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The Musical Routes

The Route to Carnatic Music

While music is universal, regions from around the world bring a plethora of flavors to this ocean of immersive art. The uniqueness of Carnatic music, lies in its in-depth exploration of not only the 12 musical notes but also the myriad transitions between those notes. The legend of Carnatic music dates centuries back. Having originated in the southern states of India, this form of music is predominantly practiced in the southern states of India. The reach of Carnatic music though, goes far beyond just the southern states and languages. It is both energetic and meditative, with a wide array of ragas, that cover every fathomable mood and emotion.

The SwaraShruti Carnatic Music Academy is a place for aspiring and continuing students of this soulful art form, to take their skills to the next level. We are an academy with a no-rush approach to learning classical music. We believe that every individual has different skills, attributes and requirements. While our teaching methods do follow a certain structure for the sake of consistency, we tune our sessions based on the needs and capabilities of each student. The paths we follow are truly meant to be the musical routes where the journey is as important as each milestone that is achieved in the process.

Carnatic Music Lessons for all ages

At SwaraShruti, we firmly believe that age is no bar for learning any art form, especially music. We therefore encourage learners of all ages to start learning music, regardless of their age and background. Whether or not their journey leads to mastery of the art form, it’s everyone’s prerogative to explore the path.

Our learners age ranges from 6 years to 60 years at this point, with every age having certain advantages and challenges. We conduct classes in-person at the academy and online, over video calls.

All our batches run on week-days. Week-ends are considered only for execptional cases and certain catch-up sessions, when absolutely necessary.

Student Reviews

Sai Sudarshan

As the famous quote goes... "A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.” ― Leopold Stokowski So as SwaraShruti been painting wonderful layer of happiness not just to the students who learn Music at SwaraShruti, but also to those numerous people around. My Guru Raji Aunty is an adorable teacher with great patience. Her knowledge in music is commendable. I feel Blessed to be part of this wonderful Music school. I wish SwaraShruti great success in all their endeavors and pray to the Almighty to help me continue my journey in music with this Guru Rajalakshmi Aunty.


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Kuhu Rajadhyaksha

Swarashruti is now part of me
It has helped me find my melody
I’ve learnt so much from the last time I checked
The memories from the start I reflect

At first I knew ever so little
My knowledge was ever so brittle
But then I learnt more and decided not to stop
I will keep working until I reach the top

Swarashruti is now a part of me
It has helped me find my melody
This wouldn’t have been possible without she
A big thank you to my Guruji

My teacher is the biggest help
And from this poem I send her a happy thanks


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Aarabhi Ramabhadran

Swara Shruti has been instrumental in helping the kids one of the art forms, music, and that too the Carnatic music. They don’t develop the kids knowledge on music, but also test it regularly and help the kids participate in competitions. When we moved to Pune, few years back, we were worried about our daughter’s learning in Carnatic music since we wanted a good teacher. We met Rajalakshmi teacher in one of the concerts that her students were giving in temple. The participants rendition was enough for us to take the decision and till date we have never regretted the decision. A big thanks for providing a great service to the art form of Carnatic music


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Jayalakshmi Narayan

My humble opinion about Swara Shruti is that it is one of the best institutions offering Carnatic Music coaching. Its coaching is very good. The teacher Smt. Rajalakshmi Iyer is a versatile singer, who has in-depth musical knowledge and very good ability in teaching with explanation. I feel very blessed to be a student of Swara Shruti. I sincerely wish Swara Shruti all the best for achieving more and more name and fame.


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Shreyashree Gosh

Being from a Hindustani Classical background, I always wanted to explore the Carnatic side of the music and I can confidently say that as someone who did not have any knowledge in the carnatic musical field, my training could not have been better. I am a part of Swarashruti family since 4 and a half years now and I feel highly privileged and fortunate enough to have come across my exceptional guru Rajalakshmi Iyer. I personally feel in a lot of ways, your experience with classical music depends on your guru and I am very grateful to my guru for making me a part of this beautiful journey. It is very rare to find a teacher who has such unique vision of classical music which is much more progressive than most artists. My guru is a true musician who not only just teaches the music but provides an insightful musical guidance whilst explaining the fundamentals and history behind the origin of Carnatic music in every aspect. This gives a wonderfully varied view of the genre. She always manages to bring out the best in everyone. The way she has guided me all these years as a mentor, as a friend, as a guru has only enhanced my musical experience and I can’t thank enough for such an amazing journey. I have experienced the Swarashruti family grow beautifully in all these years and I can


