Arangetram

Jayanthiji was trained in music by Vidushi M. Janaki and later well-known exponent of classical Indian Music Vidushi Sugandha Raaman. She received further training with smt. Asha Ramesh and from music workshops conducted by Dr. M. BalMuralikrishna and Vidhwan R. K. Srikanthan. A talented artist that she is, she passed Vidvat Examination with honors and received accolades such as the Most talented musician award by Bangalore Gaayana Samaaja. She has been invited to perform at several prestigious venues such as the Annamacharya festival, Bangalore Gaayana Samaaja, Cleveland Thyagaraj Aradhane, and events of South Indian Fine Arts. She performs regularly in Bangalaore and USA. Jayanthiji teaches holistic Carnatic Music through her Mahati Music Academy here in the Bay area.

Shreyas Ramaswami is a disciple of Sri. Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan, founder of Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts for the past several years. He completed his mridangam arangetram in 2014, accompanying Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan. Shreyas is a recipient of the prestigious Alliance for California Traditional Arts Apprenticeship with his Guru. Shreyas is a frequent concert performer and accompanies vocalists, music and dance schools in the Bay Area and across other cities in the US. He has also performed at the Chennai Music Season for several years. Shreyas is a graduate of Santa Clara University and works in Finance at Meta.

Keerthivasan Krishnan started learning Carnatic violin and vocal at a young age under the tutelage of Smt. Anuradha Sridhar, Founder and Director of Trinity Center for Music. He continues to learn under the Tutelage of Smt. Sandhya Srinath, Co-Founder and Director of Vaadhya Vidhyaalayam School of Music. Under the blessings of his gurus, he completed his violin arangetram with his brother in 2024 and frequently accompanies and gives solo performances around the Bay Area, National Carnatic Circuits, and in Chennai. He also participates in various dance production orchestras in the Bay Area. Additionally, Keerthi is a vocal disciple of Sri. Kolkata K Vijayaraghavan who is settled in Chennai, a direct disciple of Vidwan TN Seshagopalan. To add on, he plays Carnatic Saxophone for various events across the Bay Area and nationally. In his professional life, Keerthi works as a Data Scientist at Valo Health Inc. in San Francisco.

Tejasvi Chakravarthy is one of the most sought-after flautists in the vibrant Bay Area music scene. His performances have made him a cherished collaborator among musicians and a regular presence in prestigious dance recitals throughout the Bay Area, Pacific Northwest, and various cities across the USA and Canada. Guided by Smt. Madhura and Shri S.A. Shashidhar during his initial training, Tejasvi's passion for his craft led him to pursue advanced instruction from Shri V.K. Raman, who is a well known figure in the Carnatic style of flute playing. In addition to Flute, Tejasvi’s thirst for exploring various instruments has helped him learn a bit about the art of drumming and honing his skills on the saxophone. Currently serving as a Hardware Systems Engineer at Meta platforms, he combines his passion for music with his interests in technology.

Saneyee Purandare Bhattacharjee is a Bay Area based Hindustani classical and semi classical vocalist. Her gurus have been Smt. Prabha Bakshi (Pune), Smt. Usha Sathe (Orange County), Pt. Arun Dravid, Vidushi Padma Talwalkar, and Smt. Yashaswi Sirpotdar. Saneyee performs regularly as a solo artist, composes and records music, accompanies classical dancers, and runs an organization called Swaraswati school of music in the East Bay Area to teach and promote Indian classical music.

Shripad hails from a family of musicians. He was introduced to tabla in early childhood by his uncle, vocalist Pt. Vinayak Torvi. His formal education began with Shri. Abhinay Padhye, and then he continued to take lessons from tabla maestro Padmashri Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri. He has accompanied many Hindustani artists from the bay area like smt. Shubhangi sakhalkar, smt. Anupama Chandratreya and visiting artists from India and continues to teach this art to the younger generation.

Narendra was initiated into music (and Harmonium) by his Mother, in his early childhood. After that, he honed his Harmonium skills by himself. He was greatly influenced by Harmonium playing and performance of Dr. Vidhadhar Oak, a well-known Harmonium player from Mumbai. Narendra has accompanied several classical vocal artistes in Bay area and in India: Suparna Dangi, Saneyee Purandare, Nachiketa Sharma, Shubhangi Sakhalkar, Madhuvanti Bhide, Sandeep Ranade and Suruchi Herlekar to name a few. He provides accompaniment for Ghazal and light vocal concerts as well.