anjay Subramanian started learning mridangam when he was 4 years old; he had his initial training under Sri Krishna Balakrishna and Sri Vinodh Gopinath. He then underwent advanced training under mridangam Maestro, Kalaimamani Sri Guruvayur Dorai at Chennai beginning in 2007. Sanjay has competed and won prizes at competitions conducted by leading organizations such as Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam and Cleveland Aradhana. Sanjay was awarded the Valayapatti Kashyap Junior Mridangam artiste award  in December 2011