mi ▁Sad ag op an ▁a ▁concert ▁music ian , ▁and ▁later ▁under ▁Sri . ▁T . N . S esh ag op al an . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁family ▁where ▁Car n atic ▁music ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁day - to - day ▁life . ▁While ▁his ▁grand ▁parents ▁and ▁parents ▁were ▁knowledge able ▁listen ers - con no isse urs ▁of ▁Car n atic ▁music , ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁his ▁a unt ▁Sm t . ▁An anth al ak sh mi ▁Sad ag op an ▁a ▁re put ed ▁concert ▁music ian , ▁who ▁had ▁had ▁her ▁training ▁under ▁stal w arts ▁like ▁S ath ur ▁A . G . ▁Sub ram ania ▁I yer ▁and ▁Sem m ang udi ▁Sri in iv asa ▁I yer . ▁ ▁Professional / person al ▁life ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁engineering ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁Indian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Management . ▁After ▁his ▁M BA , ▁he ▁branch ed ▁off ▁into ▁information ▁technology ▁as ▁his ▁main st ay . ▁He ▁holds ▁an ▁M SA ▁degree ▁in ▁Information ▁Resources ▁Management . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Pad ma ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁son ▁S ai ▁Kar th ik ▁( born ▁ 1 9 9 8 ) ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁the ▁M rid ang am ▁Ma estro ▁Dr . ▁Tr