Kiranavali Vidyashankar

Kiranavali Vidyashankar comes from a lineage of well-respected Carnatic musicians that includes her legendary grandfather, Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar and father Chitraveena maestro Narasimhan. She has been in the eye of the public as a vocalist since the age of five, initially in tandem with her brother K.N. Sashikiran and later as a soloist. She has presented chitraveena solo concerts and also teamed up with Ravikiran in duets. She is the first artist to be graded in both vocal and chitraveena by the national radio and television networks of India. Kirnavali has many students in India and the USA.