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
