Born
c. 1955-1956,[2] he is the son of noted veena player,
Doraiswamy Iyengar and grandson of Venkatesh Iyengar, a student of
Veena Venkatagiriyappa. Contemporary musicians Titte Krishna Iyengar,
N. Ramani,
T.R. Mahalingam and
T. Chowdiah frequently visited his father and sparked his interest in Carnatic music.[3] In his childhood, he was sent to
mridangam classes under Ayyamani Iyer. Later his father started teaching him veena.[4]
His first stage performance was in 1975, when he accompanied his father in a
Ram navami concert in Bengaluru.[5] By 1979, his concerts were being broadcast in
All India Radio,[6] where he is now listed as a "top grade" artist.[7] He has given multiple[8]Madras Music Season concerts[9] over the years, starting in 1984.[10]
His "Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust"[11] has organized various concerts in Bengaluru.[12] He has an M.Sc. in statistics[2] and has worked in the
Reserve Bank of India.[3]
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abB, Ranjitha (February 1994).
"The Second String". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2021 – via sites.google.com/site/vidvanbalakrishna. 38-year-old artiste is an M.Sc. in Statistics