H. K. Venkatram is an Indian classical music violinist and Philanthropist. Venkatram has been an active violinist for over 30 years in India and abroad. He is known for his classical style of play and maturity on the violin. Career H.K. Venkatram started learning violin from his father, Prof H.V. Krishnamurthy at the age of 7. He gave his first concert at the age of 11 with his brother. Venkatram is one of the most sought after violinists and is frequently seen in classical concerts in India and abroad. He is known for understanding the nuances of Carnatic Music and stressing on strictly following the classical approach to playing the violin. He has performed alongside renowned artistes like Balamurali Krishna, Mandolin U. Srinivas, Umayalpuram Sivaraman, T.M. Krishna, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, RK Srikanthan, KV Narayanaswamy, DK Pattammal, Dr M L Vasanthakumari, Kadri Gopalnath, Dr N Ramani, TN Seshagopalan, TV Sankaranarayanan, Trichur V. Ramachandran, Chitravina N. Ravikiran among many others. In 1999, Venkatram released a CD on Tyagaraja’s "Ghana Raga Pancharatnam" during the Tyagaraja Festival held in Cleveland, USA. Venkatram has also published a book called "Tyagaraja Vachanamrita" which is based on the compositions of Thyagaraja. Venkatram is also part of a famous Veena Venu Violin trio which consists of Ashwin Anand (Veena) and G. Ravikiran (Flute). The trio have performed in many concerts and their music is very well received. Shabda Venkatram along with T.M. Krishna and R. K. Shriramkumar is the co-founder of a project called "Shabda" which is aimed at creating an online archive of the various aspects pertaining to the Indian Performing Arts. It was founded in 2010. The initiative recognizes that a lot of valuable knowledge content on Indian performing arts is either unavailable or not in the proper form of documentation, and aims to make it otherwise. Each speaker will beading with a specific aspect of their art in an analytical and comprehensive manner. The lectures are for a duration of 20 minutes to ensure that it is focused. The scope of Shabda in the present performing arts scene includes videography of lectures by eminent artists, scholars and researchers, widening the scope of content availability through internet and using technology to provide high quality content and preservation to avoid inaccuracy in documentation and retrieval. This helps to provide a useful wealth of knowledge for artists, performers, students, and connoisseurs alike. Shabda has conducted 12 lectures across