Akshay Ram was born to Smt. R. Buvaneswari and Shri N. Ramanathan of Chennai in the year 1994. Akshay’s parents are ardent lovers of Carnatic music and hence he was initiated to learning Mrudangam at the tender age of 3. It was also the guidance and blessings of Her Holiness Pujyashree Mathioli R Saraswathy (Founder President of Nandalala Seva Samithi Trust) that Akshay was introduced to Mrudangam.