Performed at Puttaparthi, Prasanthi Nilayam Ashram, as part of the Onam celebrations at the divine abode of Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
“Thillana”‘ Composer – Swathi Thirunal Ragam – Dhanashree.
Lead guitar – Abhijith Sreenivas
Mridangam – Bombay Ganesh
Morsing – Payyanur Govinda Prasad
Ghatam – Sreejith
Tabala – Prasanth
Keyboard – Rajith George
Sound engineer – Ligin
Balabhaskar – Born on 10th July 1978 to Mr. C. K. Unni and Mrs. Shanthakumari as a native of Thiruvananthapuram, Balabhaskar Chandran was brought up in a family rich with a musical culture. His mother, who is a retired Sanskrit Professor at Trivandrum Music College, adapted his name from his grandfather, late Mr. Bhaskara Panicker, who was a great Nadaswara Vidwan. Though he hadn’t seen his grandfather, Balabhaskar often remembers that he used to see his grandfather watching him play the violin.
The first influence, hence was Mr. Bhaskara Panicker himself. His music was nurtured by his own uncle Mr. B. Sasikumar who is also a marked name in instrumental music. Musically trained from age three, Balabhaskar was too much into music to accept anything else for a career. His parents stood by their son’s passion and gave him wings to fly free to realize his dreams.
Balabhaskar completed his post- graduation in Sanskrit from University College, Thiruvananthapuram to gain more understanding about the Carnatic Classical lyrics. Being not so bad in anything that he himself picks out, Balabhaskar finished off his Sanskrit studies becoming the second rank holder in the same.
He presently resides in Thiruvananthapuram with his spouse, Mrs. Lekshmi Balabhaskar.
