Smt. Shyamala Venkateshwaran, Dr. Rita Rajan, etc.
With the solid foundations in performances and teaching over her early teens, Krupaa continues to perform at some of the most prestigious organizations across the globe ranging from the Madras Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, etc. every year. She has since been honing her performing skills under Sangita Kala Acharya Smt. Suguna Varadachari, Sangita Kalanidhi Shri. GJR Krishnan, Dr. Shri. Sriram Parasuram in Hindustani and Carnatic Vocal and Kalaimamani Shri. KN Shashikiran. She has performed more than 1000 concerts across the globe and has taught more than 100 students.