Aruna Sairam
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vidushi Aruna Sairam
| image = File:Padmasree Aruna Sairam (cropped).jpg
| caption = Aruna Sairam in 2013
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|10|30}}{{cite web |title=Aruna Sairam |url=https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=464&at=2 |website=Sangeet Natak Akademi |access-date=7 May 2020}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| occupation = Vice-chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy, vocalist
| honours = {{plainlist|
- Kalaimamani (2006)
- Sangeetha Choodamani (2006)
- Padma Shri (2009)
- U.S Congress Proclamation Award (2008)
- Sangeetha Kalasarathy (2014)
- Sangita Kalanidhi (2018)
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| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flat list|
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| instrument = Vocals, veena
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| website = {{URL|arunasairam.org}}
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Sangita Kalanidhi Aruna Sairam is an Indian classical vocalist and carnatic music singer. She is a recipient of the Padma Shri award from the Government of India and was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Academy (India's premier national institution for music and dance) by the Government of India until 2022.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/17/stories/2006021701270200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913040846/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/02/17/stories/2006021701270200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2006 |title=Entertainment Delhi / Music : Song of the soul |date=17 February 2006 |access-date=30 September 2010 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India}} In 2011, Aruna was the first Carnatic musician to perform at the BBC proms in London. She is also the first Carnatic musician to perform in Oud Festival of Israel (Jerusalem).
Early life
Vidhushi Aruna Sairam was born in Mumbai into a Tamil musical family. She received vocal training from her mother Rajalakshmi Sethuraman, who was a student of the Alathur Brothers and Thanjavoor Sankara Iyer."The Hindu: Entertainment Delhi / Music : Song of the soul". Chennai, India: Hindu.com. 2006-02-17. Retrieved 2010-09-30.{{cite news|work=The Hindu|title=Reinvention of an artist|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article69922.ece|date=27 October 2014|last1=Balasubramanian|first1=V.}}{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=R.|title=The melody of classical notes|work=buzzintown.com|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/event-review--the-melody-classical-notes/id--3388.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195708/http://www.buzzintown.com/event-review--the-melody-classical-notes/id--3388.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |date=27 October 2014}} Her father Shri Sethuraman {{cite web|last=Venkatraman|first=L.|title=Face-To-Face|work=sabhash.com|url=http://www.sabhash.com/music/face-to-face/8/aruna-sairam---by-lakshmi-venkatraman.htm|date=27 October 2014}}{{cite news|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|title=Her own zone|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article830440.ece?homepage=true|date=27 October 2014}} was a music connoisseur who hosted musicians and dancers in the family home. At one of these gatherings, Aruna met Sangita Kalanidhi Smt. T. Brinda,{{cite news|last=Padmanabhan|first=G.|title=In tune with creativity.|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/in-tune-with-creativity/article2503172.ece|date=27 October 2014}}{{cite web|last=Ramesh|first=D.|title=Her voice cuts across frontiers.|work=Deccan Chronicle.|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130711/entertainment-tvmusic/article/her-voice-cuts-across-frontiers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922004348/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130711/entertainment-tvmusic/article/her-voice-cuts-across-frontiers|date=27 October 2014|archive-date=22 September 2014}}{{cite web|last=Jagannathan|first=S.|title=Aruna Sairam, a listeners' artiste.|work=carnaticdarbar.com|url=http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp|date=27 October 2014|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091940/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}} who trained her in the style of Veena Dhanammal.{{cite web|work=itcsra.org|title=Artist of the month|url=http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ofthe_month.asp|date=27 October 2014}}{{cite news|last=Ganesh|first=D.|title=Echoing voices within.|work=The Hindu.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/echoing-voices-within/article5003593.ece|date=27 October 2014}} Indian-American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of PepsiCo, Indra Nooyi, is Aruna's niece.{{Cite web|date=2006-08-17|title=TN remembers PepsiCo's 'Iron woman'|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/tn-remembers-pepsico-s-iron-woman/story-wZ2K6FPbbHDSbpbI2wwrCK.html|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
