Claim: Kannan Balakrishnan trained for art rendition but his family had no history of art.
Evidence: He later trained for advanced raaga rendition under veena maestro Dr S. Balachander. A raga or raag (IAST: rāga; also raaga or ragam; literally "coloring, tingeing, dyeing") is a melodic framework for improvisation akin to a melodic mode in Indian classical music. Kannan comes from a family that has a rich art and cultural heritage.