Artist Information Smt. Rajeswari Pariti is a professional musician and an "A grade artist" of All India Radio (AIR), Hyderabad. Smt. Pariti has a Masters degree and a Diploma in Veena and has been performing on AIR and Doordarshan for over 30 years. She worked as a Veena lecturer at Andhra Pradesh Cultural University, Hyderabad; and trained students studying for their M.A. and B.A. degrees in Veena. She has given numerous performances in India as well as in the USA. She learned Veena from her father, Vainika Ratna late Sri Ayyagaari Someswara Rao in Vijayanagara sampradayam. She gave her first concert at the tender age of eight. Her "raagam-taanam-pallavi" and her lilting music in "mano dharma padhdhati" are rare treats to the listeners' ears. She has performed extensively for AIR-invited audiences in Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka states and recorded concerts for south-hookup programs in India. She has been giving Veena performances and lecture-demonstrations in Chicago, California, Atlanta, New Jersey and other places in the USA. Her renditions were aired many-a-time on AIR and Doordarshan of India. Her recent concerts in Chicago, Atlanta and California were all very well received and she recorded her first CD due to be released soon.