Myself, Saikumar Kuppusamy, professionally I am an experienced professional in Software Industry, personally, I am enthusiastic about Carnatic Music and Vedic chanting.
Professional Journey
Music Journey
I used to listen and hum songs during childhood. The inspiration or the knowledge came by listening songs sung by my mother and grandmother. I did several attempts to learn the music formally, finally I found my music guru Sri Guruvayoor Radhakrishnan, and he helped me to learn the Carnatic Music in detail.
My inspiration in the music world is my brother-in-law, Mr. Solar Sai, as he is the first person in our family who has completed dwelled in the music world and contributed to the music world. His voice is almost a coincidence with Singer Sirgazhi Govindarajan and I am always impressed with his voice quality.
When I casually sing in childhood, neighbors will say my voice is like Dr. SP Balasubramaniyan, which I’ve not taken seriously due to various factors. However, I received the same feedback when I started my professional journey in Software Industry as well, hence I wanted to learn music formally and the contribute to world of Music.
Vedic Journey
My father used to chant Rig Vedam during my childhood and various mantras, which actually recorded in my mind. Though I wanted to learn many mantras and learn from him, didn’t spend dedicated time on that.
However, I kick-started my journey in learning Rig Vedam formally during My 2020 (when COVID Pandemic started) through an online class with Sri Bharanidhara Sastrigal. It has been 2 years since I started my learning, I feel very proud to say I am a student of Sri Bharanidhara Sastrigal, where he has taught all Veda mantras from the beginning and explained the purpose as well.