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Vidya Subramanian is founder of Vidya Subramanian Academy (www.vidyasubramanian.com), an online portal that imparts customized training in Carnatic music, other traditional Indian artforms and languages. An accomplished Carnatic vocalist, Vidya is a Chartered Accountant (All India Rank 2 in CA Final) with an MBA in Finance from Boston College, USA. Vidya's exemplary work in online teaching of Carnatic music has been featured on BBC World News, Zee TV and DD India's Changemakers Program. She was conferred the Women Transforming India 2021 award by NITI Aayog's Women Entrepreneurship Platform and United Nations - India. Other awards include Kalaimamani Award (from State of Tamil Nadu), Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur Award (from SAFA, an apex body of SAARC), CA Entrepreneur Award (from ICAI), Devi Award (by TNIE Group) and Artist Award by NYSCA under the Saratoga Program for Arts Funding. Vidya was recognized as an inspiring woman entrepreneur in the technology / social impact space by NITI Aayog and FICCI at the Road to GES 2017 Chennai. Vidya has held corporate positions with Analysis Group, Los Angeles and GE, Albany.
VSA is run as an impact-driven social enterprise with a focus on empowering artists, especially women. Vidya welcomes students of all levels to contact her to explore learning opportunities. VSA Certification Exams, VSA Sabha and VSA Workshops are recent initiatives in her quest to take India's traditions to a global platform. Her free YouTube music lessons and podcasts have benefitted several 1000s of learners. Vidya lives in Chennai with her husband and their two children.
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