Over the following years, Aruna performed Carnatic music, drawing on the influences of Mumbai and in a pure classical style. She was influenced by film, western and Hindustani (northern Indian) classical music.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/when-worlds-collide/article23363325.ece|title=A seamless blend of Carnatic, Hindustani and contemporary jazz music|last=Rodricks|first=Allan Moses|date=2018-03-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-07|issn=0971-751X}} She ushered in a new approach to concert presentation, extending the boundaries of the Carnatic repertoire while retaining classical grammar and tradition.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Her-own-zone/article15780045.ece|title=Her own zone|last=Rajan|first=Anjana|date=2010-10-14|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-07|issn=0971-751X}}
Aruna Sairam has two daughters, Gayathri and Maithreyee. Gayathri Sairam's wedding reception in 2011 was grand, and covered by national media.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/chennai/gayathri-sairams-grand-wedding-reception/articleshow/9134900.cms|title=Gayathri Sairam's grand wedding reception |website=The Times of India|date=7 July 2011 }} Maitreyee Krishnaswami (1974-2020) succumbed to cancer in Seattle at the age of 45.[https://www.forevermissed.com/maitreyi-krishnaswamy/about/1 Maitreyi Krishnaswamy 1974 - 2020] Retrieved 21 November 2022
Training
Aruna Sairam was taught by Sangeeta Kalanithi T. Brinda.Padmanabhan, G. (2011). In tune with creativity. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/in-tune-with-creativity/article2503172.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].Jagannathan, S. (2012). Aruna Sairam, a listeners' artiste. carnaticdarbar.com. [online] Available at: http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091940/http://www.carnaticdarbar.com/review/2012/review_125.asp |date=27 March 2019 }} [Accessed 27 October 2014].Balasubramanian, V. (2012). Bhavam ruled. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/bhavam-ruled/article4172389.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].Ramani, V. (2014). Sailing from one raga to the next. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sailing-from-one-raga-to-the-next/article6485219.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014]
Shri S Ramachandran,The Hindu, (2009). Reinvention of an artist. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/article69922.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014]. from the bani (style) of Chittor Subramanya Pillai,itcsra.org, (2014). Artist of the month. [online] Available at: http://www.itcsra.org/aom/artist_ of the_month.asp [Accessed 27 October 2014]. expanded her already wide repertoire and taught her the fine nuances of nereval singing (improvising within poetic texts). A S Mani, a disciple of Tiger Vardacharyar, guided her through the creative process of swara singing (improvising with the sol-fa). Prof T R Subramanyam,{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751140400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021003125/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/10/17/stories/2008101751140400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 October 2008 |title=Friday Review Chennai / Events : Odyssey of a musician |date=17 October 2008 |access-date=30 September 2010 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India}}Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Soaring songs. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/soaring-songs/article904263.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Eclectic range. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/eclectic-range/article870898.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014]. an acclaimed music professor at Delhi University, taught Aruna to sing and spontaneously compose within ragam-tanam-pallavi. K S Narayanaswamy.
Despite her extensive training, Sairam felt the need for guidance in voice training to become capable of fully expressing her creativity and knowledge through her voice. She met German voice maestro Eugene Rabine,The Times of India, (2012). Seeking the right tone. [online] Available at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Seeking-the-right-tone/articleshow/17749659.cms [Accessed 30 October 2014]. who helped her discover and apply a new sound and emotion to her voice. She later took advice and guidance from Carnatic singer M. Balamuralikrishna. To this day, she remains in touch with the New York-based voice teacher David Jones.Rajan, A. (2014). Quest for the best. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/quest-for-the-best/article5922104.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].
Career
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Aruna Sairam has performed at the Indian President's official residence – Rashtrapati Bhavan – and the memorials to Indian prime ministers Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal and Rajiv Gandhi at Veer Bhoomi.Swaminathan, C. (2014). A new season of promise. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-new-season-of-promise/article6001381.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014]. She has also performed across the country at venues including The Music Academy in Chennai,The Times of India, (2011). Let The Music Play. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8xMS8zMCNBcjAyMzAw {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327111724/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMS8xMS8zMCNBcjAyMzAw |date=27 March 2019 }} [Accessed 30 October 2014]. the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi, and at seminars and the festival held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi, the Music Forum in Mumbai, and the Kolkata's Sangeet Research Academy.narthaki.com, (2010). Performance par excellence. [online] Available at: http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev10/rev857.html [Accessed 27 October 2014].
