B. Ananthakrishnan is blessed to hail from a reputed musician family. He is the grandson of renowned Violin Vidhwan, the Late V.K. Venkata Ramanujam Iyengar (Exprofessor  Performing Arts Banaras Hindu University), and son of equally reputed violinist Dr. V. Balaji, Head of the Department, Faculty of Performing Arts, Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi). Anantha Krishnan continues his training today under the guidance of the wellknown Violin Vidhwan, Sri S. Varadarajan. 

He has had the honor of accompanying almost every living legend in the field, and continues to share the stage with all senior artists today. Anantha Krishnan has received great appreciation from reputed critics in major newspapers and magazine publications across India and abroad.  

Performance Experience:  vi Delhi Doordarshan, 1993  Performed alongside his grandfather the late Vidwan V.K. Venkata Ramanujam at the young age of seven. vï Has performed in every major sabha all over India, including The Music Academy Madras, Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Narada Gana Sabha, Bharat Kalachar, and Shanmukhananda Sabha (Mumbai), just to name a few. vï Performed concert tours in several countries around the world including Germany, Belgium, USA, Singapore, Dubai, Doha, South Africa, and Australia.   Holds a B-High grade from All India Radio, Chennai. 

Awards & Achievements:  To click the Green Plus symbal  available on Right side under Awards/Title box.