2 day-long events held at Kalakshetra, Chennai and Bangalore Gayana Samaja in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Prathyarpana Foundation Prathyarpana Foundation was founded as a charitable initiative by Vijaya College of Music, a music college run by Venkatram and his wife, Triveni Venkatram. The institution is based in Bangalore and was inaugurated on 5 July 2015. The foundation aims to use the Performing Arts for social causes. The foundation also aims to nurture and showcase new talent in the field of music and channel it towards social causes. The collections from every event will be donated to Non-profit organisations that work towards women and child welfare. Awards Venkatram has been awarded the "Best Violinist" award in the Annual Conference of the prestigious Madras Music Academy, "Parur Sundaram Iyer Award for Senior Violinist" in 2002 and "Ganakala Shree" by the Karnataka Ganakala Parishath for his achievements in the field of Carnatic Music in 2004. Personal life Venkatram is a Senior Director at Intel Corporation. He lives in Bangalore and is married to Triveni of Saralaya Sisters fame. Venkatram and his wife manage their own music institute called Vijaya College of Music in Bangalore. The college was set up in 1953 by his father. They have a son and daughter together. His daughter, Bhargavi, is an upcoming vocalist. References External links H.K. Venkatram at INKTalks 2012 held at Pune Carnatic violinists Living people Musicians from Bangalore 1965 births Businesspeople from Bangalore Indian male musicians 20th-century Indian musicians Indian violinists 20th-century violinists 21st-century violinists 20th-century male musicians 21st-century male musicians