Baradwaj Raman

Bharadwaj Raman is one of the few leading Veena exponents of today. Born to a musical family, Bharadwaj grew up listening to his grandfather, Veena maestro Padma Bhushan Dr. S. Balachander's music. Bharadwaj's inspired music is pure SB style. Initially a student of Smt. Padmavathi Ananthagopalan (respected guru, senior vainika, and sister of violin legend Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman), he is currently getting advanced training under senior leading vocalist Sri Sanjay Subramanyan. From a tender age, Bharadwaj Raman, as a performing artist, takes audiences down nostalgia lane, bringing back memories of the classicists of a bygone era with the intensity of his music. Particularly noteworthy is his ability to play long phrases modulating the string on the same fret - a hallmark of the SB style that one seldom comes across. A young artist recognized as one of the leading classical Carnatic vainikas today, Bharadwaj Raman has been performing widely in India and abroad. Spontaneity and virtuosity are his hallmarks.