E. Gayathri a few. She was also one of the many well-known artistes of India to have been featured in composer A.R. Rahman's "Jana Gana Mana" anthem track. E. Gayathri Echampati Gayathri (née Gayathri Vasantha Shoba), popularly known as "Veena Gayathri"(born 9 November 1959) is a veena exponent of the traditional Carnatic music. She was appointed by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J.Jayalalithaa, as the first Vice Chancellor of Tamil Nadu Music and Fine Arts University in November, 2013. E.Gayathri received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2002, the "Kalaimamani" award from Dr. M. G. R. on behalf of the Government
Bilaval Bilaval Bilaval or Bilawal () is a raga and the basis for the eponymous "thaat" (musical mode) in Hindustani classical music. Raga Bilaval is named after Veraval, Gujarat. The Indian national anthem Jana gana mana is sung in Bilaval. Bilaval had become the basic scale for North Indian music by the early part of the 19th century. Its tonal relationships are comparable to the Western music C major scale. Bilaval appears in the "Ragamala" as a ragini of Bhairav, but today it is the head of the Bilaval thaat. The Ragamala names Bilaval as a putra (son) of Bhairav, but