After learning from various gurus in Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society and otherwise, she undergoes advanced training from Dr. Shertallay K.N.Renganatha Sharma and Sri Delhi V Muthukumar.
Rachana Murali Narayanan finished her IB program (International Baccalaureate) with a near-perfect score of 44/45 points from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent). She is a currently a first year student at Carnegie Mellon University, doing a double major in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Statistics and Machine Learning
1) Pravasiy Bharatiy Divas Classical Music competition winner (2018) : Youth category (17-25)
2) National Indian Music Competition: Top Prize for Carnatic Vocal Intermediate Category - 2017, judged by Sangita Kalanidhi Sudha Raghunathan for the award
3) Winner of Thyagayya TV Carnatic Sangeeth Samrat competition in Senior Category (2019)
4) Awarded A Grade Diploma for 8th Year examination: Carnatic Vocal from Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society - 2015
5) Selected after auditions to perform in the Singapore Indian Fine Arts School Music and Dance Festival for Carnatic Vocal-2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
6) Performed for the Chennai Margazhi season, December 2017, in Brahma Gana Sabha and Madras Music Academy, Kasturi Srinivasan Hall
7) Performed in Maarga Festival in 2016, December Season, Chennai
8) Performed in Chembai Festival, Guruvayoor in 2015
9) Performed in Gnyanamuneeswarar Temple, Senkang, Singapore for 3 years consecutively from 2014, 2015 and 2016 during Navratri
10) Performed in Sree Muneeswarar Temple, Queenstown, Singapore for 2 years in 2015 and 2016
11) Performed in Vasantha Utsavam, Sreenivasa Temple, Singapore in 2015
12) AHAM – Part of the Carnatic Music Orchestra Team in 2015
13) International Gita Chanting Competition: Represented Singapore in Pune, Was top 10 qualifiers in 2016
14) Won the Gita Chanting Competition, conducted by Chinmaya Mission, Singapore for 4 years consecutively. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
15) Papanasam Sivan National Competition – Carnatic Vocal -1st Prize- 2016, 2015 for Sub Senior Category and was awarded the 1st prize in the Ragam, Niraval and Swaram Open Category, 2017
16) Purandara Namana Competition: Awarded the first prize consecutively for 3 years in 2015, 2016, 2017
17) Was part of the trio that performed in Esplanade Recital Studio for a ticketed concert featuring Purandara Dasa and Annamacharya compositions, titled “Pitamaha” - 2017
18) National Indian Music Competition: Top 4 Finalists for Hindustani Vocal Intermediate Category - 2017
19) Completed 5th Year in Hindustani Vocal from Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society -2017
20) Learning Violin, currently in 3rd Year- 2017
Facebook link to performance as could not attach clipping: https://www.facebook.com/pa.rach.utist2/videos/2374080709553123
