Who is Kavita Krishnamurthy?
A Hindustani classical and playback singer, Kavita Krishnamurthy has been active for over 50 years. She began formal training in Hindustani classical music as a child, and she began recording songs as a teenager. She has since been recorded in more than 16 languages, including Rajasthani, Bengali, Kannada, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Nepali, Assamese, Konkani and other language. She received the Padmashri in 2005.