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Viji Subramaniam, also known as Viji Shankar, (15 August 1952 – 10 February 1995) was an Indian singer. She was the daughter of singer Lakshmi Shankar (Hindustani vocalist born into a South Indian family) and Rajendra Shankar (elder brother of sitarist Ravi Shankar, a Bengali).
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Viji Subramaniam was born Vijayashree Shankar on Friday, 15 August 1952 (age 46 years; at the time of death) in Madras, India. LA Times Her zodiac sign was Cancer. Soon after graduating, she joined the California Institute of the Arts to pursue a master’s degree in music. LA TimesHer mother and uncle were well-versed in Indian classical music, and ...
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Rajendra Shankar, and he was the elder brother of Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar. Her mother’s name is Lakshmi Shankar, and she was a Hindustani vocalist.
Husband & Children
In 1976, Viji Shankar got married to Dr L Subramaniamwho is an Indian musician. According to some media sources, in 1974, Viji Subramaniam and Dr L Subramaniamparticipated in the Music Festival from India, which was organised in London. During this event, they first met each other. After two years, they tied knot in Bombay. The couple has four children. Their sons Dr Narayana Subramaniam and Ambi Subramaniam are musicians. Her daughters Gingger Shankarand Bindu Subramaniam are popular Indian...
Musical Shows
At a very young age, Viji Subramaniam started participating in almost every musical event with her mother. During these musical shows, her mother used to sing while Viji played the tambura. Apart from being a versatile tambura player, Viji was also a proficient singer. In the 1970s, she began attending international live musical shows. She often accompanied the sitarist Shankar and Ustad Alla Rakha in public performances and used to play tambura with them. In 1974, Viji Subramaniam, along wit...
Films
In 1988, Viji Subramaniam lent her voice to many songs in the film Salaam Bombay. In the same year, this film was honoured with the Cannes Film Festival Audience Award and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 1991, she lent her voice to various popular songs in the film Mississippi Masala starring Indian actors Sarita Choudhary and Denzel Washington in lead roles.
Co-founder at the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival
Viji Subramaniam, along with her husband, L Subramaniam founded the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival (LGMF) in 1992 in memory of her later father-in-law for his immense contribution to Indian classical music. The main motive behind the launching of this music festival was to unite well-known Indian and international artists on the same platform. This festival includes the organisation of many music events in different cities all across the world including India, Norway, Denmark, Sweden,...
In 1972, Viji Subramaniam earned the All India Radio “President of India” medal for her excellence in singing on Indian radio and television.
She also goes by the name Viji. LA TimesIn 1997, Ravi Shankar, the noted Indian musician wrote in his autobiography that Viji Subramaniam’s voice was sweet and lovely.Reportedly, Viji Subramaniam’s favourite hobby was cooking South Indian food for her family. She used to cook Parmigiana for her husband who likes eating it often. It was stated in many media sourc...Soon after her marriage to L Subramaniam, she stood with him to propagate the concept of Global Music all across the world. According to them, this would reduce the dominance of Western music and l...She moved to Los Angeles from India in the early 1990s and quit her career in music for the sake of her husband and four children. She died in February 1995 after suffering from cancer.In 2006, her vocal performance was introduced in a documentary film ‘Violin from the Heart,’ which was based on the life of L Subramaniam. This short film was made by the French director Jean Henri...Quick Info→. Husband: L Subramaniam. Profession: Singer, Composer. Age: 42 Years. Some Lesser Known Facts About Viji Subramaniam. Viji Subramaniam (15 August 1952 – 10 February 1995) was an Indian classical music singer and composer. She was well versed in World, Indian classical, and film score genres of music.
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Subramaniam was married to Viji Subramaniam (née Vijayashree Shankar), who died on 9 February 1995. Since November 1999 he has been married to the Indian playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy . He has four children with Viji — Gingger Shankar , Bindu Subramaniam , Dr. Narayana Subramaniam and Ambi Subramaniam .
Gingger Shankar (* im 20. Jahrhundert in Los Angeles) ist eine indisch - US-amerikanische Sängerin, Geigerin und Komponistin, Filmemacherin und - produzentin . Leben. Gingger Shankar ist die älteste Tochter des Geigers L. Subramaniam und der Sängerin Viji Subramaniam. Sie wurde seit frühester Kindheit von ihren Eltern unterrichtet.
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23. Juli 2016 · His wife, long-term partner, collaborator and best friend Viji was diagnosed with cancer. Viji passed away in February 1995 leaving behind an emotionally broken Subramaniam and their...
