Full Name	Nityasree Mahadevan
Affectionately called	Nithya
Profession	Carnatic vocalist
Date of birth	25th August  1973
Place of birth	Thiruvayyaru, Tamil Nadu
Mother tongue	Tamil
Family	Mother: Lalitha Father: I.Sivakumar Sister:-Gayatri sunderaraman Maternal Grandfather: Palghat Mani Iyer Paternal Grandfather:Iswaran Paternal Grandmother:'Sangita Kalanidhi' DK Pattammal Grand Uncle: D.K.Jayaraman
Gurus	Her mother and her grandmother
Education	B.Com, SIET college
Started music	At a young age of five
Debut as	Carnatic singer: In August 1987, Youth Association For Classical Music playback for films: Jeans
Style of singing	Full throated
Favorites ragas	Kambhoji, Bhairavi , Subha Pantuvarali , Sindhubhairavi, Kapi , Madhuvanthi.
Hobby	Reading  books especially on music
Unforgettable moments	First performance in the music academy When representing India in the Asian Music Festival When her husband first attended her concert. Her first performance in USA.
Influential factor  in her life	Her family's strong musical background
Facts	Her father is her Mirudangam accompaniment. 'A' Grade artiste with AIR and Doordarshan
Feels	proud: to be an Indian sad: Never spent any time with her maternal grand father Palghat Mani Iyer (He passed away when she was only six)
Music to her is	Capable of taking people to the world of ecstasy and divinity.
Her belief	"Service to humanity is service to God"
Awards and       Honors	2001 -"Ganamritakalarasana" from the Bharati Ilaignyar             Sangam,  -"Sunadavinodini" from the Omkarananda Mutt,  2000 -"Udavum oli" from Vasantha Memorial Trust for Cancer Care and Cure  -"Isai kalai tharakai" from Australian Tamil Foundation -State Govt. Award for the Best play back singer for the film Jeans  -"Nadha kanal" - "Rajiv award" from cultural wing of TMC.  -"Nadha bhooshanam" from Sree Shanmukhanda Sangeetha Sabha in New Delhi  -"Bala rathna" from Nemili Bala Peetam  -"Sangeetha sikhamani" from Andhra Social & Cultural Club, Chennai  1999 - "Ugadi Puraskar" award from Madras Telugu Academy  - "Gaanamrutha vani" from All Ceylon Hindu Congress  -"Kalai maa mani" from the Govt. of Tamil Nadu  1998  -"M.L. Vasanthakumari Memorial Award" from Sri Ragam Fine Arts.  -"Navarasa gaana nayaki" from Aanmiga Peravai 1997 - "Innisai gnana vaaridi" from Sivakasi Tiruppugazh Manram 1994  -"Innisai maamani" from Tamil Nadu Goodwill and Welfare Association  1993 - "Yuva kala bharathi" from Bharat Kalachar
Address	Mrs S.Nityasree Mahadevan,  A7,Aashiana,1st Floor  No 9, Venus Colony, II nd Cross Street  Alwarpet,  Chennai-600 018.  INDIA.
Quote	"Music has no language. It is a beautiful expression of your feelings. Caste and creed do not find a place in this. It is a great unifying factor".
Future goals	To spread music to everyone