- Source: Erickavu N. Sunil
Erickavu N Sunil, aka Sunil Narayana, is an Indian percussion artist in mridangam at All India Radio and author of the book Resounding Mridangam.
Early life and background
He started learning the mridangam at the age of four. His initial teachers were Krishnappa Bhagavathar and M.S. Raju. He had his advanced studies in mridangam from Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair.
Musical career
An A-grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, Sunil has performed alongside Padmabhushan Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Padmasri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Padmasri Parassala Ponnammal, Madhurai G.S. Mony, Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, K. Omanakutty, K. Venktaramanan, S. Sowmya, Kunnakkudi Balamuralikrishna, Sreevalsan J. Menon, Sankaran Namboothiri, Thiruvengadu Jayaraman, Sharreth, M. Jayachandran, and Balabhaskar. Sunil teaches Mridangam online and he claims that he has students in Germany, the US, the UK, Italy and the Middle East.
Indeevaram Cultural Trust
Indeevaram is a Trivandrum-based cultural trust founded by Sunil in 2018.
Resounding Mridangam
Resounding Mridangam: The Majestic South-Indian Drum was formally released in India on 18 April 2021 by K. S. Chithra.