R.Akshay Ram, one of the senior disciples of "Sangeetha Kalanidhi" "Padmavibhushan” Awardee Shri.Umayalpuram K Sivaraman and Shri. Ghatam V Suresh. He has been learning mrudangam for the past 23 years and has played over 2500 concerts all over India and abroad since 2004(after arangetram).
Awards & Recognitions:
• He is a B.High Grade artist of All India Radio.
• Recipient of the Dr.M.S.Subbulakshmi Fellowship in music from Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha,Mumbai.
• YUVA KALA BHARATHI from Bharat Kalachar.
• BALA KALA RATNA from Bala kala sagaram trust,
• Spirit of Youth Series, Best Mrudanagam artist award 2010 & 2012 from The Music Academy, Madras.
• Sri Pazhani Subramaniam Pillai Endowment Prize from Krishna Gana Sabha,
• Youth Excellence Award (2008) from Rotary Club Mount, Chennai,
• “Laya Ela Maamani” from Saptaswaram Isai Peravai, Karaikkal 2009,
• Valyapatti Kashyap Endowment Award 2010
• Lavanya Laya Nipuna Award -Puvanur Legacy Trust
Contact-
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