"Sankaran was initiated into Carnatic music at the age of 4 and gave his first concert at the age of 10. He was trained in Violin by Sri. T.H. Subramanian and in vocal music by Sri A. E. Vamanan Namboodiri. His experience in the USA includes performances for Spic Macay, SABHA, Wichita Asian Association, Phoenix music circle and the CMANA. Sankaran holds a Master's Degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Kansas State University and works for FreshDirect in New York."