An internationally renowned visionary musician, composer and music educator who has consistently employed his knowledge, understanding in music to create works of art that build bridges across diverse communities and cultures. Kanniks is credited with creating a ‘new sound’, that of Indian ragas in conjunction with western choirs. He has consistently built on his work over the past 25 years.

Kanniks is regarded as a pioneer of Indian American Choral music; his far reaching work in this area has personally touched the lives of over 3500 performers, has inspired the flowering  of community choirs in over 12 cities in the United States, has built new audiences and collaborations. His first ever recording of the Indo Colonial Music of 18th century Vaggeyakara Muthuswami Dikshitar has received critical acclaim. Kanniks has a vast repertoire of compositions in Sanskrit and Tamil to his credit.  He  has been described as a renaissance personality who effortlessly traverses diverse disciplines such as music, spirituality and innovation. He is a recipient of several awards including the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Madras. He lives in Cincinnati OH with his wife Jayashree and daughters Vidita and Sukhita.