RAAGA Music Academy‘s 80th monthly music concert for wellness will see young Karnatak vocalist Vidwan S.R. Vinay perform at the premises of Prajna Kuteera Ayurveda Centre in Kuvempunagar on Feb.15 at 5.30 pm. He will be accompanied by senior violinist Vid. C.N. Tyagarajan, Vid. Malladi Aravind on mridanga and Vid. T.N. Ajay on ghata. The concert will be preceded by a talk on Healthy Living through  Ayurveda and Yoga by Dr. N.V Krishnamurthy, Director Prajna Kuteera, at 4.30 pm.     

Profile: Vid. Vinay had his initial training under Vidushi Seethalakshmi, Vidushi Lalitha Chandramouli  and later came under the tutelage of Vidwan R.K. Padmanabha. He is currently undergoing advanced training under Vidwan  Malladi Suribabu, the father of Vidwans Malladi Sreeramprasad and Ravi Kumar. 

Vid Vinay is the recipient of Nada Kishora and Ananya Pratibha Puraskara. His music school, Vadiraja Kala Kendra at Vadiraja Kala Mandira in Hulimavu, Bengaluru, that started with the blessings of Guru Ganakalabhushana R.K. Padamanabha, has been grooming more than 45 students.

He has composed music and background score for a famous drama written by Aa.Na.Kru named “Sandya Raaga.” Gana Sudha is one of his audio releases. —  Veena Arun Kumar