Vidwan S. Shankar

Vidwan S. Shankar (born 1950) is a popular Karnatic vocalist,[1] the disciple of his mother Smt.

Belonging to a family of musicians, he was instructed in the basics of Carnatic music by his own mother, Rajamma Shastri.

Shankar became the disciple of Guru Vallabham Kalyana Sundaram when he was 12 years old.

He has conducted music workshops at Bharatiya vidya bhavan in London and has performed at the venue too.

His repertoire consists of the compositions of the trinity, Swati Tirunal, Patnam Subrahmanya Iyer, Jayachamarajendra Wodaiyaar, Mysore Vasudevachar, Mayuram Vishwanatha Shastri, Papanasham Shivan, D.V.Gundappa, Padmacharan & Haidasas.