Padma Bhushan Awardee, Sangita Kalanidhi And Fulbright Scholar Dr. Sudha Ragunathan Is A Senior Disciple Of Dr. ML Vasanthakumari And Has Been Performing For Over Four Decades In Prestigious Venues In India And Across The World. She Is The Founder And Managing Trustee Of Samudhaaya Foundation That Has Been Supporting Various Causes For The Last Two Decades.

Dr. Smt. S Sowmya Is A Disciple Of Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr S Ramanathan. She Has Learnt Padams, Javalis And Many Other Specialised Compositions From Sangitha Kala Acharya Smt T Muktha. She Had Her Initial Tutelage From Her Father, Dr M Srinivasan.

Unnikrishnan was initiated into Carnatic music at age of 12 by Seshadri, Unnikrishnan. He was inspired by Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S. Ramanathan. He attended a special workshop for six months on Veena Dhanammal Bhani under Sangeetha Kalanidhi T.Brinda and Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr.T.Vishwa Nathan. He is a national award-winning playback singer for his debut film songs. Along with A. R. Rahman the music composer, with whom Unni Krishnan gave most of his memorable songs.He was the first male playback singer to get national award for a Tamil song

Nirmala Rajasekar is well known veena player, vocalist, composer and educator. She has been performing and teaching for nearly 40 years. She has been recognized for her work around the world. She has received several awards and honours during the course of her career and is the first India born musician to receive both the Bush and McKnight Fellowships. She serves on the boards of  many arts organisations including the American Composers Forum. 

Vidwan Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi Is One Of The Leading Mridangam Players Of Today. His Technique And Creative Ability In Accompaniment, Solo Renditions, And Jugalbandhi Collaborations With His North Indian Brethren Have Earned Him Critical Acclaim Around The World. He first learned under Sri T.R Srinivasan and then went under the tutelage of Thajavur Sri Upendran.

Dr. Nithyasree Mahadevan Is An Eminent Musician Who Has Been Performing For The Past 3 Decades And She Hails From A Family Of Illustrious Musicians Being The Grand Daughter Of Smt. D.K.Pattammal( Paternal) And Palghat Mani Iyer ( Maternal). She Is The Disciple Of Her Mother Smt. Lalitha Sivakumar And Her Grand Mother Smt. D.K. Pattammal. A Top Ranking Artiste Of AIR, She Has Travelled Extensively For Her Concerts In The Major Sabhas Of India And All Over The World. She Has Released More Than 500 Discs On Various Titles.

Mysore Manjunath Is A Noted Indian Violinist. The Son And Disciple Of Violinist Prof. Mahadevappa, Manjunath Performed His First Concert At The Age Of 8 In Mysore. Trained Under His Father, Manjunath, Received Special Coaching In Violin Technique And Improvisation. He Is One Of The Mysore Brothers Duo.

Malladi Brothers Sreeramaprasad and Ravikumar were born with a legacy and rich tradition accrued through their grand father Sri Malladi Srirama Murthy and through their father Sri Suri Babu, a disciple of Voleti Sri Venkateswarulu. He received additional training from Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Pada Pinakapani and his well-known disciple, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Nedunuri Krishnamurthy who, realizing the potential took him under his guidance to represent his rich style of music. A large repertoire of Carnatic compositions and possession of vibrant and powerful voices have made Ravikumar the most sought after young maestros. His musical intellect, melody & aesthetics provide for a most scintillating concert. He has sustained a classic and symbolic expression of Carnatic music, bagging awards from premier organizations including the prestigious premier National Youth Music Title of Sangeetha Yuva Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Akademi.

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They hail originally from Amalapuram in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. They attended Little Flower School in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. They started learning Carnatic music from their father, Sri V.V.Subbaram, at an early age. In order to nurture their musical talent, their father shifted base to Chennai. Later they became the disciples of the renowned duo Radha and Jayalakshmi who were disciples of the legendary G. N. Balasubramaniam. They learnt many nuances and subtleties of music during the five-year tenure under Radha and Jayalakshmi including the advice that the singing should be so clear that the listener should be able to notate the entire kriti.

