Biography
Padma Subrahmanyam was born to Director K. Subrahmanyam and Meenakshi Subrahmanyam on 4 February 1943 in Madras (now Chennai). Her father was a famous Indian filmmaker. Her mother, Meenakshi was a music composer, and a lyricist in Tamil and Sanskrit. She was trained by Vazhuvoor B. Ramaiah Pillai.
Padma has a bachelor's degree in Music, a Master's degree in Ethno-Musicology, as well as a Ph.D. in Dance. She has authored many articles, research papers, and books and has served as a non-official member of the Indo-Sub-commission for education and culture.
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