sentences:  Narayan studied the Carnatic saxophone in Mangalore, India with Sri Kadri Gopalnath, and played on All India Radio as the winner of the All India Radio music competition of Mangalore.On stage, Narayan made his Broadway debut in the Andrew Lloyd Webber/A.R.Rahman musical "Bombay Dreams" in 2004, originating the role he is most widely known for, the "hero" Akaash, and garnered a New York Drama League nomination.