Sri. V.K. MANIMARAN hails from the most illustrious nagaswaram paramparai of Tamil Nadu with stalwarts like Sri. Kulikkarai Pichayappa Pillai (Grandfather), maternal uncle Sri. Kulikkarai Viswalingam Pillai to name a few. Starting his tutelage from the age of 5, under his uncle, V K Manimaran started his stage performances right from the age of 10. Robust voice, soaked in aesthetics, and uncompromising classicism, with a wide repertoire of various composers and works, V.K. Manimaran, has carved a niche for himself with his individual qualities. Donning all major performance stages in Tamil Nadu, V.K. Manimaran pursued professional classical music by acquiring a Master’s degree in Indian music form the Madras University. During this period, he happened to be the favorite student of many illustrious gurus like Smt. Suguna Purushothaman, Smt. Rukmini Ramani, Sri. Rajam Iyer and many visiting stalwarts. Simultaneously, his advanced training continued under the great guru Sri. Calcutta Krishnamoorthy for many years. Sri. Manimaran has performed extensively in concert venues in the UK, Switzerland, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, besides in the US at Cleveland OH and Houston TX.

VVS Murari, a renowned musician, composer, and an educator comes from a family of musicians. He is the son and disciple of legendary musician VV Subrahmanyam. He is also the disciple of Semmangudi Sri. Srinivasa Iyer. Murari has traveled widely and has been part of many reputed festivals around the world. He has also shared the stage with many veteran and eminent musicians & percussionists. Murari being a thinking musician, has innovated new concepts such as Carnatic Philharmonic Orchestra and introduced A-Capella in Carnatic music. Murari is also an Entrepreneur managing an art related company (SaMaa Arts) in the United States, and also the founder director of VVS Foundation, India. He holds Masters degree in management and has vast working experience in the corporate sector having held senior management positions and handled global implementation projects at reputed banking institutions

A well known and widely travelled vocalist musician, Kalaimamani R.Suryaprakash received advanced musical training from Sangeetha Kalanidhi T V Sankaranarayanan. Hailed as a torch-bearer of the great Madurai Mani Iyer tradition of Carnatic Music of the current generation, Suryaprakash is regularly featured in the December music season in Chennai and other major festivals in India and abroad. www.rsuryaprakash.com, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Suryaprakash.

S.V.Ramani is a renowned Ghatam (clay pot percussion) and Mrudangam artist who gave his debut performance when he was only eight years old in his hometown Palakkad. He received his early training under his father Late Palakkad R.Seshamani(Retd. AIR Staff Artist) and world renowned Mrudangist Guruvayur Dorai. Ramani has accompanied leading Carnatic musicians for the past three decades in India and has performed in USA, UK and many countries all over the world. He has collaborated with eminent Hindustani musicians and many contemparary musicians. He has also worked with Cine Music directors like Ilayaraja, Deva, Vidhyasagar..

A Classic tavil vidwan and also great teacher for many of the youngsters .

Santhanagopalan style is distinguished by his adherence to strict raga interpretation, especially in his rigorous manodharma (creative interpretation) and raga sancharams (bringing out the essential elements or qualities of a raga). His conformity and respect for the traditional approach to carnatic vocal music is often reflected by the orthodox nature of his concert attire (the panchagacham and namam). Santhanagopalan has been acknowledged for his emphasis on purity of nada and tone, and his restrained and measured grasp of kritis is regarded well with the Carnatic musical fraternity. Being a thinking man's musician, his cerebral, methodical approach to raga delineation reflects his own growth in music. He is also a Grade A Top artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan.

Kasim-Babu have been presenting duet Nadhaswaram concerts for the past 20 years. Kasim is a Top Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordharshan. Kasim have visited Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Russia, Germany, France, U.A.E, Finland, Malaysia, United States, and Canada and earned accolade in their concerts. The brothers undertook a three-month concert tour of US and Canada from April until June 2006. The initial tour resulted in requests for their performances in the subsequent years, and they have become regular performers there. The brothers have accompanied their grandfather Dr. Sheik Chinna Moulana on several Audio- cassettes and CDs. They have also released their own duet audio Cassettes and CDs.

