Smt.Gayatri Pramod Tonapi (formerly Ms.Gayatri Gudi) is a young and dynamic artist of Kirana Gharana completely devoted to Hindustani Vocal. She has been trained in the Guru-Shishya tradition under her father and guru late Pt. Madhav Gudi who is the seniormost disciple of Pt.Bhimsen Joshi. She started learning Music at the tender age of three. She has given many performances all over India and in U.S.A. Her performance has also been telecasted in popular TV Channels including Udaya TV and Doordarshan’s Chandana TV.

She has a long list of performances to her credit that include,
1) Swar Sadhana Samiti, aided by Dr.Abban Mistry, Mumbai (2001)
2) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, aided by Smt.Sudha Murthy Bangalore (2002)
3) Acharya Vishwanath Devsharma Art Foundation, Pt.Jasraj Auditorium, New York, U.S.A (2003)
4) Abdul Karim Khan Punyathithy, Miraj (2004)
5) Bhakti Kala Kshetra, ISKCON, Mumbai (2005)
6) Shimoga Sapta Swara Music Festival (2007)
7) Pt. Sawai Gandharva Punyathithy, Kundgol aided by Dr. Gangubai Hangal (2007)
8) Haveri Music Festival (2008)
9) Mallige Kannada Koota, Illinois, U.S.A. ( 2009)
10) Kannada Koota, Indianapolis, U.S.A ( 2009)
11) Maharashtra Mandal, San Francisco, U.S.A ( 2009)
12) Akka Music Festival, Indianapolis, U.S.A.( 2009)

Some of the key Awards she has won,
1) ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Mumbai & Jaipur Gems Scholarship for the young artist for 2010-11.
2) Minugu Tare (Twinkling Star) - (1996) – Rotary Club of Community, Dharwad
3) Melody Princess-(1996) – Rotary Club of Community, Dharwad
4) The Best - (2000), Bharatiya Sangeet Samiti, Thane, Maharashtra
5) Rising Star of Melody - (2001) – Emmellen Biotech Company Ltd., Mahad, Maharashtra
6) Kala Joyti - (2007) – Mahantha Jyoti Pratishthana, Gulbarga.

Smt. Gayatri Pramod Tonapi
Email: gayatri@gayatrimusic.com, Contact: 7760497189/9980489269 / 08028604003, www.gayatrimusic.com