She has performed in Mysore chamundi hill for TVS Motor company annual music festival in January 2020. In March 2025, she had performed thrillana project for mahindra percussion festival
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This experience gave her a mission to make South Indian classical music global. She performed at the BBC Proms at London's Royal Albert Hall.The Times of India, (2011). Carnatic music to debut in BBC Prom. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/07/23&PageLabel=10&EntityId=Ar01002&ViewMode=HTML [Accessed 30 October 2014].The Times of India The Crest Edition, (2011). The voice that rocked Albert Hall. [online] Available at: http://www.timescrest.com/culture/the-voice-that-rocked-albert-hall-5968 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028090652/http://www.timescrest.com/culture/the-voice-that-rocked-albert-hall-5968 |date=28 October 2014 }} [Accessed 27 October 2014] as the first South Indian classical vocalist in the Proms' then-116-year history in 2011. Sairam has also performed at New York's Carnegie Hall, Paris's Théâtre de la Villesabhash.com, (2012). Face to Face. [online] Available at: http://www.sabhash.com/music/face-to-face/8/aruna-sairam---by-lakshmi-venkatraman.htm [Accessed 30 October 2014].The Hindu, (2008). Top U.S. honours for Aruna Sairam. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1435391.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014]. and Morocco's Fes Festival of World Sacred Music.Ramnarayan, G. (2010). Soaring songs. The Hindu. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/soaring-songs/article904263.ece [Accessed 30 October 2014].
She has performed in [https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=297&q=darbar+music+festival&cvid=fe731aed8b3b480cb25d3cf051de3263&gs%20lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIAxAAGEAyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABhAMgYIAhAAGEAyBggDEAAYQDIGCAQQABhAMgYIBRAAGEAyBggGEAAYQDIGCAcQRRg8MgYICBBFGDzSAQg3MDE5ajBqMagCALACAA&FORM=ANNT Darbar music festival] for 3 times in london.
Collaborations
Aruna Sairam has collaborated with many artists across the globe. Here is a list of some of the artists with whom Sairam has collaborated:
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{{Cite news|last=Swaminathan|first=G.|date=2010-10-07|title=Meeting of minds|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Meeting-of-minds/article15774610.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=Divya|date=2010-09-23|title=An ode to India|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/An-ode-to-India/article16046056.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}• U. Srinivas
{{Cite web|title=U Srinivas: an artiste who put Carnatic on the world map|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/variety/U-Srinivas-an-artiste-who-put-Carnatic-on-the-world-map/article20869499.ece|last=SAIRAM|first=ARUNA|website=@businessline|date=19 September 2014 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}{{Cite news|last=Rao|first=V. Prabhakar|date=2016-03-17|title=Voice and instrument merge seamlessly|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mandolin-and-beyond-show-was-a-tribute-to-mandolin-u-shrinivas/article8365425.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web|title=Aruna Sairam to light up Margazhi with Raghavendra Rao, Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan and SV Ramani|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/19/aruna-sairam-to-light-up-margazhi-with-raghavendra-rao-thiruvarur-vaidynathan-and-sv-ramani-20689.html|website=www.indulgexpress.com|date=19 December 2019 |access-date=2020-05-22}}• Vid. Neela Bhagwat
• Jayanti Kumaresh
{{Cite web|title=Striking The Right Chords|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/striking-the-right-chords-3/|date=2013-07-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}• Sudha Raghunathan
{{Cite news|last=Ramakrishnan|first=M. V.|date=2015-11-12|title=Aruna Sairam meets Agam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/aruna-sairam-and-rock-band-agam-come-together-in-a-joint-musical-venture/article7869616.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}• Zakir Hussain
{{Cite web|title=An Inclusive Journey of Music – Culturama|url=https://culturama.in/2019/09/30/an-inclusive-journey-of-music/|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-22|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809045323/https://culturama.in/2019/09/30/an-inclusive-journey-of-music/|url-status=dead}}• Thayir Sadam Project {{Cite news|title='Imagine' the 'Loka Samasta' with Aruna Sairam and the Thayir Sadam Project |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/imagine-the-loka-samasta-with-aruna-sairam-and-the-thayir-sadam-project/articleshow/71443446.cms|website=The Times of India|date=5 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}{{Cite web|title=Aruna Sairam & The Thayir Sadam Project Featured The SaPa Choir {{!}} RITZ|url=http://www.ritzmagazine.in/aruna-sairam-the-thayir-sadam-project/|date=2019-11-12|website=RITZ Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}
• Malavika Sarukkai (Dancer)
• Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi • Kaushiki Chakraborty • Padma Subrahmanyam • Gaurav Majumdar • Vivek Sagar
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• Dominique Vellard
{{Cite news|last=Ramani|first=V. v|date=2018-02-01|title=Collaboration revived|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/aruna-sairam-and-dominique-vellard-are-collaborating-again/article22620971.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2018-02-08|title=Carnatic music meets Gregorian chants|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/heaven-and-earth-music-series-featuring-aruna-sairam-and-dominique-vellard/article22689399.ece|access-date=2020-05-22|issn=0971-751X}}• Michael Riemann
{{Cite web|title=Prom 17: World Routes Academy|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ewbv4f?lang=ga|website=BBC Music Events|language=Irish|access-date=2020-05-22}}• Nouruddine Tahiri
{{Cite web|title=FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH Celebrates Indian Dance In America|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/article/FROM-THE-HORSES-MOUTH-Celebrates-Indian-Dance-In-America-20170311|author=|website=Broadway World|language=en|access-date=2020-05-22}}• Soumik Datta
• Marco Horvat • Rudresh Mahanthappa
Awards and recognitions
Sairam has won many national and international awards, including the Padma Shri and the US Congress Proclamation of Excellence.
