Sriram Parasuram

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Sriram Parasuram
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Occupation(s)Singer

Sriram Parasuram is a cross-genre Hindustani classical vocalist. [1] He also plays the violin. [2]

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Early life

He was born into a family steeped in musical tradition, and he was really inclined to music since childhood. His first guru, and mother was Smt. Yumpati Parvathy Parasuram, and he started learning violin at the age of 4. He gave his first violin performance at the age of 7. He has a sister, Meenakshi, and two brothers, Vishwanath Parasuram and Narayan Parasuram, and they are also musicians. They together formed a music band "Three Brothers & Violin" composed for album Savariya – Once Upon A Time the Ohio Beasts Sing and the film Jajantaram Mamantaram . [3]

Parasuram received his Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University, where he met Anuradha when she was a masters student. [4] [5]

Personal life

He is married to Carnatic classical vocalist Anuradha Sriram, with whom he gives jugalbandis. [6] They have two sons, named Jayant and Lokesh.

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