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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
Currently I take advanced lessons from Prof T.R. Subramaniam. It has been my privilege to have
learnt under gurus with such repertoire. |
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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 and established institutions all over India and other
countries as a part of their important festivals and monthly
series. I have also been featured regularly in popular T.V
channels and AIR. |
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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 bank. Apart from music, my
interests include reading business and economics. Being a serious
stock trader, I like to follow financial markets. I also enjoy
Formula 1 and Cricket.
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Like all professionals with dual careers, I continue to do the
balancing act giving my best to both. I consider myself lucky to have
such good parents, a very supportive wife, lovely kids and
understanding family and friends who whole-heardtedly support me
in this journey. Ofcourse, I should thank the 'rasikas' who have
always been a source of inspiration. |
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