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A STRONG NOTE MUSIC

SIRI SIRI NARAYAN, BENGALURU

In the song Live It, Siri Narayan raps in Kannada: “I’m the cool breeze, I’ll flow my way/I’m the tornado, I bring in the change”.

Rather fitting for her attempts to shake the patriarchy with her self-composed lyrics—on topics from equal paychecks to rejecting male authority—and racking up over 2.5 million views onYouTube for a collaborative feminist track called the Girliyapa Power Anthem.

“My songs are a very strong portrayal of women,” says the 26-year-old artiste, who is trained in Carnatic music, can play the veena, and sings in English, Hindi, and Kannada.

“In my videos, I present girls in a

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