He has learnt music from his grandmother Rukmani Rajagopalan, and later under the tutelage of Calcutta Krishnamurthy. He switched over from violin to vocal music after a hand injury. Sanjay is the recipient of 'Isai Peroli' from Kartik Fine Arts, for 2000, and is closely associated with YACM, a group which encourages young artists. A double cassette pack of his 'live concert' has been recently released, and he has also been on a musical tour of USA this year. Sanjay also organises the 'Heritage Walks' in the 'kutcheri areas' of Madras in December.