Avasavala Kanyakumari is a notable carnatic music violinist from South India. She lives in Chennai. Nowadays, she plays alongside Kadri Gopalnath in concerts. Kanyakumari is a native of Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh and has been living in Chennai for more than 25 years. She initially learnt from I. Vijayeswara Rao of the Dwaram school and later from maestro M. Chandrasekaran under the Govt. of India scholarship. She also had a fruitful long association with Dr. Wikipedia
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