N. J. Nandini
Vocalist
NJ Nandini was born into a musical family. Her late grandfather Vechoor N Hariharasubramania Iyer was a renowned Carnatic vocalist and teacher. Her uncle Vechoor C Sankar is a well-known Carnatic singer and her brother, NJ Nandagopal, a Charted Accountant by profession, is a talented singer and mridangist.
As a child, Nandini's parents, C Neelakantan and S Jayanthi, would take her to nearly all the concerts in town. She could identify ragas and sing small tunes from the age of 3. Noticing her flair for music, her parents ensured she received the very best of training in the field.
She has been nurtured over the years by eminent gurus such as Padmasri B Ponnammal, Prof, PR Kumarakerala Varma, Dr S Bhagyalekshmy and Dr MN Moorthy. Set to receive her Doctorate in Music by November 2022, Nandini is a guest lecturer at Sree Swathi Thirunal Govt. College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram.