B.Ananda rajyalakshmi , at a tender age of 8, won the gold medal in a competetion conducted by Sri Vijaya Tyagaraja Sangeeta Seva Sabha , vishakapatnam , where in she gained the appreciation of Sri Vasa Krishnamurthy. Following this, he admited her into his gurukulam and trained her throughly 6 years in the finer aspects of playing the Veena.