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Divya Nair/ Parnika Nair

Learning has no age bar and that’s what I have realized after joining SwaraShruti. I was looking for a classical teacher for my daughter Parnika online when I came across SwaraShruti. Rajalakshmi Mam (or Raji as we fondly call her) makes the classes so interesting that even small kids like Parnika look forward to learn something new from Raji. Her in-depth knowledge of music and teaching methodology motivated me to pursue my passion of music at this age and started learning carnatic music from her. Raji is very patient with her students. Her classes are not just about singing but also great level of concept and theory learning. I am very glad to have her as teacher for myself and my daughter.


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Poorna Marthi

I’ve learnt from miss Rajalakshmi for the last 5 years, and it has been an absolute delight. she is the most caring, and hardworking person i know and being her student has been an honour. She has conducted numerous amounts of concerts and taught us songs and pushed us to participate in competitions, all for us to just become a better singer. she is extremely considerate and very fun during our sessions. it’s been so much fun to learn from her, and i can’t wait for the future adventures of music to come!


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Shobana Marthi

For the past 2 years I have been learning music from Miss. Rajalakshmi. What I really love about her teaching is that she gives personal attention to each individuals understanding with patience and encouragement. She also explains the background of the song, the raga lakshana and the pronunciation of the songs. She is a great teacher and learning from her has been wonderful.


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Nitya Kaslay

The founders of Swarashruti are genuinely interested in teaching and popularising Carnatic music. Rajalakshmi teacher was hugely responsible for inculcating love towards Carnatic music in our daughter. Our daughter Nitya has been learning with Swarashruti for 5 years now and her progress has been amazing. All this has happened due to the modern approach of teaching by Rajalakshmi teacher that helps students to retain the interest of young children..


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Uttara Nair

The best thing about Miss (apart from the sound technical knowledge) is the ability to create interest in the kids to learn carnatic music. To start with, Uttara didn't have any interest in classical singing. But over a period of time, she started enjoying singing and all the credit for this goes to Ms. Rajalakshmi. She is very committed and professional. She keeps kids motivated to perform better. Our daughter enjoys classes with Rajalakshmi miss and it has been a great learning experience for her !


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Sanvi Singh

Raji ma’am is a one-of-a-kind teacher who understands the temperament, energy level of the child and changes her style, plan for the class accordingly thus ensures children learn music with zeal. My daughter has been learning under her for last 2 years and we are very happy. Raji ma’am is a friend to parent, loving teacher to the student. She is very prompt, disciplined, passionate, dedicated to teach music. She provides forums for children to participate in the live concerts, competitions too. Along with Raji ma’am, her husband too provides us the required support & care when required. It is not just teacher, the family involved in nurturing the children to the world of music divine.


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Sharmila Iyer Vaitla, Entrepreneur

Raji is an amazing teacher. I just love the magic she creates with her voice and her clarity of the raagas. She makes me fall in love with the ragas so much that with every ragam she teaches us it is difficult for me to know which ragam I love the most Niroshta or Hamsadwani or Sankarabharanam or Arabhi or...... Thanks a ton Raji for making music so beautiful.


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Aishwarya Anand/ Priya Anand

My daughter Aishwarya, is with Swarashruti since 1.5 years now. I must say, she has progressed really well under Rajalakshmi teachers guidance. So much that she eagerly looks forward to her weekly sessions and interactions with her dear teacher. I, myself decided to continue with my musical journey with her. And I really have started seeing changes in my approach to a kriti, be it understanding the nuances of the ragam or emphasis on the lyrics. Indeed thankful to Raji for being a good teacher to my daughter and me. Here's wishing her the best in all her musical endeavours.


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Deepti Poduval

Raji ma'am is a wonderful teacher. She is incredibly patient, positive and encouraging. She is also very intuitive as a teacher. She understands that each student learns differently and at a different pace and goes the extra mile for her students. Without her encouragement I would not have had the courage to continue in my musical journey.


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