Vellantina Ravirajah has been learning Bharatanatyam Dance from her guru Smt. Chitra Yogi Srikhanta since the age of five. Over the past 11 years she has had the opportunity to perform at various events and programs. In 2014 at the … Read more...
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Ku Ananya Muralidharan (Hindustani vocal)
Ananya Muralidharan began her early training in Carnatic music at the age of 5 from Smt. Raji Krishnamoorthy, and Smt. Suma Rudrapatna (2003-2008). Growing up in Adelaide, she was a regular performer at the Shruthi Adelaide (Inc) organisation’s community events. … Read more...
Sri Hariharan Vaheesan (Miruthangam)
Hariharan Vaheesan has been learning miruthangam under his guru Sri Arthavan Selvanathan since 2007. He progressed through the basic lessons and simple thaalams quite rapidly. Subsequently he has been focusing on more complex rhythmic aspects, such as Korvais, larger Theermanams … Read more...
Ku Mathuja Bavanendrakumar (Carnatic violin)
Mathuja Bavanendrakumar began learning violin in 2006 under the tutelage of Smt. Manthahini Bogahawatte (Brisbane, Aus). Since 2009 she has been learning under the tutelage of Sri B.U. Ganesh Prasad (Chennai, India)m with lessons taken over Skype regularly, and directly … Read more...
Sri Sanjeyan Sivaananthan (tabla)
Sanjey Sivaananthan began studying tabla in 2007 under Sri Shen Flindell. He attends weekly classes and regular performs at various concerts, e.g. the Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert and the Woodford Folk Festival. Furthermore, in tandem with weekly … Read more...
Sri Arthavan Selvanathan (mridangam)
Arthavan Selvanathan started learning the mridangam at the age of nine from Sri Ananthakrishnan Kailash, affectionately called Madhu. He also received intensive training from Madhu’s Guru, Sri Sriranga Rajapuram Jayaraman, and his son, Sri J Ganesan, in Chennai, India, during … Read more...
Ku Janani Ganapathi (Bharat Natyam dance)
Since a tender age, Janani has shown immense interest in Indian Fine Arts and her favorite among them has always been Bharatanatyam. She has learnt to dance in different styles: Tanjore, Pandanallur and Vazhuvur respectively, which have helped her to … Read more...
Sri Gopinath Kathiravelu (mridangam)
Gopinath Kathiravelu became involved with Miruthangham at the tender age of six. He began his initial training in miruthangham under the tutelage of Jazhpanam S. Thurairaja. He recently moved to Australia and is continuing his advanced training under the tutelage … Read more...
Ku Mathuja Bavan (Bharat Natyam dance)
Mathuja began learning Bharatha Natyam since she was five and has worked hard at perfecting the art form over the past thirteen years. Her Arangetram on the 21st July 2012 in Brisbane was a memorable event for classical dance lovers, … Read more...
Ku Roshini Sriram (Carnatic vocal)
Roshini as a child exhibited an ear for music. She used to accompany her mother Smt. Harini Sriram on Thyagarajah Aradhanas in Wellington from her tender age of 2. She learnt her first music lesson from her mother Harini at … Read more...