Erickavu N. Sunil

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Erickavu N Sunil
Background information
Born 15 March 1977
Haripad, Alappuzha, Kerala, India India
Occupations IT Professional, Mridangam Artist
Instruments Mridangam
Years active 1987 - Present

Erickavu N. Sunil (Malayalam: എരിക്കാവ് എന്‍ സുനില്‍) is an Indian Mridangam player.[1]

Early life and background

Erickavu N. Sunil was born (on 15 March 1977) to K. Narayana Panicker and V. Saraswathi Amma in Haripad, Kerala, India. He started learning the mridangam at the age of four. His initial Gurus were Late Krishnappa Bhagavathar and M S Raju. He had his advanced studies in mridangam from the Maestro Late Professor Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair [2][3] from 1992 till 2000.

Academic studies

He completed schooling from St. Thomas High School, Karthikappally (near Haripad) in 1992. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum in 1997. He also received a Master of Computer Applications(MCA) degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum in 2002.

Musical career

Sunil teaches Mridangam online through Skype, and has students in Germany and US. As a performer, he has accompanied musicians including Padmabhushan T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Padmasri Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Prof. Parassala Ponnammal, Madhurai G S Mony, Prof: Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma, Prof. Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair, Sankaran Namboothiri, M. Jayachandran, Avaneeswaram S R Vinu, Sriram Gangadharan, Thiruvinkad Jayaraman, Balabhaskar, etc. for their concerts. Sunil had scripted and directed “Nadasanjeevani” – a unique program on Music Therapy, which was telecasted in Asianet Cable Vision (ACV) as 9 episodes in 2006.

Awards, achievements, & titles

  • He received the prestigious “Chembai Award” (the award given to outstanding young Mridangam Artist) by Chembai Memorial Trust, Trivandrum in 2006.
  • He was awarded the Junior Research Fellowship by the Department of Culture, Government of India in 2013.
  • He was awarded the Senior Scholarship by the Department of Culture, Government of India in 1996.
  • He won first prize and gold medal in Mridangam at the Inter-university National Youth Festival held at Gulburga, Karnataka, during January 1995.
  • He was the winner in Mridangam at Kerala University Youth Festival for four consecutive years (from 1993 to 1997) representing Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum.
  • He was nominated as a member in the panel of judges for Mridangam in Kerala State Schools Youth Festival for several years.

Personal life

Sunil is working as a Senior IT Professional in a leading IT firm in Technopark, Trivandrum. He is married to Indu Sunil. The couple has one son, Bhagath Sunand.

References

  1. ↑ Chris (2012-07-19). "Techie drummer". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 
  2. ↑ "Mridangam player Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair dies". Kaumudiglobal.com. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 
  3. ↑ "Mridangam player Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair dies". Stateofkerala.in. 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-06. 


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