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One of the foremost disciples of the renowned maestro Sangeetha Maha Mahopadhyaya Shri T.R. Subramanyam (TRS) since 1982. |
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Descendant of the renowned archetypal composer Shri N.Kotiswara Iyer (sishya parampara) |
 | Maternal aunt Late Smt. Ananthalakshmi Nagarajan and uncle Late Shri R.M. Sundaram were both the prime disciples of Kotiswara Iyer |
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| Initiated into and trained in Carnatic Music by mother Smt. Saraswathi Santhanam, Sangita Vidwan |
| She was the disciple of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Shri Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer (First, when she was a student of the Madras Music Academy in 1951 and later under the Central Govt. Scholarship Scheme). |
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| She was the student of the Central College of Carnatic Music (now known as Tamil Nadu Govt. Music College), Chennai and belonged to the 1952-54 batch. |
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| In addition to Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer, she was taught by : |
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| Shri Musiri Subramaniya Iyer |
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| Smt. T. Brinda |
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| Shri Tiruppambaram Swaminatha Pillai |
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| Shri Mayavaram Krishna Iyer |
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| Shri Devakottai Narayana Iyengar |
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| Maternal grandmother Smt. N. Bhagirathi was proficient on the veena was a student of maestro Mysore Veena Seshanna. |
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