Ghatam Giridhar Udupa is one of the leading musicians in the world of rhythm. Thumping into the musical world at an age as tender as 4, Udupa has been mesmerizing the audience with his immaculate style and innate creativity. Born into a family of music and literature, rhythm flows in his mood. He had his initial tutelage under his father and well-known Mridangam artist Vidwan Ullur Nagendra Udupa and later became a disciple of Vidushi Ghatam Sukanya Ramgopal and Vidwan Ghatam V. Suresh.Udupa, a commerce graduate, has threaded the path of music with a heart of an artist and the will of an innovator. His persistence for perfection has taken him to the league of the nation’s most ought after percussionist. He has accompanied eminent South Indian classical musicians including Sarvashree L. Subramaniam, R. K. Srikantan, M. Alamuralikrishna, M. S. Gopalkrishnan, T. N. Krishnan, T. K. Murthy, Palghat Raghu, Umayalpuram Ivaraman, A. K. Palanivel, Mysore Nagraj and Manjunath, Ganesh and Kumaresh, Mandolin Srinivas, N. Ramani, K. J. Yesudas, T. V. Gopalkrishnan, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, T. N. Seshagopalan, Jayanthi Kumaresh, R. K. Suryanarayana, Kadri Gopalnath, Bombay Jayashri, Sudha Raghunathan, Aruna Sayeeram and others.