Yadavan is a vocalist that hails from a family that is deep rooted in the traditions of Karnatic music and Bharatanatyam. He trained from a very young age in Sri Lanka. To further his musical aspirations, Yadavan went to India where he studied under the renowned Sangeetha Kalanidhi B Rajam Iyer in Chennai. Yadavan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indian music from Madras University, India, as well as a Diploma from the Music Academy of Chennai, for which he was awarded the “Sangeetha Rathna” title. He also won the GNB Memorial Award for “The Best Male Vocalist” in the 1999 Music Academy annual competitions, and also broke records by being awarded as many as nine prizes in the same year.

Yadavan is a most sought after vocalist and has provided vocal accompaniment for many dance performances and Arangetrams all over the world.  He has been performing on a regular basis with various dancer teachers based in the UK, Switzerland, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India, Canada and the US.

Since April 2002, Yadavan has been collaborating with his wife, Bharatanatyam dancer, teacher and choreographer, Nina Rajarani MBE, touring internationally with her professional dance company, SRISHTI - Nina Rajarani Dance Creations.  In recent years, he has also been active in composing music scores for SRISHTI's new dance productions.   In September 2006, Nina Rajarani’s piece “Quick!” was the winner of Europe’s largest choreographic competition, the Place Prize 2006, sponsored by Bloomberg.  Yadavan composed the music for this piece as well as directed and performed in the musical team of this winning company.

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