Bharat Sundar
Quick Facts
Biography
Bharat Sundar (born Aug 30, 1988 in Chennai) is a Carnatic Music singer from India. He is a regular performer in the Madras Margazhi Music Season and has extensively performed in international music festivals in USA, Australia, UK, Dubai, Singapore, and Kuwait. He is also a graded artiste (A Grade) of All India Radio.
Education
Sundar started learning Carnatic Music at the age of 6 from Smt. Gayathri Mahesh. Later, he came under the tutelage of Vidushi Mrs. Leelavathi Gopalakrishnan and her son Sri. G Srikanth for over 10 years. He took special training in Pallavi singing from Sri. J Venkatraman and Sri. Srimushnam V. Raja Rao.
After receiving a B. Com and CA Intermediate Course, he studied for a M. Music (Master in Indian Classical Music) and was a Gold Medalist from the University of Madras.
Currently, he continues to learn from his gurus Vidwan Sri. P S Narayanaswamy and from Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. S Sowmya.
Awards and recognition
- Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Award from Kalki Krishnamurthy Trust (2019)
- Best Concert Award in Senior Category from Music Academy (2018)
- Best Vocalist in Sub Senior Category from Music Academy (2016)
- Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Youth Excellence Award from Maharajapuram Santhanam Trust (2016)
- M S Subbalakshmi Birth Centenary Scholarship from Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts & Sangeetha Sabha, Mumbai (2015)
- Outstanding vocalist Award in Sub Senior category from Music Academy (2015)
- Dr. M.L.V. Award Instituted by Smt. Sudha Raghunathan from Sri Parthasarathi Swamy Sabha (2015)
- Bru Canatic Music Idol 2010 by Jaya TV (2010)
- Isai Chudar from Karthik Fine Arts (2010)
- Yuvakala Barathi from Bharat Kalachar (2009)
- Balakalaratna from Balakalasagaram Trust (2008)
- Yuva Kala Vipanchee from Vipanchi Institution (2007)
- Best performer in Junior Category from Indian Fine Arts (2006)
- Best performer in Junior Category from Thyagabrama Gana Sabha (2006)
- Bala Bhaskara from VDS Arts Academy (2005)
- First Prize in the All India Radio Music Competition (2005)
- The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) Scholarship from Ministry of Culture (2005)