EP #31: Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam - Award-Winning Kollywood Singer & Elementary School Teacher

Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam (@luksimimusic) is an award-winning Kollywood singer and elementary school teacher from Toronto.  She joins Ara on this week’s episode of The Tamil Creator to discuss how Jayam Ravi (@jayamravi_official) reaching out to her on Instagram helped her music career build traction, being verified on Instagram, why she’s made it a habit to disconnect from technology more frequently, what its like balancing her music career with her teaching profession, and a lot more. Follow Luksimi:- Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/luksimimusic/) - Twitter (https://twitter.com/luksimimusic)Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Luksimi Siva03:59 - Being invited to Chennai by Jayam Ravi05:38 - The aftermath of everything; family’s reaction, growing fanbase, getting verified on Instagram10:54 - Balancing her music career and teaching profession13:31 - Luksimi’s projects; how she gets them, what she’s working on15:50 - How she makes a living off of what she does16:46 - Her experience travelling the world to perform18:15 - Luksimi’s creative process; how she finds inspiration21:47 - Are Luksimi’s friends creative like her?23:56 - Luksimi’s biggest wins and failures in the last 3-5 years27:26 - Where she sees herself in the next 3-5 years28:19 - Hobbies outside of work; nature, netflix, and more30:21 - The personal legacy Luksimi wants to have31:25 - What advice she would give her younger self32:40 - Her favourite source of knowledge33:39 - How being able to disconnect from technology has changed Luksimi’s life35:45 - How the Tamil community in Toronto has supported her journey37:18 - Who is Luksimi inspired by?41:33 - Advice she has for fellow aspiring Tamil creators42:43 - Creator Confessions46:07 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan     Support the show