The Score Magazine December 2017 issue! | Page 15

IN HER Natural ELEMENT  In conversation with Dr. Jayanti Kumaresh, the modern face of the Saraswati Veena.  Regarded as one of India’s most popular classical musicians, undoubtedly Dr. Jayanti Kumaresh is the very embodiment and incarnation of Goddess Saraswati in today’s modern times. She comes from a lineage of musicians who were disciples of Saint Thyagaraj himself and have been practicing Carnatic music for six generations. Jayanti’s journey with the Veena started at the age of 3 under her mother Lalgudi Rajalakshmi and later moved to her aunt Veena exponent Padmav