▁intr ica cies . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁challeng ing ▁and ▁different ▁experience ▁and ▁as ▁I ▁had ▁begun ▁learning ▁very ▁early ▁from ▁her , ▁my ▁mind ▁was ▁like ▁a ▁sp on ge ▁and ▁absor bed ▁whatever ▁I ▁heard ". ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁she ▁is ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁debut ▁in ▁Kol lywood ▁as ▁a ▁music ▁director ▁with ▁the ▁up coming ▁T amil ▁film ▁' Th anne er ' ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁Nov el ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁by ▁Ash oka ▁Mit ran . ▁ ▁Perform ances ▁and ▁critical ▁reception ▁Sud ha ▁R ag un athan ▁has ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Music ▁Season ▁every ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁very ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁G uru ▁Dr . ▁ML ▁Vas anth ak um ari ▁bre athed ▁her ▁last . ▁She ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁India ' s ▁leading ▁Car n atic ▁perform ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sang ita ▁Kal an id hi ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Music ▁Academy . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Bh ush an , ▁India ' s ▁third - high est ▁civil ian ▁honor , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁released ▁stamp ▁to ▁honour ▁India ' s ▁Car n atic ▁music ▁artist ▁B har at ▁Rat na ▁Dr . M ▁S ▁Sub bul ak sh mi ▁and ▁this ▁stamp