Sargam Choir

Sudha Raja’s Sargam Choir Shows How Carnatic Music Can Build Community Across Generations

For two decades, Sudha Raja has been expanding the reach of Carnatic choral music through her Sargam Choir, turning a classical tradition often associated with solo performance into a collective, intergenerational practice. Her work underscores how Indian classical music can remain culturally rooted while adapting to new audiences, new formats and a broader social purpose.