She received Chevalier Award by French Government on 5 November 2022.{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
- Kalidas Samman from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, 2020
- Rama Gana Kalacharya Award from Sree Ramaseva Mandali, Chamrajpet, Bengaluru
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi from the Madras Music Academy, 2018{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/sangita-kalanidhi-award-for-aruna-sairam/article24425017.ece |title=Sangita Kalanidhi award for Aruna Sairam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=15 July 2018 |last1=Kolappan |first1=B. }}
- Padma Shri from the Government of India, 2009{{cite news|title=Jayakanthan, Vivekh, Aruna Sairam among Padma awardees|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Jayakanthan-Vivekh-Aruna-Sairam-among-Padma-awardees/articleshow/4031213.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707022530/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-01-26/chennai/28054762_1_prestigious-padma-awards-national-film-awards-padma-bhushan|url-status=live|archive-date=7 July 2012|access-date=22 January 2012|work=The Times of India|date=26 January 2009}}
- Aruna Sairam has been appointed as vice-chairman of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi, Delhi, 2015{{cite news |url=http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/whozwho.htm/ |title=sangeetnatak.gov.in |publisher=sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=11 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125153020/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/whozwho.htm |archive-date=25 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Government of India, 2014The Hindu, (2014). President presents Sangeet Natak Akademi awards. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/president-presents-sangeet-natak-akademi-awards/article5903355.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].
- Isai Mani Magudam Award by Rajalakshmi Fine Arts, Chennai, 2015{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/medley-of-art-forms/article7637682.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Medley of art forms |publisher=Hindu.com |date=10 September 2015 |location=Chennai, India }} {{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Arsha Kala Bhushanam Award by Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Coimbatore, 2014{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/nonviolence-should-be-practised-to-avoid-conflicts-swami-dayananda-saraswati/article6606772.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Coimbatore / Non-violence should be practised to avoid conflicts: Swami Dayananda Saraswati |publisher=Hindu.com |date=17 November 2014 |location=Coimbatore, India}}
- Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Award by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar Memorial Trust Chennai, 2013The Times of India, (2013). Cultural and the Carnatic. [online] Available at: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141028084648/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2013/10/01&PageLabel=7&EntityId=Pc00712&ViewMode=HTML] [Accessed 27 October 2014].
- Shri P. Obul Reddy and Smt. P. Gnanambal Award 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1352213.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215200210/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article1352213.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 February 2016
|title=The New Indian Express: Entertainment Chennai / Bhavan's cultural festival |publisher=newindianexpress.com |date=24 November 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}
- Indira Sivasailam Endowment Award, 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indira-sivasailam-endowment-award-for-aruna-sairam/article3847522.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Indira Sivasailam Endowment award for Aruna Sairam |publisher=Hindu.com |date=1 September 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}
- Sangita Kala Nipuna by Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Chennai, 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/mylapore-fine-arts-club-60-years-young/article2707119.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Mylapore Fine Arts Club 60 years young |publisher=Hindu.com |date=11 December 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}
- Sake of Honour Award by Rotary Club of Ambattur 2011{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/indira-sivasailam-endowment-award-for-aruna-sairam/article3847522.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / For the Sake of Honour Award given |publisher=Hindu.com |date=18 December 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}
- U S Congress Proclamation of Excellence, 2008
- Gaana Padmam by Brahma Gana Sabha, 2008{{cite news|url=http://www.narthaki.com/info/rt/rt11.html/ |title='www.narthaki.com' |publisher=narthaki.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051906/http://www.narthaki.com/info/rev10/rev857.html| archive-date=4 March 2016}}
- The "Kalaimamani" by the Government of Tamil Nadu, 2006The Hindu, (2006). Kalaimamani awards for 123 artists. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kalaimamani-awards-for-123-artists/article3183730.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].
