Born in 1973 to Prof.Y.Kalyanasundaram and vocal musician Smt.Sarada Kalyanasundaram at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala in India, Krishnakumar started learning Carnatic music (vocal) from his mother at the age of eight..After receiving the award of the National talent scholarship, Krishnakumar continued the learning in a very systematic manner from lateProf Neyyattinkara.M.K.Mohanachandran, former Head of Department of Music at Government Women’s College, Thiruvananthapuram