Shashank Subramanyam is a Grammy-nominated renowned exponent of the Bamboo Flute from India and specialises in Indian Classical Music. He was a child prodigy and began performing from his age of 6 in 1984 and has performed in the top concert circuit for over three decades. He is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi's senior award by Govt. of India to be awarded by the Hon. President of India for the year 2017.

Born on 4 May 1958 in Ernakulam, Kerala, Shri K.V. Prasad received his training in the Mridangam from Narayana lyer, Parassala Ravi, and T.K. Murthy. He follows the Thanjavur style in playing the instrument. Shri Prasad has received training also in other percussion instruments like the Chenda and Edakka, and in Carnatic vocal music. He holds a Bachelor's degree in science from Kerala University. Shri K.V. Prasad is today acknowledged as a front-ranking Mridangam artist . He is known for his deftness on the instrument, characteristic of players groomed in the Thanjavur style, and his deep knowledge of rhythm. These attributes have combined to produce finely nuanced tala in his concerts, resulting in brilliant performances.

Vidwan Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma (popularly known as Shivu) who hails from a family of musicians was born to Vidwan Anoor R Ramakrishna and Smt. Sree Lakshmi. His father Anoor Ramakrishna was a violinist, and a teacher in the Dept. of Music of Bangalore University. Anoor Anantha Krishna Sharma initiated his learning of Mridangam under Vidwan R A Rajagopal, who was a Mridangam / Ghatam artist and a senior staff of All India Radio, Bangalore. He attended Acharya Patha Shaala in Basavanagudi and graduated in Bachelor of Arts (BA) in music..

He is the disciple of Vidushi Vasantha Krishnamoorthy and Vid. R. Pichumani Iyer. He later trained for advanced raaga rendition under veena maestro Dr S. Balachander. Kannan comes from a family that has a rich art and cultural heritage. He is the nephew of Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, the danseuse and research scholar. His father V. Balakrishnan is a noted film maker of documentaries. His mother Shyamala Balakrishnan was a classical music singer. His paternal grandfather Director K. Subrahmanyam was a veteran pioneer in Tamil films in the 1930s. He has performed for many Yuva Utsavs conducted by Sangeet Natak Akademi (New Delhi) at Chennai and Bhubaneswar..

Born in a family of musicians and music connoisseurs, Vittal started his musical journey at home. He started learning Carnatic music from his mother, Krishnaveni, who is the main guiding force in all walks of his life. He was introduced to violin by his grandfather, Late Sangeethabhushanam B.V. Subba Rao. He continued training under Hosahalli Venkataram and T. Rukmini. As a Musicologist, he has given Lecture Demonstrations and workshops at some major universities like the prestigious Shepherd School of Music (Rice University, Houston, Texas), Concordia University (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) and Harvard University (Boston, Massachusetts).

‘GHATAM’ KARTHICK, as he is affectionately called is one of the shining star artistes on his captivating CLAY POT instrument. Dr.Karthick has shared the stage with almost all top artists and has been featured in many respected festivals and many recordings. Inheriting the legacy and heritage from his Great Gurus, Padmasri Sri.T.H. Vikku Vinayakram and Kalaimamani Sri. T.H.Subash Chandran, Dr.Karthick has travelled and performed all over the world in various prestigious venues including the ‘United Nations’.

Dr. Shertallay K.N.Renganatha Sharma M.A.,M.Phil.,PhD. Son and disciple of Sangeetha Acharya Sri Cherthala K Narayana Iyer who belongs to Semmangudi tradition. A-Top Grade Carnatic Vocal Artist. Dr Sharma - retired as an Associate Professor and the Principal of Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Vidyalayam College of Music and Research Centre, M.K.University, Madurai. Some of the accolades: KalA Sri Award (2011) from Kerala Sangeeth Natak Academy. GURU award from Karthik Fine Arts Chennai. Asthanavidwan title from Kanchi Kamakoti peetam and Mysore Ganapathi Sachithananda Asram.

