| He has accompanied great musicians
            such as Unnikrishnan, Allam Durga Prasad (Gottuvadyam), M R Vijaya,
            Kunnakkudi Bala, and so on. He has also played Tabla in the
            cassettes and CDs of eminent musicians and music directors like Nadabrahmam
            Kalaimamani Kunnakkudi Sri R Vaidyanathan, Chitravina Sri N
            Ravikiran, Sri L Vaidyanathan, Sri C R Shankar (Shankar Ganesh), Sri
            T R Pappa, and Sri Reji George. He has also provided accompaniment
            for dance recitals led by senior gurus such as Kalaimamani Smt.
            Krishnakumari Narendran, Kalaimamani Smt. K J Sarasa, Kalaimamani
            Smt. Saraswati Sundaresan, Kalaimamani Smt. Ranganayaki
            Jayaraman, Smt. Usha Vasanthkumar, Smt & Sri Muralidharan, Smt.
            Uma Anand, Dr. Ambika Kameshwar and so on.  His memorable foreign tours include
            Dubai (1993, '94, '98 and 2000), Abu Dhabi (1995 and 1999) and USA
            and Canada (1997). He is also a recipient of several awards and
            encomiums from dignitaries such as Justice Sri K S Bhaktavatsalam,
            Director Sri K Shankar, the noted music and dance critic Sri Subbudu
            and Dr. M Balamuralikrishna.  He is also an expert in giving
            special effects for grand group productions in dance. His active
            participation in dance productions such as “Sakti Chakram”
            of Abhinaya Natyalaya, “Yadumahi Nindray” by Swarnamalya
            Ganesh, “Vande Mataram” of Kala Kendra, and "Lakshmi
            Prabhavam", the operatic ballet by Chitravina N Ravikiran
            and Smt. Rhadha speak volumes of his experience in the music world. |