
Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi, a child prodigy started giving violin solo and vocal programs at the tender age of eight. She had her initial two years training at Nadha Brahma Vidyalaya of the late guruV.Janakiraman,NewDelhi.
She is now under the guidance of Swara Raga Sudha Violin School run by her father
Akkarai S. Swamynathan. She is not only an expert violinist but also a well recognized vocalist. She is learning vocal music from Padma Bhushan P.S. Narayanaswamy and Chithra Veena N. Ravikiran.
She is a direct B-High grade artist of All India Radio, Chennai. She gives violin accompaniment to eminent artists like Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Dr. N. Ramani, ChitraVeena N. Ravikiran, Sriram Gangadharan, N. VijaySiva, Shashank, Bombay Sisters, NithyaShree Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashree, Priya Sisters, Ranjani and Gayatri, and others.
She also gives classical violin programs all over the country and also abroad. She has participated in Indo-Russian Cultural exchange programs and excelled in violin recital during her visit to Russia in the year 1996. She has also gone to Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Beharin, United Kingdom and USA for giving violin solo and accompaniment to various Artists. She has accompanied Flute mastero Shashank, for Switzerland concert and has travelled USA along with Ms.Kirnavali and Chitraveena Ravikiran for many concerts.
Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi has been conferred several awards and titles of president’s award in the year 1996, KALA BHUSHAN, KALA SHREE, SANGEETHAVISHARADA, RAJIV GANDHI PURASKAR, ISAI KUIL, DELHI STATE AWARD, OUTSTANDING YOUNG VIOLINIST AWARD from THE MUSIC ACADEMY (1999,2001), INSPIRING CHILD ARTISY AWARD from VALAYAPATTI NADALAYA (1999), BEST PERFORMANCE AWARD from THE MUSIC ACADEMY(2000), BEST VIOLINIST AWARD from THE INDIAN FINE ARTS SOCIETY (2001), THE YOUTH MERIT AWARD 2002 has been awarded by THE ROTRACT CLUB OF MADRAS, THE YUVA KALA BHARATHI AWARD (2002)