Author and Orator
Ravikiran is the author of several books such as, Appreciating Carnatic Music, Perfecting Carnatic Music Level I and II and Life and Contributions of Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi. He is also the founder of the International Foundation for Carnatic Music.
A fluent and witty orator, Ravikiran has lectured extensively across the world on music and allied subjects and presented significant papers in conferences including The Society for Music Theory Conference, The India-Amsterdam Conference and The Music Academy Conference, Madras.
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