Sudha Raghunathan is a Carnatic composer and vocalist from South India.Sudha Raghunathan has performed at the Madras Music Season, the most distinguished venue for Carnatic music, every year since 1990, when her teacher Vasanthakumari died.She is considered among the top rank of Carnatic performers. Indeed, with the award in 2013 of the Sangita Kalanidhi of the Madras Music Academy, her importance as one of India's finest classical musicians has been firmly established.The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhusha award in the field of Carnatic vocal music (2015).