nāda lōluḍai brahmānandam'andavē

From the time of Mozart, the sight of a child on stage, performing as well as a veteran has been a strong draw. In Carnatic music, we have had earlier examples such as Mali, N Ravikiran, and U Shrinivas and now a violinist joins the group…

– An article by the writer V Sriram, 2004

When she was just four years, she beat her grandmother to the stage to render a Lord Krishna song that held the audience spellbound… At 19, with several awards under her belt, Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi is the rising star in Carnatic music…”

– The Week Magazine, 2003