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" Satsangatve nissangatvam Nissangatve nirmohatvam Nirmohatvam nischalatattvam Nischalatattve jeevanmuktih! "

" Being in the company of good people (saints) gives rise to non-attachment. Through non-attachment arises freedom from delusion Through freedom from delusion arises steadfastness Through steadfastness, there arises liberation."

Shri S. Swaminathan

Spiritual Writer and Orator

Shri Swaminathan has been writing spiritual essays and series in many regional publications. Apart from this he is compiling his spiritual essays and journeys, which are the outcome of his 25 years of experience as books. These books are published by ‘Sri Media Works’
He conducts a daily discourse in Zee TV under program ‘Theivathin Kural’, about Kanchi Maha periyava perumai. He also conducts numerous lectures on various spiritual topics in both National and International arenas.

TV Shows Participated:

Books Which Made Record Sales:

Shri Kavassery R Chidambaram

Vocalist - Carnatic Music and Sampradaya Namasankeerthanam.

He has been performing at various Temples and Sabhas across India and Abroad. His mother Smt. V Meenakshi Ramaswamy was his first Guru and has been inculcating Music/Bhajans/Slokas at home. He was under the tutelage of Smt. Sundari Janakiraman and Sri. M N Subramanian (Disciple of Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer) for Carnatic Music and Nurani Sri. Harikutty Bhagawathar and Delhi Sri. Subbarama Bhagavathar for Namasankeerthanam.
He was blessed by Sri Sri Jayendra Saraswati Swamiji with the Title – Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham Asthana Vidwan in the Year 2016 and the Title ‘Namasankeerthana Pracharaka’ by Rohini Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam, New Delhi in the Year 2017

Smt Radhika Srinivasan

Violinist, Disciple of Padmasri Sangitha Kalanidhi A. Kanyakumari

Education

Training

Performances

Awards

Shri Pavan Singh

Violinist

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Shri Srikanth

Mridangam, Kanjira and Morsing Artist

A well-known percussion artiste in the field of Music and Dance. Tutelage under the able guidance of Shri D. Jayakumar Acharya and Shri K. Rajagopal Acharya. Along with Mridangam professionally received the training of other instruments like Kanjeera, Morsing and Tabla. A Master’s Degree holder in Mridangam with Distinction. In research area awarded
M.phil in Folk Arts. “First Ph.D Scholar in Mridangam” from Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. ‘B’ High grade artist in All India Radio.

In the field of Carnatic Music accompanied stalwarts like  Vibhushan Dr.Mangalampalli BalaMuraliKrishna, Hyderabad Brothers, Hyderabad Sisters, Prema Ramamurthy, Malladi Brothers and many other artists. In the Field of Classical Dance worked with PadmaBhushan Dr. RadhaRaja Reddy, PadmaSri Dr. Shobbha Naidu, Manjula Ramaswamy, Late Vempati Ravi, and many other artists.

In Telugu film industry Worked with well-known Music Directors like MM.Keeravani, Koti, Late Chakri and others. As a supporting musician participated in many T.V Channels like Maa T.V, E.T.V, Gemini T.V. In collaboration with ICCR countries visited like Russia, Kazan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Trinidad and Tobago and the Dominican Republic. Received Sikkil Sisters Best Upapakka Vadyam award from KalaSagaram a noted sabha in Hyderabad

Shri TP Balasubramaniam

Mridangam Artist

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Shri Krishnasravan

Mridangam Artist

Krishnasravan Kopparapu. He underwent his initial training under Sri Arangi Sreenivas Rao and is currently under the tutelage of Mridangam Maestro Dr. Patri Satish Kumar. He is one of the up and coming young mridangists of the country, who has been accompanying many acclaimed artists across India. He has performed in various prestigious sabhas and festivals. He is the recipient of Kalakaar Award from Thyagayya TV, Chennai, the Palghat Mani Iyer Endowment Prize from Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts, Mumbai and Padmasri Sangeeta Kalanidhi A Kanyakumari Award from Kalasagaram, Secunderabad.

Shri Ganapathy Ram

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22nd Student Talent Showcase! (Jul 2022): Theme: VSA Students Speak (Sing and Play!): audio-visual presentation, including performances and testimonials by VSA Exams Students

Vol 1: Click to access :

https://youtu.be/xpIEM1Zv5Bs

21st Student Talent Showcase! (Apr 2022): Theme: Nottuswarams of Sri Dikshitar (new synchronized group format)

20th Student Talent Showcase! (Jan 2022): Sanskrit Slokas & Tamil chants

19th Student Talent Showcase! (Oct 2021): Theme: VSA Students Speak (Sing and Play!)

Click to access Vol 1: https://youtu.be/y6dzKjTZ86g

Click to access Vol 2: https://youtu.be/URF5rvQ6Xw0

17th Student Talent Showcase! (Apr 2021): Theme: VSA Students Speak (and Sing!)

Click to access Vol 1: https://youtu.be/MCawKeZQi48

Click to access Vol 2: https://youtu.be/8B5bkdGZlGk

14th Student Talent Showcase! (Aug 2020): Theme: VSA Students Speak (and Sing!)

Click to access audio-visual presentation, including student performances and testimonials: 

https://youtu.be/iYY5k6261VA

13th Student Talent Showcase: Special ShowQuiz format (featuring 150+ students) (Apr 2020): Theme: Global Footprints: A Shared Artistic Journey

Can you identify the ragas as you hear the audio? Click to access audio-visual presentation:

 https://youtu.be/5e3dKXkGrvk

12th Student Talent Showcase! (Jan 2020): Theme: A Garland of Slokas

10th Student Talent Showcase! (Apr 2019): Theme: Global Footprints: A Shared Artistic Journey

Click to access our audio-visual presentation featuring over a 100 students: 

https://youtu.be/O6pYqRYY08Q

8th Student Talent Showcase! (Aug 2018): Theme: A Garland of Slokas

7th Student Talent Showcase! (Apr 2018): Theme: Global Footprints: A Shared Artistic Journey

Click to access our audio-visual presentation featuring over a 100 students: 

https://youtu.be/L3VkaR36BFU

5th Student Talent Showcase! (Aug 2017): Theme: A Garland of Slokas