Faculty
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh
HOD - LGCE
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has an MA, M.Phil, and PhD and is a Gold Medalist in Carnatic Music from the Bangalore University. She is a Visiting Professor in Music Department of Performing Arts in Bangalore University and Jain University. As a Scholar and musician Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has done an extensive research on the Wad
HOD - LGCE
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has an MA, M.Phil, and PhD and is a Gold Medalist in Carnatic Music from the Bangalore University. She is a Visiting Professor in Music Department of Performing Arts in Bangalore University and Jain University. As a Scholar and musician Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has done an extensive research on the Wadiyars of Mysore. She has also rendered her service as a Guide to many students providing exemplary guidance in completing their Ph.D. research.
Dr. Rajani Jairam
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh
Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh
Dr. Rajani Jai Ram has over 14 paper presentations and 6 publications to her credit. Three of her papers have been accepted for publication in reputed journals. She holds a doctorate from Bangalore University and is currently working as the Professor of Sanskrit and Principal of Jain College., She has also delivered 40 resource lectures o
Dr. Rajani Jai Ram has over 14 paper presentations and 6 publications to her credit. Three of her papers have been accepted for publication in reputed journals. She holds a doctorate from Bangalore University and is currently working as the Professor of Sanskrit and Principal of Jain College., She has also delivered 40 resource lectures on higher education and 13 subject oriented lectures. She has delivered 40 resource lectures on higher education and 13 subject oriented lectures. She has completed 2 research projects and published one book on stotra literature.
Dr. Bindu Subramaniam
Dr. Bindu Subramaniam
Dr. Bindu Subramaniam
Singer/Songwriter and Author Bindu Subramaniam is the daughter of world famous violinist Dr. L Subramaniam. In addition to studying Carnatic music, she has also learnt western classical singing and piano. She has a master’s certificate in Songwriting and Music Business from Berklee Music, a Master’s degree in Law and an MPhil in Cultural
Singer/Songwriter and Author Bindu Subramaniam is the daughter of world famous violinist Dr. L Subramaniam. In addition to studying Carnatic music, she has also learnt western classical singing and piano. She has a master’s certificate in Songwriting and Music Business from Berklee Music, a Master’s degree in Law and an MPhil in Cultural Studies and Music. As a songwriter, she was a finalist for the Unisong International Song Contest in the Performance Category and received an Honourable Mention at the Billboard World Song Contest.
Suguna Varadarajan
Dr. Bindu Subramaniam
Dr. Bindu Subramaniam
She is a full-time research scholar at Annamalai University, Chidambaram. She was recognized as Sangeetha Shanmuka Mani from Shanmukananda Hall, Mumbai. She has recently been conferred the title of ‘Nada Chetna’ by Manollasini Trust, Bangalore. She is proficient in Veena and Vocal, learning veena from Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi K.S. Narayanaswamy.
Prof. Vaikam Jayachandran
Prof. Vaikam Jayachandran
Prof. Vaikam Jayachandran
Vaikam Jayachandran has been trained in Carnatic Music under his father Sri Vaikam G Vasudevan Namboothiri. He has done 4 years “Gaana Bhooshanam” and 3 years “Gaana Praveena”. Jayachandran has given performances all over India and abroad and has over 25 years of teaching experience in this field.. He has received numerous awards and titl
Vaikam Jayachandran has been trained in Carnatic Music under his father Sri Vaikam G Vasudevan Namboothiri. He has done 4 years “Gaana Bhooshanam” and 3 years “Gaana Praveena”. Jayachandran has given performances all over India and abroad and has over 25 years of teaching experience in this field.. He has received numerous awards and titles from many Sabhas and temples. He is a B-high grade artist of AIR. Currently he is working as a music faculty in LGCE under the world renowned musician Dr. L Subramaniam.
Prof. Dattatreya Velankar
Prof. Vaikam Jayachandran
Prof. Vaikam Jayachandran
Dattatreya Velankar is a disciple of an acclaimed Gwalior-Kirana Gharana vocalist, Pt. Vinayak Torvi. Dattatreya is an accomplished Hindustani classical performer, teacher, KathaKeerthankar, academician. Has completed his MA in Music and is pursuing Doctoral studies on Indian Classical Music and Katha Keertan under the guidance of Dr. Me
Dattatreya Velankar is a disciple of an acclaimed Gwalior-Kirana Gharana vocalist, Pt. Vinayak Torvi. Dattatreya is an accomplished Hindustani classical performer, teacher, KathaKeerthankar, academician. Has completed his MA in Music and is pursuing Doctoral studies on Indian Classical Music and Katha Keertan under the guidance of Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh. also has submitted his Doctoral thesis. He is awarded 'Vidwat' in Vocal Music and 'Sangeet Prabhakar'.
With 20+ years of experience in teaching.
Prof. Mitali Saraf
Prof. Viwaswath Rao
Prof. Viwaswath Rao
Mitali Saraf started piano lessons at the age of seven. She later studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she gained a Bachelor's Degree in music performance. Following her undergraduate studies she was awarded a scholarship to continue on the Masters with Norman Beedie. She has a keen interest in contemporary music, and was
Mitali Saraf started piano lessons at the age of seven. She later studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she gained a Bachelor's Degree in music performance. Following her undergraduate studies she was awarded a scholarship to continue on the Masters with Norman Beedie. She has a keen interest in contemporary music, and was a regular performer in the Conservatoire's contemporary music festival PLUG.
Prof. Viwaswath Rao
Prof. Viwaswath Rao
Prof. Viwaswath Rao
Vivaswath is a Western Classical singer and composer, born and brought up in Mumbai. He holds a Masters in Vocal Performance from the Royal Holloway University of London and a Bachelors (Hons)in vocal performance & composition from Middlesex University London. As a classical singer, composer, and teacher some of his past collaborations in
Vivaswath is a Western Classical singer and composer, born and brought up in Mumbai. He holds a Masters in Vocal Performance from the Royal Holloway University of London and a Bachelors (Hons)in vocal performance & composition from Middlesex University London. As a classical singer, composer, and teacher some of his past collaborations include the London Firebird Orchestra, ChromaEnsemble, Allegri String Quartet, and Streetwise Opera.
Collaborative Academy
Norwegian Academy of Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway.
It is a specialized university institution of world renown, and home to Norway’s leading music community.
Guest Workshops
Anup Jalota
Resul Pookutty
Anup Jalota
Usha Uthup
Resul Pookutty
Anup Jalota
Resul Pookutty
Resul Pookutty
Ambi Subramaniam
Ambi Subramaniam
Ranjani Siddhanth
Ambi Subramaniam
Ranjani Siddhanth
Ranjani Siddhanth
Ranjani Siddhanth
Tanmoy Bose
Ranjani Siddhanth
Ranjani Siddhanth
Hari Ravikumar
Hari Ravikumar
Hari Ravikumar
Hari Ravikumar
Hari Ravikumar
Former Guest Faculty
Dr. Mark Harbold
Dr. Enrique Cámara de Landa
Dr. Enrique Cámara de Landa
Dr. Enrique Cámara de Landa
Dr. Enrique Cámara de Landa
Dr. Enrique Cámara de Landa