S Sowmya is a Carnatic musician who has been raised in a traditional South Indian family. The world of music has come in front of her with the hands of her father Dr. Srinivasan, who is a Chemical Engineer by profession. He possesses an enduring passion for Carnatic Music. Later on she was taken under the umbrella of Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S. Ramanathan. Dr. S. Ramanathan has been reckoned as an exemplary musician, esteemed musicologist as well as extraordinary human being. Afterwards Smt. T. Muktha, of the legendary Brinda-Muktha duo, has further sharpened the musical repertoire. S Sowmya owes her success and achievements that she has achieved till today, to these individuals. She also rests on her success to the bountiful blessings of her beloved Ambal, the Goddess Kamakshi of Kanchipuram.

S Sowmya being a noted performer also possesses the `desire to propagate the traditions of South Indian music worldwide`. In order to fulfill this dream she came in contact with her friend and vocalist Shashikiran. They together in a joint effort established `Carnatica`. It is an institution aims at music & dance instruction, archival, talent search and other related activities. As years pass away, Carnatica`s web portal became a popular online destination for music-related information, products, courses and discussions. Apart from proving her credentials in the field of music, she has also proved her brilliance in the field of academics. She is a double post graduation holder (Master`s in Chemistry as well as Indian Music) and at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) and the University of Madras was a top-ranked scholar. To concentrate on her music, she stopped her doctoral research program at IIT.

Throughout her career S Sowmya has been conferred many accolades and titles. Some of them are: Sangeetha Saptha Sagara, Shanthi Arts Foundation, Chennai, in the year 2005; Bala Ratna, Shri Bala Tripurasundari Peetham, Nemili in the year 2005; Asthana Vidushi, Sri Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham, in the year 2003; Isai Peroli, Karthik Fine Arts, Chennai, in the year1996; Yuva Kala Bharathi, Bharat Kalachar, Chennai, in the year1990; Sahithyapriya, Jan Kalyan (Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham), Kanchipuram; Tamil Isai Chelvi, Australian Tamil Foundation, in the year 2001; Rasika Kala Ratna, Rasikapriya, Sydney, Australia, in the year 2001; Sangeetha Kala Bharathy, Needamangalam VVS Foundation, Chennai, in the year 2001; Nada Oli, Nada Inbam, Chennai, in the year 2001; Nada Bhushanam, Shanmukhananda Fine Arts, New Delhi, in the year 2002. She has been awarded by Music Academy, Chennai the following awards, Kshetragnar Padam Prize, in the year 1985; MLV Award, Outstanding young vocalist, in the year 1986; Pankajam Rajam Award, in the year 1987; D.K. Pattammal Award, in the year 1988; T.V. Subba Rao Award, in the year 1989; D.K. Pattammal & T.V. Subba Rao Award, in the year 1990; Pappu Kamakshiamma Award (Best sub-senior vocalist), in the year 1993; G. Ramakrishna Iyer Award (Sub- senior Vocalist), in the year 1994; T. R. Rajagopala Iyer Award (Best Raga Alapana), in the year 1995; Ariyakudi Trust Award (Best Lady Vocalist), in the year 1996; Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award (Best Lady Vocalist), in the year 1997; Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior, in the year 2000; Outstanding Lady Vocalist - Senior, in the year 2001; Srirangam Gopalaratnam Award, in the year 2005. Some other awards conferred to her as recognition to her expertise are: AIR Music competition prize, Classical Vocal and Light Classical, in the year 1987; Rajaji Tambura Prize, Tamil Isai Sangam, Chennai, in the year 1983; Annamalai Vallal Prize, Tamil Isai Sangam, Chennai, in the year 1980; First prize, Talent Promotion Concert, Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, in the year 1984; 6-year Cultural Talent Scholarship for Instrumental Music (Veena), Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi (at the age of 10); Sponsored by Central Sangeet Natak Academy, New Delhi for "Yuva Prathibha Mela", Thiruvananthapuram, in the year 1987.

Some noted performances, achievements of her are: Co-author of Nadanubhava, the world`s first encyclopedic CD-ROM on Carnatic Music; Co-creator of "Nadopasana - My Own Carnatic Tutor", the world`s first self-help Carnatic music guru based on Video CD & Karaoke format; First Carnatic musician to make a Video CD album (Live concert of Mahakavi Bharatiyar songs); Lecture-demonstrations and workshops for SPIC-MACAY, YACM (Chennai) and various universities worldwide; `A` Grade Artiste, AIR and Doordarshan, Madras; South Zone Hookup and National Programmes on AIR; Main concert at the Radio Sangeet Sammelan, New Delhi, in the year 1999; World Tamil Conference, Tanjore, in the year1995; Conference Chair, Millennium Conference of the Indian Fine Arts Society, Singapore (Paper: "Triumph of Technology in Traditional Arts"); Artiste of Choice - Tamil Isai Nataka Mandram, Chennai, for concerts at selected centres in Tamil Nadu, in the year 1988; Associated since childhood, with Ramalingar Pani Mandram, Chennai to propagate Ramalingar`s "Arutpa"); Vocal support to Dr. S. Ramanathan & Smt. T. Muktha; Jugal Bandhi with Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarthy, Madras Bengal Association; Gandhi Smriti Concert on Martyr`s Day, Dept. of Culture, New Delhi. For concerts, lecture-demonstrations, workshops and teaching assignments, S Sowmya has toured USA, UK, France, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Oman.

Some technical and musical achievements of S Sowmya are: Producer and co-author of the world`s first interactive, encyclopedic CD-ROM on Carnatic music titled "Nadanubhava - The Horizons of Carnatic music"; Co-creator of the world`s first tutoring VCD on Carnatic music titled "Nadopasana - My Own Carnatic Tutor", a self-help guru with Karaoke features; Producer of popular music albums (Audio & Video) under the "Carnatica" label; Designer of pioneering websites on Carnatic music -

http://www.clickcarnatica.com and http://www.carnatica.com; Managing Director of Srishti`s Carnatica Pvt. Ltd.; Actively involved in documenting Carnatic music as Executive Trustee of Carnatica Archival Centre for Music & Dance; Coordinator of several successful events such as Raganubhava, Sahityanubhava, Layanubhava, Vadyanubhava and Natyanubhava series; Successfully organized the `World Music Day` on the 21st of June, 2001 involving a number of musicians; Published a number of articles in various journals in India and abroad; Proficient knowledge of Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and French, besides English.