Balu Masti

Balu Masti is a Saraswati veena artist whose interest in music was nurtured in childhood by his mother, also a veena player. He began training at the age of eight under A. V. Prakash and became a youth artist with All India Radio. After years in the United States pursuing education and a career in technology, he returned to India and continued his training under Vidushi Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh. He has performed in Chennai and Bengaluru, including at Ramaseva Mandali, and has also offered music at the Sri Ram Lalla Mandir in Ayodhya.