- The "Isai Selvam" by the Government of Tamil Nadu, 2006{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/muthamizh-peravai-awards-presented/article3178693.ece |title=The Hindu: Entertainment Chennai / Muthamizh Peravai awards presented |publisher=Hindu.com |date=15 February 2006 |location=Chennai, India}}
- Sangita Choodamani by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha Chennai, 2006The Hindu, (2006). Music festival begins. [online] Available at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/music-festival-begins/article3086346.ece [Accessed 27 October 2014].
- Aruna Sairam has been appointed the Advisor to the Department of Culture, Tamil Nadu, on Musical Education by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.{{cite news |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/culture/music/2019/dec/19/aruna-sairam-to-light-up-margazhi-with-raghavendra-rao-thiruvarur-vaidynathan-and-sv-ramani-20689.html|title=Aruna Sairam to light up Margazhi with Raghavendra Rao, Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan and SV Ramani }}
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Recordings
{{As of|2019}}, Sairam has recorded over 60 records.Arunasairam.org, (2014). Welcome to Aruna Sairam Official Site |Aruna Sairam Albums. [online] Available at: http://arunasairam.org/albums.asp [Accessed 30 October 2014]. Her recordings span classical repertoires, thematic presentations, concert recordings and collaborations with German, French, Moroccan and other international artists. Six of her albums have been produced and distributed in Europe and the US. She has collaborated with artists including French artistry Dominque Vellard and Christian Bollman of Germany, as well as with eminent Hindustani musicians. She has also released "Aruna: Thousand Names of the Divine Mother", an album containing sacred chants from the Lalitha Sahasaranamam.
Teaching
Aruna Sairam has undertaken various mentoring programmes, notably the 2011 BBC World Routes Academy Project by BBC Radio 3.The Times of India, (2011). Carnatic Music to Debut in BBC Prom. [online] Available at: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOICH/2011/07/23&PageLabel=10&EntityId=Ar01002&ViewMode=HTML [Accessed 27 October 2014].
She has written a detailed thesis about voice training and she tutors young artists in this subject. In 2014, she was invited as a Faculty to the International Jazz Convention at the Banff Centre, Canada, by its Director Vijay Iyer.{{cite news|url=http://asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com/post/87612339757/vijayiyer-thank-you-aruna-sairam-banffjazz |title=asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com |publisher=asianamsmakingmusic.tumblr.com}}
Every year, The Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata invites Aruna as a mentor and member of its expert committee and as the external examiner for the graduating scholars of the academy.
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She and her husband have set up the Nadayogam Trust, which gives performance opportunities to young musicians.
Under the Nadayogam Trust, a scholarship scheme has been instituted, through which violins were given to students of S V College of Music and Dance, Tirupati. The trust also maintains an archive of teaching materials and a collection of recordings.The New Indian Express, (2013). Book on Vainika T Brinda released. [online] Available at: [https://web.archive.org/web/20141220182355/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Book-on-Vainika-T-Brinda-released/2013/04/25/article1559795.ece] [Accessed 27 October 2014].
Critical reception
Aruna has been well received by overseas publications across her performances. In 2011, Pulse Connects called her the "darling of Carnatic vocal music" before her performance at the BBC Proms.{{Cite web|url=http://www.arunasairam.org/blogs/pulse-london-1st-october-2011/|title=Pulse, London. 1st October 2011 – Aruna Says|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}} Outlook Magazine compared her talent to that of famed vocalist M S Subbulakshmi, calling her purity of voice, diction, sruti alignment and singing, similar to those of Subbulakshmi's.{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/why-i-love-outlook/294762|title=Why I Love Outlook {{!}} Outlook India Magazine|website=Outlook India|access-date=2020-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/chennaiyil-thiruvaiyaru/2009/profiles/aruna-sairam.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215222630/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/chennaiyil-thiruvaiyaru/2009/profiles/aruna-sairam.asp|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 December 2009|title=Aruna Sairam - Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru 2009|website=Lakshman Sruthi|access-date=2020-01-07}}
London Evening Standard has called her the "New Queen of Soul", comparing her with Aretha Franklin.{{Cite web|url=https://wegotguru.wordpress.com/2017/06/10/aruna-sairam-the-mesmerizing-voice/|title=Aruna Sairam- the Mesmerizing Voice|last=WeGotGuru|date=2017-06-10|website=WeGotGuru|language=en|access-date=2020-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=https://sfciviccenter.blogspot.com/2017/06/|title=Civic Center|website=sfciviccenter.blogspot.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.arunasairam.org/blogs/london-evening-standard-28-july-2011/|title=London Evening Standard, 28 July 2011 – Aruna Says|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-24}}
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