KOMANDURI VENKATAKRISHNA ___ Komanduri Venkata Krishna is an ‘A’ Grade artist of Akashavani and Doordarshan. He is the son and disciple of renowned Voco - Violinist Komanduri Seshadri of Hyderabad. Krishna belongs to the sishyaparampara of Veena Krishnamacharya. Krishna obtained Diplomas in Vocal and Violin. He got a certificate in Veena from Sri Potti Sree Ramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad. He did his Masters degree in Vocal Music from Telugu University. He has obtained his Doctoral Degree from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam on the subject ‘THE LYRICAL AND MUSICAL EXCELLENCE OF ANDHRA VAGGEYAKARAS IN POST- TYAGARAJA PERIOD WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE 20th CENTURY ANDHRA VAGGEYAKARAS’. At present he is working as a Lecturer in Sri Venkateswara College for Music and Dance, Tirupathi.   He has been accompanied by artists like Ampolu Murali Krishna, Kokkonda Subrahmanya Sarma, Komanduri Seshadri, T.K.V. Ramanujacharyulu and Dwaram Satyanarayana Rao on Violin. Also had the occasion of getting accompaniment on Mridangam from Maestros like Palghat Rajamani, V. Kamalakara Rao, M.L.N. Raju and the like. As a violinist, he has accompanied veterans like Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, Nukalachinna Satyanarana, Nedunuri Krishna Murthy, N. Ramani, T.N. Seshagopalan, T.V. Sankara narayanan, Mandolin U. Srinivas, Hyderabad Sisters, Hyderabad Brothers, Balakrishna Prasad, Manda Sudha Rani,  Saraswathi Vidyardhy and many others.  ___ Adibhatta Narayana Dasu is a