As a 2 year old, he would follow his father into classes and during these wanderings discovered his natural inclination to the instrument. At 8, He had his first public performance with his mother and by 13, he was working with All India Radio on numerous recordings.
He has performed with a number of artists including Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Boris Grebenshikov, Dr L Subramanium, Kavita Krishnamoorthy, Harharan, to name a few.
His inspirations vary a lot from Ustaad Zakir Hussain to Hidalgo Giovanni to Buddy Rich, just to name a few.