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Amith A Nadig (born 1985) is a leading flute artiste from South India. Amith plays the bamboo flute and is regarded as a child prodigy. He is the son & disciple of acclaimed flautist Vidwan B.K.Anantharam. He also is undergoing advanced training under Sangeetha Kalanidhi [Dr.R.K.Srikantan]. He currently resides in Bangalore.

Personal life
Amith was born into a musical lineage, his grandmother Rajamma Keshavamurthy(Karnataka State Award Winner) being one of the foremost singers of yesteryears. His father B.K.Anantharam initiated him into flute learning at a tender age of 4 and Amith has never looked back since.

Education
Amith is an engineering graduate from C.M.R.Institute of Technology (under V.T.U) in Electronics & Communication.

Amith's Music
Amith is one of the youngest “A” graded artistes of ALL INDIA RADIO and has been featured on the most prestigious National Programme of Music at a very young age of 21 and also the South Zone hook-up concert from Karnataka Doordarshan. Amith, along with his father forms the only “father-son flute duo” in the whole of south India. Amith also has 6 albums to his credit which showcase a myriad of colors in Amith’s flute playing techniques. He is already famous because of his rare talent to produce sounds which range from a mood of deepest meditations to high speed fun. Recently he toured the United States of America for as many as 17 concerts in all major cities including New York, Washington D.C, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Nashville, Philadelphia, St.Louis etc.