My initiation to music was at a very young age, and ever since it has remained an integral part of my life for close to two decades. I recollect my childhood days when several musicians of great stature used to visit our home over weekends for discussions and practice sessions. Perhaps, this was one of the reasons that made me appreciate the nuances of Carnatic music, and led me to taking it up seriously.

My father Shri N.V.Subramaniam has been one of the greatest

influences in my music career. He is a retd. Southern Railways official and has been involved in the music field by way of organizing programs and lecture demonstrations. Through “Saraswathi” and “Sarawathi Vageeyakara Trust” he has pioneered several initiatives to propagate the cause of Carnatic music.
   

My formal training in music started at the age of 5 under guru Vaigal Sri Gnanaskandan. He was one of the foremost disciples of Semmengudi Sri Srinivasa Iyer and was the music producer with AIR Chennai. My guru has played an important role in the instilling the Semmangudi pani in me. He adopted novel ways to teach krithis and to keep the interest flowing. I also had the good fortune of learning under Shri. M.A. Venugopal, who was also a disciple of Semmungudi Srinivasa Iyer. He was
instrumental in honing my skills further in the areas of krithi rendering. It has been my privilege to have learnt under gurus with such repertoire.
 

My first public concert was at the age of 9 for Children's Academy in Mylapore. I started performing regularly in the December concerts from the year 1992 and ever since, I have been performing in prestigious institutions all over India and in Singapore. Being an A-grade artist of All India Radio, I have remained a regular feature in the December music season as well as other festivals like Ramanavami, Navarathri, Gokulashtami, and so on. I have also been featured regularly in popular T.V channels and AIR.

On the academics side, I hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a Management degree. I'm currently employed with a leading multi-national bank in Singapore. Apart from music, my interests include Formula 1 and Cricket. Like most Indian fans, I follow Michael Schumacher and Sachin Tendulkar. I play cricket regularly, and play for the league. I try not to miss a single F-1 race!

To be a professional musician and a corporate executive has always been challenging to me. Like all other musicians with dual careers, I continue to do the balancing act giving my best to both. I consider myself lucky and blessed to have such good parents, a supportive wife, understanding family members and friends, who have helped me achieve this to the best of my abilities. I would like to express gratitude to my family, guru, and friends without whose support I couldn't have reached so far. And of course, I should thank all the rasikas who have always been a source of inspiration to me.

 
 
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