[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 183 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1735]
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                    IN HONOR OF KAVITA KRISHNAMURTHY

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 23, 2016

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay 
tribute to Ms. Kavita Krishnamurthy for her lifelong contributions to 
film and music. Throughout her decades-long career, Ms. Krishnamurthy 
has performed all over the world and collaborated with renowned 
musicians from a wide array of genres.
  Ms. Krishnamurthy showed promise at a young age, winning a gold medal 
in the Inter-Ministry Classical Competition in New Delhi as an eight 
year old. A year later, she recorded her first song with famed Indian 
singer Lata Mangeshkar under the direction of composer Hemant Kumar.
  By the 1990s Ms. Krishnamurthy was known as one of Bollywood's 
leading female playback singers. She won critical acclaim for her 
performance in 1942: A Love Story and established herself as a lead 
singer. She worked with several renowned directors including Bappi 
Lahiri, A.R. Rahman, and Anu Malik.
  Ms. Krishnamurthy began expanding her artistic range. She was the 
featured soloist in a global fusion album in which she worked with 
musicians from five continents. Ms. Krishnamurthy began to explore 
fusion music, which brought her around the world to some of music's 
most famous concert halls, such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the 
Lincoln Center in New York City, and the Zhongshan Music Hall in 
Beijing.
  In 2007, Ms. Krishnamurthy co-founded the Subramaniam Academy of 
Performing Arts, which serves as a home for global music in India. The 
Academy exposes its students to music from all over the world and 
trains them to love and respect the art they create.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating Ms. Kavita 
Krishnamurthy for the lifelong contributions she has made to music, 
film, and education. Ms. Krishnamurthy is an inspiration and role model 
to musicians around the world.

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