Nikhil Shankar, a  Carnatic vocalist who has been learning music from the age of five under the tutelage of gurus including C R Vaidyanathan and SP Ramh.  Nikhil was enrolled in the Sivan Arts Academy when he was five. intrigued by the bhakti or devotional aspect of Carnatic music, wanted to further expand knowledge in the traditional art.

Nikhil has been giving performances in Chennai and other cities, and is now devoting a considerable amount of time to classical music. His first stage performance was in 2011