Interviews & Podcasts

Interview: The South First (2023)

An Indo-Australian draws the bow on violin strings to bridge a cultural divide

“Indian-Australian violinist Bhairavi Raman flits between Carnatic and Western Classical music forms to navigate two cultures”

Interview: Indian Sun (2024)

How violinist Bhairavi Raman strings together two cultures

“Each time I’ve seen Bhairavi Raman perform, she’s clad in beautiful saris that, along with her music, pull in the audience. Like many children growing up in diaspora communities, Raman says she has learned to adapt to different cultural situations.”

Podcast: Liquid Architecture (2022)

Bhairavi Raman reflects on her early love for the violin, the questions that push her musical practice to new parameters, and expands on her inquiries into the space between Western and Carnatic classical music.

Interview: Culturally Diverse Women (2022)

Come and hear Bhairavi share her journey of finding her voice, creating her own path and thriving as an individual and leader in the spaces she operates.

Interview: Indian Link (2023)

Bhairavi and Nanthesh, reconciling identity through music

“Musicians Bhairavi Raman and Nanthesh Sivarajah are part of a new generation of South Asian Australians bringing a bicultural voice to traditional Carnatic music”

Interview: CarnaticOn (2021)

Learn more about Bhairavi’s musical journey in this interview with CarnaticOn.

Headshots