First Season

8. S.J. Jananiy

In this episode, multi-global award-winning Indian composer S.J. Jananiy shares her remarkable journey as a Carnatic and Hindustani classical vocalist, Western classical singer, music director, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A recipient of the prestigious National Award (Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar) in 2002 from the Government of India and a Grammy Voting Member, her achievements are as diverse as her sound. S.J. Jananiy talks about layering violin, veena, percussion, and keyboards into her recordings, and her work as a research scholar alongside her prolific career as a songwriter, sound engineer, and playback singer. It’s a fascinating deep-dive into an artist who seamlessly bridges Indian classical traditions with Western musical forms.