Sudhir's mother, Suvarny Nayak is also engaged in teaching music and also performs religious and devotional songs in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani, etc.

In the meantime, he also got acquainted with Hindustani Raag Sangeet through Pandit Pundalik Prabhu who used to visit their residence to teach vocal music to his mother.

But Sudhir's actual initiation in Music followed his association with the legendary Harmonium maestro Pandit Tulsidas Borkar in 1983 when Borkarji started frequenting to his residence to teach Marathi Natya Sangeet to his mother.

The captivating persona of Pandit Tulsidas Borkar and the subtle touches used by him while playing the Harmonium coupled with the grace with which he approached the instrument, deeply attracted young Sudhir to pursue learning the art from him.

His taleem from Panditji in Pune from 1988 till his demise in 1998 allowed Sudhir to gain knowledge of the intricacies of Hindustani Raag Sangeet and the nuances in the styles and approach of different Gharanas and Gayakis.

At an early age, Sudhir had the honour of accompanying stalwarts in the field of Indian Music like Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pt.

He is also regularly associated with contemporary musicians like Shubha Mudgal, Rajan & Sajan Misra, Ajoy Chakravarty, Rashid Khan, Ulhas Kashalkar, Aneesh Pradhan, Shounak Abhisheki, Shruti Sadolikar- Katkar, Padma Talwalkar, Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Devaki Pandit, Arati Tikekar among many others.

Sudhir is also associated with special projects like ‘Fearless Nadia’, theatrical productions like ‘Stories in a song’ and music festivals like ‘Baajaa Gaajaa’ which have gained international acclaim.

[8] They are also actively involved in the development of KALA COAST, Global Music & Arts Village at Karje- Brahmavar in the Udupi district of Coastal Karnataka.