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Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian
(Ghatam)
Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian is the most sought-after ghatam artiste in North America and is known for his energetic, sensitive accompaniment and solos. Ravi has extensive experience in Carnatic percussion, including performing on the ghatam at top musical institutions such as the Chennai Music Academy and the Cleveland Aradhana for over fourteen years. Ravi has had the rare honor and experience of performing with leading artistes including Sangitha Kalanidhi vocalists, violinists, flautists, and mridangam artists in India, USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia. Ravi received his initial tutelage from Palghat Sri P. K. Sekar and Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr. T. K. Murthy and later pursued advanced training from Sri. V. Suresh in Chennai, India. Ravi has given lecture-demonstrations on the ghatam in the University of Pittsburgh, PA. He recently received his doctorate in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University and is a Research Associate at the University of Washington.
| Title | Given by | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yuva Kala Bharathi | Bharat Kalachar | 2003 |
| Artist | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
 Shashank. Subramanyam...(Flute - Carnatic) Gokul Alankode-Violin Arjun Kumar-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | RR Sabha - Sundareswarar Hall | 27/12/2024 |
 K. N. Shashikiran...(Vocal - Carnatic) Kiranavali Vidyashankar-Vocal - Ca S. Rajashree-Violin Nirmal Narayanan-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Sri Krishna Saras Hall | 26/12/2024 |
 Vivek Sadasivam...(Vocal - Carnatic) Sindhu Suchetan-Violin G. S. Nagaraj-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 26/12/2024 |
 Sunil R. Gargyan...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin Delhi Sairam -Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Ragasudha Hall | 22/12/2024 |
 Kalyanapuram Aravind Soundararajan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Raghul Ravichandran-Violin Bangalore H. S. Sudhindra-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan - Mini Hall | 21/12/2024 |
 Papanasam Ashok Ramani...(Vocal - Carnatic) Raghul Ravichandran-Violin Bharadwaj. N. C-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 21/12/2024 |
 Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Balu Raghuram-Violin Shankar Santhanagopalan-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Sri Ramanujar Millenium Hall (above | 20/12/2024 |
 P. Unnikrishnan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Parur M. S. Ananthakrishnan-Violin Thiruvarur Dr. Bakthavathsalam-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 29/12/2023 |
 Shertallay Dr. K. N. Renganatha Sharma...(Vocal - Carnatic) Embar S. Kannan-Violin Thiruvarur Dr. Bakthavathsalam-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Narada Gana Sabha - Main Hall | 21/12/2023 |
 Aditya Prakash...(Vocal - Carnatic) Shreya Devnath-Violin Rohit Prasad.-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Music Academy Main Hall (T.T.K. Aud | 20/12/2023 |
| Papanasam Ashok Ramani... (Vocal - Carnatic) Trivandrum N. Sampath -Violin R. Sankaranarayanan-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Vidya Bharathi Kalyana Mandapam | 19/12/2023 |
 Carnatica Brothers...(Vocal - Carnatic) B. Ananthakrishnan-Violin V. V. Ramanamurthy -Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | P.S. Dakshinamurthy Hall | 18/12/2023 |
 O. S. Thiagarajan...(Vocal - Carnatic) Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli-Violin B. GanapathyRaman-Mridangam Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian-Ghatam | Rajalakshmi Kalyanamandapam | 01/01/2020 |