Sudarshan Ajai Thirumalai
Sudarshan Ajai Thirumalai is 17, and comes from a family that is deeply rooted in the Indian arts. He is a disciple of Guru Tara Anand, and has shown a keen interest in Carnatic music from the tender age of 4. He has taken lessons at the Anubhava School of Music, Boston, USA, for the past 13 years. Sudarshan had his Carnatic Vocal Arangetram in June 2011. His 4-hour solo debut concert was appreciated by all.
Carnatic Music
Carnatic music or Karnāṭaka samgīta or Karnāṭaka saṅgītam is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. It is one of two main subgenres of Indian classical music that evolved from ancient Hindu traditions.
Guru Tara Anand
Guru Tara Anand, an accomplished violinist and vocalist in the Carnatic tradition, began vocal training at the age of four. Her gurus have included esteemed artists such as T.M.Tyagarajan, K.V.Krishnan and Shankara Sarma. She began violin at the age of eight with Mrs.Vedavalli Ramaswami of Delhi and Mrs.T. Rukmini of Madras.