Smt. Saraswathi Murthy an ardent devotee of Shirdi Saibaba is a B.com Graduate. She was born on 24th December 1959 at Bangalore. Her parents are Shri.Govindaraju and Smt.Radhamma. She is a born prodigy. She learnt Classical Music basics from her mother. Later she learnt advanced Carnatic Classical Music with eminent Music Teacher Sri.D.Srinivasaiah for almost 3 years. She has completed her Carnatic Classical Music Junior Grade as well as Senior Grade with Distinction. She is an active Music Teacher and has trained over 500 students. She has shared stage with acclaimed musicians like B.K.Sumitra, Shashidhar Kote and many more. At present she is staying with her husband Sri.Narasimha Murthy at J.P.Nagar, Bangalore. Some of her accomplishments are listed below for the benefit of Sai Devotees:

  • Proficient in Vocal Music such as Devaranama, Carnatic Classical, Bhavageethe and Janapadageethe.

  • She is a B-Grade artist of ALL INDIA RADIO, Bangalore for the last 15 years and is giving regular performances under Bhavageethe (Geethalahari).

  • Given performances at various places like Rotary Club, Meditation and Study Circle, Chinmaya Mission, Theosophical Society, Kidwai Cancer Institute, Ragigudda Temple, ISCKON Temple, Devagiri Venkateshwara Temple etc.

  • She has given Sai Bhajan performance at Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan four times.
  • Given devotional songs programme on UDAYA TV under the programme called ”Naada”.

  • Given first ever Sai Bhajan programme on the occasion of Gurupoornima on SHANKARA TV.
  • Written many scripts and have directed children’s programs and plays at ALL INDIA RADIO, Bangalore.

  • She has appeared in a dedicated detailed Interview highlighting her achievements under “Sneha Snehitheyarigaagi” hosted by “Zee Kannada TV Channel”.

  • She is an approved Artist in Light Music from “The Department of Kannada & Culture, Government of Karnataka. Under this, she has performed at Lalbagh, Cubbon Park under the programme titled “Udyanavanadalli Udayaraaga”. Performed Bhaaavageethe program at Yavanika under Friday Cultural Programs. She has sung Kannada Geethe, Janapada Geethe at Indiranagar under “Kavya Kaveri”.

  • She has given Vachana Sahitya performance at Veerashaiva Samaja, Basava Bhavana.

  • She being a staunch devotee of Shirdi Saibaba has written and composed around 1000 songs on Saibaba.  She has also published a book named “Shri Sai Sugandha” containing 100 of these songs. She is giving regular Sai Bhajan Programmes along with her students at all the prominent Saibaba Temples of Bangalore singing her own composition with her own classical tunes. She is also performing on request of Sai Devotees on important occasions like Birthdays, Gruhapravesham, Anniversary functions etc. Her compositions are becoming very popular and highly appreciated by Sai Devotees.

  • She has written a book called “Divya Anubhava Kathaamrutha” in Kannada about devotee experiences in J.P.Nagar 7th Phase Saibaba Mandir.

  • She is conducting regular music classes for several students at home.

  • She composed songs highlighting the “Sirsi Sonde Swarnavalli Mutt” and the same has been published and released as a Book.

  • She has composed songs related to “Hariharapura Kshetra Mutt, Chikmagalur and the same will be released in a book form very shortly.

  • She has composed songs related to a great realized person aged about 135 years of Hooli Village near Dharwad popularly called by the locals as “Sri Huli Ajja”. The Audio CD of the same will be released shortly.

  • She participated in a "Jugal Bandi" concert with eminent Hindustani Classical Music exponent Smt.Sangeeta Kakhandaki under the "TTD Dasa Sahitya Project, Tirupati" held on 2nd February 2011 at Hampi, Karnataka wherein she rendered rare compositions of Saint Sri.Purandara Dasa and enthralled the audience with her melodious voice.

  • She has composed many songs on the life history of "Sri Chidambara Maharaja" of Muragod Kshetra, Karnataka and the same will be released in a book form very shortly.

  • She has sung Bhakti Songs at Ganagapur Dattatreya Utasava held every year.

  • Gave Programme on Dasa Sahitya at Kaginele, Karnataka on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanthi  in the month of December 2011.
  • Performed at Dattatreya Temple, Chikkodi, Belgaum District of Karnataka on 26th May 2012.
  • Gave 2 Hours Programme on Dasa Sahitya at Shiva Chidambara Ashram  at Gubbi Karnataka on the occasion of Shiva Chidambara Vardanthi on 10th June 2012
  • Sung in praise of Guru on the occasion of Guru Poornima Programme held at Karkihalli near Hospet, Bellary District on 1st July 2012.
  • She has translated all the 4 Marathi Arati's on Shirdi Saibaba to Kannada without changing the meaning and the Tune of the Arati's. The same was released in CD form on 13th June 2015.

  • She has brought out a book in kannada containing Sri Sai Satcharitre, Sri Sai Suprabhata, Udhi, Dakshine Mahime, Navavidha Bhaktiya Archane, Chavadiya Meravanige etc., titled "Sai Sugandha - Part II" which was released on 13th June 2015.
  • She gave performance on Dasa Sahitya at the famous Tirumala Tirupati Temple for their "Sahasra Deepa Alankarana Seva" on 21st May 2017.


Address:
No.11, “Surabhi”,
1st Main, Nataraja Layout,
7th Phase, J.P.Nagar,
Bangalore-560 078,
Karnataka,India..
Contact Number: 080 - 4165 5581 / 97391 37994 / 98860 30556
Email ID: saraswathimurthysai@gmail.com
Website:

sites.google.com/site/nmurthysn; http://saiamrithavani.blogspot.in/2010/06/blog-post_20.html

Albums:
Sri Sai Sugandha,Sai Sugandha - Part I - Kannada Aarti CD and Sai Sugandha Part II - Kannada Bhajan CD