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Dr.Sunder http://www.drsunder.com] was introduced to music at a very young age by his mother Parvathy. His early music training started in 1971 in Mumbai under Sri.Vaidyanatha Iyer. He is a versatile multi-talented professional learning Bengali music, drawing, Hindi, Marathi and spiritual classes at the Chinmaya mission. He has been a first rank student in his class. He continued his music training Palghat Sri T.S.Anantharaman under whom he had personalized training. He also had the fortune to learn under Vidushi T.Brinda during her sojourns to Bombay. During his stay in SIES college in Sion, Bombay in 1976 he learnt for a brief period under Vidwan Trichy Swaminatha Iyer. Sunder was always good in his studies and he was steadfast in his resolution to become a medical Doctor. He was so good in academics that he got admission into medicine both in Bombay & Madras but he chose to come down to Madras to continue music training. Providence brought him under the tutelage of the great maestro Sangeeta Kalanidhi Vidwan D.K.Jayaraman and he continued with him for 12 long years from 1978 to 1990. He used to work hard to keep a balance between music and medicine. He graduated in medicine from Stanley Medical College in Royapuram, Chennai.

His first public performance that he gave was in fact in Bengali music, at Birla Mandir, Bombay in 1975 and the second was a national integration music program conducted by his teacher in Bengali music Moloy Ghose in Shanmukhananda Hall Bombay. He learnt a huge repertoire and started giving solo performances. His first carnatic music concert was at a temple during the Navaratri festival in 1982. Over the past nearly three decades Kalaimamani Dr.Sunder has given over 400 concerts in India & abroad. He married Usha in 1986 and took to medical practice. He continued singing solo concerts and also with his guru. He improved his musical knowledge under Ambattur Sri. Rajagopala Iyer one of the greatest musicologists in Carnatic music. This training allowed Sunder to learn new vistas in music and helped him in his future endeavors to propagate music appreciation. He was graded B High in All India Radio in Carnatic Classical Music & B in Hindusthani Bhajans. He learnt Hindusthani Bhajans from Smt. Seetha Narayanan and for a brief period gave public performances in this genre. He was very active in the Youth Association for Classical Music, and was the founding editor of the newsletter DHWANI. He has sung in light music orchestras, choral music and ad jingles. He regularly listens to film music and plans to give light music performances in Tamil and Hindi film music. The next avatar of Dr.Sunder is as Music Propagator. Dr.Sunder was appointed as honorary convenor of the Music Forum Chennai by Shri.R.Thyagarajan Chairman of Shriram Group of Companies. He always wanted to create audiences for classical music and was the first to give a lec-dem on music appreciation, organized by the YACM in 1987. Dr.Sunder released an carnatic music album in an attempt to enhance carnatic music appreciation in association with famous musicians T.M.Krishna and Vijay Siva. This album was produced by HMV.

Under the banner of the Music Forum Dr.Sunder has conducted several lec-dems in association with luminaries of Carnatic music in Chennai and all over Tamil Nadu. He embarked on an ambitious journey to demystify classical music by anchoring a popular serial called MAITHREEM BHAJATHA in Sankara TV.

The credit of bringing out several songs of the legendary contemporary composer Thanjavur Sankara Iyer goes to Dr.Sunder. Dr.Sunder took care of this ailing composer and learnt several of his songs. Dr.Sunder released two albums of his songs which are popular among leading musicians today. Dr.Sunder's interest in Tamil music led him to Thiru Kodilingam and has rendered entire concerts in Thevaram and Divya Prabandham. The crowning glory came in 2003 when he was given the prestigious Kalaimamani award by the Tamilnadu State Government. Numerous titles and awards followed.

Gurus:
 * 1971 - 1974 : Sri. Vaidyanatha Iyer(Mumbai)
 * 1974 - 1976 : Palghat Sri.T.S.Anantharaman(Mumbai: Smt.T.Brinda
 * 1976 - 1977 : Trichy Sri.Swaminatha Iyer(Mumbai)
 * 1978 - 1991 : Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vidwan Sri.D.K.Jayaraman
 * 1992 - 1993 : Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vidwan Sri.T.K.Govinda Rao
 * 2001 - 2002 : Thanjavur Sankara Iyer

Tamil Devotional music Perumpaana Nambi Thiru Kodilingam

Hindustani Bhajans
 * 1980 - 85 : Smt.Seetha Narayanan

Rabindra Sangeeth
 * 1972 - 75 : Sri.Malloy Ghose(Mumbai)

Music Theory
 * 1982 - 85 : Ambattur Sri.P.K.Rajagopala Iyer

Authorship


 * Developed Syllabus in 7 grades, and the author for the text book for an organization in Canada -Tamizh Isai Kala Manram
 * Author of the book on music propagation FAQ'S IN CARNATIC MUSIC
 * Founder Editor of DHWANI a newsletter (1987-90), brought out by the Youth Association of classical music
 * Music Critic for NEWS TODAY during Music Festivals
 * Cartoonist for the issues of DHWANI
 * Music Critic for NEWS TODAY during Music Festivals
 * Cartoonist for the issues of DHWANI
 * Cartoonist for the issues of DHWANI