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Shruti or śruti is a Sanskrit term, which in the context of Indian music, is the smallest interval of pitch that the human ear can detect. It has been used in several contexts throughout the history of Indian music. Recent research has provided precise definition of the term ‘Shruti’, it’s difference from ‘Nada’ and ‘Swara’, and pinpointed positions on a string to play 22 shrutis.
Girija (born 18 September 1975), known by her screen name Shruti, is an Indian actress and politician. She has appeared in over about 150 Kannada films in addition to a few Tamil and Malayalam films. She was among the leading actresses in Kannada cinema during the 1990s and has won three Karnataka State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South in her career spanning over 25 years. She is known for performance in films such as Gauri Ganesha (1991), Aagatha (1995), Kalki (1996), Gowdru (2004), Akka Thangi (2008) and Puttakkana Highway (2011). She is sister of actor Sharan.
As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Shruti served as the chairperson of Karnataka Women and Child Development Corporation Board. Following her removal from the post in 2013, she joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP), which was eventually merged with the BJP in 2014.
In 2016, by public vote, Shruti won the third season of game show Bigg Boss – the Indian version of Celebrity Big Brother, currently produced by Endemol India.