Mother

Her mother Shrimathi Lakshmi steeped in pedigree Carnatic Music was groomed in her intial years in Carnatic Music. She wanted Smt. Yamuna to follow her and she started grooming Yamuna in her early years. She remembers her mother singing and her father would accompany her with harmonium, flute etc., Both her parents practically brought her her up musically inclined, orthodox, religious, cultural with a loving environment.