V K Raman

V.K. Raman (also known as Raman Kalyan) is a Carnatic flautist who is a top-grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. He began learning the flute at age nine under vidwan A.V. Prakash and later received advanced training from Dr. N. Ramani, giving his first concert at age fifteen in Mysore. He has twice won the 'Best Flautist' award from the Madras Music Academy and has released more than 50 albums.