Shashank Subramanyam (was born Oct. 14 1978) is a Grammy-nominated renowned exponent of the Bamboo Flute from India and specialises in Indian Classical Music. He is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi's senior award by Govt. of India bestowed by the Hon. President of India for the year 2017 at an investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi. He was a child prodigy and began performing from his age of 6 in 1984 and has performed for over three decades.