Gayathri Girish is one of the leading Carnatic vocalists of today. An exemplary degree of dedication coupled with an intrinsic leaning towards Carnatic Music, has propelled vocalist Gayathri to the forefront of the classical music domain. Grounded firmly in the roots of classicism, her concerts are more often than not, steeped in improvisational features, be it a seldom heard composition or a Pallavi designed with creativity. Initially trained by Sri Vaigal Gnanaskandan of the Semmangudi school, Gayathri has imbibed some of her boundless Manodharma from the training under veteran Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi Madurai Sri TN Seshagopalan.

Around 1987, as a 5-year-old, Gurucharan was casually coaxed by his grandmothers, the Sikkil Sisters, to sing some tune. After a little cajoling, he sang a popular film song. The sisters, especially Smt. Neela, were amazed at the sruthi sudhham or tonal perfection in his singing and also the near-perfect alignment of the notes. Together they decided that he must pursue vocal music. Almost every second member in the family had been trained in flute. But they were insistent that this boy should pursue singing, especially since he had shown immense promise at that age. Apart from performing the traditional Carnatic music concerts conforming to the Paddathi style, Sikkil Gurucharan and pianist Anil Srinivasan, have brought together the classical piano and Carnatic vocal music to create a format which has been termed as devastatingly beautiful by the legendary guitarist, John McLaughlin.

Kunnakkudi M. Balamuralikrishna was initially trained by his father, Sri Meenakshi Sundaram, who is a musician and an eminent teacher. He later had advanced training under Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan and Sri V.Sundaresan. He is now under the tutelage of Padma Bhushan Sri P.S.Narayanaswami for the past 14 years. He has enthralled audiences all over India and many countries around the globe. Awards and accolades have followed young Balamurali during his musical journey. He is currently under the Sangeet Natak Akademi Scholarship Scheme after receiving the 'Advanced Training Scholarship' from the Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India. Balamurali is an accomplished mridangist as well. 

Sandeep Narayan is one of the most sought after vocalists of Carnatic music today. In 2006, Sandeep broke boundaries by being the first US born and raised musician to move to India to take up music as a full-time career, a trend that is now followed by many other young aspiring musicians. He has received numerous awards and titles from prestigious institutions around the world. Sandeep underwent musical training from Smt. Shubha Narayan, Calcutta Sri KS Krishnamurthy, and Sri Sanjay Subrahmanyan. Having performed extensively all over the world including concert tours of Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Oman, Singapore, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America, Sandeep hopes to continue serving as a cultural link between Carnatic music and audiences worldwide.

Vidwan Sri H.S. Sudhindra has been under the tutelage of gurus: Vidwan Sri. M. Vasudeva Rao and Vidwan Sri. Srimushnam V. Raja Rao; both exponents of the art of playing mridangam who are widely respected both as performers and teachers. Born on 20 November 1968, he started to perform at the age of thirteen and has never looked back. He passed his Vidwat exam conducted by the Government of Karnataka and secured the first rank. He is an 'A-Top' graded artist and performs for All India Radio, Doordarshan, and other broadcasting channels. His strict adherence to tradition, aesthetic sense, innovative approach, and adaptability to different styles of music has received acclaim from musicians, connoisseurs, laymen and the media alike. He is deeply devoted and committed to the field of music.

Shri K.V. Gopalakrishnan Was Born On 18th February 1977 In The Dindigul District Of Tamil Nadu. He Received His Initial Training In Music From His Father Shri K.V. R.S. Mani. He Has Received Advanced Training Under The Guidance Of Dr. T.K. Murthy And Has Also Learnt To Play The Mridangam From Shri R. Viswanatha Iyer. He Has Also Received A Scholarship From The Centre For Cultural Resources And Training (CCRT).He Is An Approved A Grade Artist Of All India Radio And Has Performed In Many Major Music Festivals All Across The Globe.

Madhubabu Yalla Is Working As A Producer In Sri Venkateswara Bhakti Channel, SVBC, TTD, Tirupati. He Received Prestigious Golden NANDI Award From Andhra Pradesh Government For Endaro Mahanubhavaulu Documentary In SVBC Channel. Being The Founder Producer Of The Well Known Prestigious Programme Naadaneerajanam Which Has Been LIVE Telecasting Daily In SVBC Channel TTD Since Last 10 Years.