Ashvin Bhogendra (D.B.
Ashvin) hails from a family of musicians. His maternal grandfather Kalaimamani Late Shri T.K.Rangachary
is one of the doyens of Carnatic Music and his paternal great-grandfather
Dharmavaram Ramakrishnamacharlu is one of the greatest playwrights of Telugu
drama. Ashvin was initiated into carnatic vocal by his mother Smt Mallika
Jayanth Kumar at the age of 5. Subsequently he was under the tutelage of B.Seetharama Sharma and Kalaimamani Late Shri Vairamangalam
Lakshminarayanan for about 15 years. He is currently undergoing advanced training under Shri D Seshachary (Hyderabad Brothers).