Vidushi Bagyalakshmi Chandrasekhar, hailing from a music-loving family, was initiated into Carnatic Vocal Music at the tender age of six and Veena at the age of nine, under the tutelage of Guru Shri.Mudikondan Narayanaswamy Ayyar (disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Shri Mudikondan Venkatarama Ayyar and Kumbakonam Shri Rajamani Shastrigal).
- Gold medallist & First Rank winner in Music from the University of Madras (1972)
- "Top Grade" artist by the All India Radio
- Award winner from All India Radio, Music Academy, and Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai.
- Empaneled artiste of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India.

She is an artiste who established herself with firm conviction in tradition coupled with an aptitude for integrating innovative and interesting aspects of music into her rendition. She received appreciation for her mature, chaste, and soothing rendition with a fine blend of Sahitya bhava, with the gayaki’s style of playing this instrument.