Sreshta K. Raagh is the little old daughter of doctor-mother Preetham and father Raghavendra Ratnakar, a singer better known by name junior Md. Rafi of Mysuru and the granddaughter of late Kannada cine actor Ratnakar Thus, the culture of being inclined towards artistry comes naturally to Sreshta. Being trained in music and musical instruments by her father and in dance and acting at the Chamaraja Film Institute, Mysuru and having participated in various television shows and won prizes, she is a kid too full of energy when it comes to learning anything new. Saying it is quite an achievement to have boldly participated in several television shows and also won a few, all at the age 4, makes Sreshta’s parents feel very proud of her.

Talking of her daughter, Preetham says, “For me, Sreshta has never seemed like a kid of her age till date. I always feel like she is way too mature and sensible for her age as I see that she behaves much like a kid of an older age. Her aims are way too high, her dreams are big and her approach towards them very different. I feel proud of her for all these. Also, she is lucky to be receiving an exposure for all these things, since my husband is a full-time singer and we own an orchestra of our own, thus getting to frequently host several music programmes in each of which she gets a chance to perform.”

The child, who first began performing on stage at the age of 2.2 years, has given over 25 stage performances, apart from appearing in television shows like Chinnara Chilipili, Chota Champion where she won a cash prize of Rs. 25,000 apart from being rewarded with the titles.

The little kid is an LKG student at Pramathi Hill View Academy in city, who is also lucky to have been receiving great encouragement from her school. Says her mother, talking of her school, “I am glad she is very positively encouraged by her teachers too, towards pursuing her interests. —AN

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / February 01st, 2015