Shri. Chitravina N. Narasimhan was born in 1941 in Sholingur to parents Smt. Jayalakshmi and Shri. Gotuvadyam Narayana Iyengar, growing up in a culturally rich environment. By age 10, he was an accomplished vocalist, often traveling with his father, a legendary musician. As a teenager, Narasimhan took up the Chitravina, becoming the heir to his father's brilliant and flamboyant musical style. Gottuvadyam Sri Narayana Iyengar had performed in the courts of Tiruvanantapuram and Mysore, and Narasimhan absorbed vast musical knowledge from him. After his father passed away in 1959, Narasimhan further pursued music, traveling across India and earning praise for his performances. He popularized his father's innovations on the ancient Chitravina, including new string arrangements, tuning methods, and playing techniques. Over time, by learning from other great musicians and reading extensively, Narasimhan amassed enormous practical and theoretical knowledge. As one of the few musicians who have constantly worked to expand their musical expertise, Narasimhan attained extraordinary depth and solidity.

With his unique ideals, vision, and methods, he transformed Carnatic music pedagogy and contributed to lowering the performance age. Hailed as a revolutionary thinker, he stands in a league of his own in Carnatic music.

Carnatic vocalist K.N. Shashikiran hails from a family of renowned musicians. He is the son of the accomplished ‘Chitravina’ Narasimhan and the grandson of the legendary Gottuvadhyam Narayana Iyengar. He emerged a child prodigy with a talent for identifying ragas, demonstrating complicated talas, and answering technical questions put to him. He underwent musical training under the tutelage of stalwarts like T. Brinda, T.Viswanathan and Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy. With an exemplary academic record, he is also a keen writer and contributes articles and reviews to newspapers and websites. He established Carnatica – a centre for the complete education of Carnatic music, and runs it with Carnatic vocalist S. Sowmya. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in music from the University of Madras where he ranked first. Then followed a Master's degree in music from the University of Madras and excelled as a gold medallist. He is currently working towards achieving a doctorate on "Teaching Methodology in Carnatic Music". Alongside he also holds a diploma in Audio and Video Technology. Shashikiran has won many accolades for his talent. He was awarded the Rani Sethulakshmi Bai Memorial Award in 1990, the Best Pallavi Singer for his concert at the Rasika Ranjani. In 1997 he received an award for being the Best Exponent of Any Raga from the Music Academy, He received the award from the Carnatic MusicAssociation of North America in 1998 for being the Best Vocalist and finally the Bharat Nirman Excellence Award in 1999 for meritorious accomplishments in diverse fields of activity that have immensely contributed to the nation's progress. He is the youngest person and the first musician in India to receive this honour. He was the recipient of the Ford Foundation scholarship on the ‘Veena Dhanammal Bani’ in 1990.

Ganesh was born into a musically gifted family as the grandson of legendary Gottuvadyam Narayana Iyengar. He began his carnatic music training at the exceptionally young age of two and a half under his uncle and Chitravina guru Narasimhan. By his youth, Ganesh could already identify hundreds of ragas and talas with ease. He furthered his skills by learning from Sangeeta Kalanidhi T Brinda for several formative years. Ganesh gave his first public performance on the Chitravina while still a child prodigy. As he continued to learn and perform, he became renowned as one of the finest Chitravina players in India.In 2004, Ganesh set a world record by playing the Chitravina continuously for 32.5 hours in Chennai. He rose to become a top-ranked artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan. Ganesh started collaborating with leading vocalists like T Mukta and Dr. Balamuralikrishna for concerts and recordings. He also emerged as a gifted vocalist, teaming up with his cousin Shashikiran to perform as the Carnatica Brothers duo. The pair would go on to set a record for the longest continuous vocal duet at 24 hours.Over his extensive career, Ganesh has toured worldwide, released albums, played Chitravina for films, and taught students globally. He has continued to push boundaries by experimenting with fusion music and genres like jazz and Hawaiian guitar. With his composing and playing skills, awards and records, Ganesh has cemented his place among the greatest Carnatic musicians today.