An original among the young vocalists in Carnatic music today is Abhishek Raghuram, a strong, assertive voice and striking good looks. A grandson of Palghat Raghu, Abhishek learnt mridanga from his grandfather before embarking on a singing career. Known to be an  unusually cerebral singer for one so young, Abhishek has been able to imbibe the intricacies of rhythm from an early age, thanks to his firm grounding in that aspect of music. Abhishek has been undergoing training in vocal music from P.S. Narayanaswamy since 1994. A fixture in the concert circuit as an up-and-coming vocalist, he is also a khanjira artist who has accompanied numerous vidwans, providing upapakkavadya support along with mridanga maestros like Palghat Raghu, T.K. Murthy, and Umayalpuram Sivaraman.