Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela

Sikkil Kunjumani, (10 June 1927 - 13 November 2010) and Sikkil Neela, (born 9 September 1940), are sisters who play the carnatic flute, called Venu flute. Together they are more famously known as the Sikkil Sisters. Their father Azhiyur Natesa Iyer was a mridangist. Kunjumani started learning music from her father initially and then learnt flute from her maternal uncle Azhiyur Narayanaswami Iyer. Neela learnt flute from her sister Kunjamani. Kunjamani, began giving concerts from the age of nine and Neela from the age of seven. Sikkil Sisters have been giving concerts together since 1962. They are top artistes of the All India Radio and they have been giving hundreds of performances at all the sabhas, television and elsewhere, both within India and abroad. The sisters blend the tone and play on their flutes and the merger is total and the effect remarkable. They are known for the chaste, orthodox style in rendering raga, kriti and swara.

Sikkil Kunjumani
Born10 June 1927
Died13 November 2010 (aged 83)
Occupationcarnatic vocalist
Sikkil Neela
Born (1940-09-09) 9 September 1940
Occupationcarnatic vocalist
ChildrenSikkil Mala Chandrasekar

Sikkil Kunjumani died on 13 November 2010, in Chennai, aged 83 and her sister is alive.[1] Sikkil Mala Chandrasekar, the daughter of Sikkil Neela is following her mother's footprints as flautist.

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References
  1. "Sikkil Kunjumani passes away in Chennai". The Hindu. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.


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