Raaga Music Academy is presenting popular Child Prodigy Rahul Vellal for its Smt. D. Rama Bai Memorial Endowment Concert on Saturday (Nov. 17) at 6 pm, at Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road.
Eleven-year-old Rahul, son of Ravishankar Vellal and Hema, started learning Karnatak music at the age of four. Presently, he is under the tutelage of Vidu. Kalavathy Avadhoot, for Karnatak music, Vid. K.U. Jayachandra Rao for mridanga and Abhishek for Western Piano (Trinity School of Music, London). He excels in academics too and is a recipient of CCRT National-level Scholarship for Karnatak music from the Central government and Bharat Ratna M.S. Subbulakshmi Fellowship 2018 for Karnatak vocal.
