Claim: Disciples of R. Pichumani and Trivandrum R Venkataraman, The Iyer brothers, an Australian-based Carnatic music ensemble, have been performing together since 1994 in Melbourne.
Evidence: They are disciples of veena maestros, vidhwans (translated as "scholars") R. Pichumani and Trivandrum R Venkataraman. The Iyer Brothers are an Australian-based Carnatic music ensemble formed in 1994 by the twins, Ramnath and Gopinath Iyer, who each use Saraswati veenas. The Iyer Brothers have been performing together since 1994 in Melbourne.