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Faculty

Mr. Sekar Kailasam - Advisor (Senior Vocalist)

Mrs. R. Prema Rao - Carnatic Vocal (Senior Vocalist)

Ms. Shalini Vishwanathan - Dance Teacher

Mr. Ramesh Babu - Guitar

Mr. James Ranjun - Keyboard

Mrs. Uma Nagarajan - Vocal

Ms. Bindu - Vocal

Ms. Mithra - Bharathanatiyam

Mr. Sridhar.R - Aerobics and western dance

Profiles

T.K. Sekar,
Vocalist, Lyricst & Music Composer.

Hails from a Musical family.  Learnt Carnatic Music Vocal from his father ‘Sangeetha Jothi’ (conferred by Rishekesh Sri Sivananda Saraswathi), ‘Isai Kadal’, Sangeetha Sagara Saptha Tharangam’ Kumbakonam Sri. T.P.Kailasam.

Besides Sekar is also a Lyricst & Music Composer. He wrote songs on Bhagvan Sri Ramana Maharashi, music composed and released in Chennai.

He has produced Devotional Songs audio CD also.  His lyrics on ‘music’ music directed by Sri Sudarsanam for Chennai Doordharshan is popular.

While he was in the Middle East for around twenty (20) years, many students in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah benefited from his musical lessons, musical gathering and performances.

 

 

 

 

Mrs. R. Prema Rao
Senior Vocal Vidwan, B.A. (Music), B.Ed. Diploma in Music,
Vocal Higher Grade, Government of Tamil Nadu.

Tiger Varadachariyar’s Guru Paiganaduy Sri P.K. Rajagopala Iyer.

Ragam Thanam Pallavi from Sri D.K. Jayaraman.

40 years in Music Teaching profession in various Government Schools.

Kalaimamani (Nallasiriyar) award from Corporation of Chennai.

Performed along with Sirkazhi Sri. Govindarajan in a music workshop at Switzerland. Extensively performed in many foreign countries including France, Switzerland, Malaysia with Sri Raghunath Manet. Performed vocal concerts in various prestigious sabhas, famous temples etc. in India.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Shalini Vishwanathan
Dance Teacher

Shalini Vishwanathan is a disciple of Dance Master Zakir Hussain (http://www.sripaadham.org/). Classical dance has been the passion and full time profession of Shalini. Shalini has been taking classical dance (bharathanatyam) lessons for more than two years. Also, Shalini has taken active part in several stage performances both solo and group dance performances with Master Zakir Hussain.

 

 

 

Mr. Ramesh Babu
Guitar

Mr.Ramesh Babu experianced in teaching guitar for the last 20 yrs, worked with the various music directors , Illayaraja and ramesh babu share the same guru for last several years . he had worked and works for various other renowned institutions

 

 

 

 

Mr. James Ranjun
Keyboard

Mr. James Ranjun - worked along with the wellversed musicians in the industry and he is the master with the trinity certification for passing the 8th grade practical and still proceeding is piano education , been teaching piano for last 15 yrs .Speciallized teaching skills on grade exams

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Uma Nagarajan
Vocal

Mrs Uma Nagarajan - Our vocal teacher with more than 15 yrs of experiance in teaching , trainings like Nagaswaram vidwan and a student of Sri.Rajam and Swamimalai Sri.S.Janaki Raman , She has worked in various schools and colleges as a music teacher , She is a diploma - higher and lower certified music teacher and worked for Govt of India . She also worked as a music teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya school for last several years.

 

 

 

 

Ms. Bindu
Vocal

Ms Bindu our Veena and Music teacher from the Amrita college of music and arts , who is a MA in music and certified in veena teaching , She with the experiance of more than 10yrs in the feild of music has performed various stage shows and been singing in Guruvayoor temple for last several years on occassion of festival,she is expertised in keyboard carnatic ,veena and vocal.

 

 

 

Ms. Mithra
Bharathanatiyam

A young teacher from the Bharata Kalanjali - Academy of Bharatanaatyam - Adyar , A student of V.P . Dhananjayan and Shanta Dhananjayan - who is the president of A.BH.A.I with the unique skills to teach art with the passion.

 

 

 

 

Mr. Sridhar .R
Aerobics and western dance

Ceni-Choreographer and a student of Prabhudeva and Dev master, with the handsome of experiance in television shows, stage shows and movies. He is a well experianced trainer in Aeorobics... teaching at RAACk academy and Fitness one. His line of expertise - live stage shows and Movie Choreographing.

 

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