Anil Srinivasan is a classical pianist born in Chennai, India and educated at the University of Southern California and at Columbia University, New York. He is best known for his collaborative work with Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan and his pioneering work in music education in South India.Anil Srinivasan was brought up in a South Indian traditional atmosphere with Carnatic music all around right from birth, has studied western classical piano since the age of three, owing to which he has been well-trained in both Carnatic as well as Western Classical music.