Thanmayee holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Visvesvaraya Technological University. She recently completed her master’s degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of North Texas, Denton. Her thesis “Sing Raga, Embody Bhava: The way of being Rasa” explores how the Indian aesthetics of rasa philosophy account for creative presence and its experiences in Karnatik raga performance. Being both a performer and a researcher, Thanmayee aims to bring out the artistic link between Indian aesthetics, philosophy, literature, and the contemporary art-performances.
She has presented academic papers at National and International Ethnomusicology and musicological conferences including:
- Presented paper “The Vidhushi (Female Musician): Transcending Gender Norms in South Indian Karnatic Music” at the Society of Ethnomusicology (https://www.ethnomusicology.org/) annual meeting 2017 at Denver.
- Presented paper “The Vidhushi (Female Musician): Transcending Gender Norms in South Indian Karnatic Music” at the Society of Ethnomusicology Southern plains annual meeting 2017 at Grand Rio, Tx.
- Presented paper “Rāga-rasa agency: A phenomenological study of karnatik rāga” at the Society of Ethnomusicology annual meeting 2018 at Albuquerque, NM.
- Presented paper “Rāga-rasa agency: A phenomenological study of karnatik rāga” at the Society of Ethnomusicology Southern plains annual meeting 2018 at Lubbock, Tx.
- Presented paper “Rāga-rasa: A phenomenological understanding of rāga” at the International music conference at Indira Nagar Sangeetha Sabha – 2017.
- Presented paper “Rāgarasanubha through Manodharma” at the JSS annual music conference 2017, Mysore, India.
The thesis “Sing Raga, Embody Bhava: The way of being Rasa” can be downloaded at the below link – https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1505144/.