Ambi And Bindu Subramaniam On The Importance Of Music Education

The composers talk about introducing a music curriculum in government schools in Karanataka with the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts

- Anurag Tagat

Around 2007, when celebrated violinist and composer Dr L. Subramaniam’s music school launched, his children – Bindu, Ambi and Narayana – were taking on almost every role possible to chip in. Bindu Subramaniam recalls, “We were the janitors, the teachers, the administrators, and the managers. I remember when we once had a few visitors from France, the sump overflowed. So I was taking care of that while Ambi showed them around.”

They fully took on more responsibilities from Dr. Subramaniam and singer-composer Kavita Krishnamurti in 2011, tasked with continuing a legacy of music and education. By 2016, Bindu says she and her brother took the conscious decision to “shift our focus to all-things-creative” with the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts (SaPa).