Our Team

Know about our musically devoted team

Rajalakshmi Iyer

Rajalakshmi, the founder of SwaraShruti, is a Carnatic Classical vocalist and teacher who has trained in the artform for over 20 years from renowned gurus. Music for her is a way of life, seeds of which were planted within her family by her parents, grandfather and aunt. She had the good fortune of learning from Smt. Kalyani Srinivasan and Smt. Subbalakshmi Balasubramanium, who gave her a solid foundation and paved the way for her musical journey. She continues her musical aspirations under the able guidance of her Guru, Smt. Padmavathi Thyagaraju.

A telecommunications engineer by profession, she worked with the IT giant Infosys, for over a decade. However her passion for music kept drawing her closer and closer to the musical world. She started spreading her love for music by teaching music to young toddlers. SwaraShruti, thus was conceived as a forum for all aspiring students and connoisseurs of music on a single platform.

Shrishti Iyer

Shrishti is a Carnatic Classical vocalist who has been under the tutelage of Smt. Padmavathi Thyagaraju and trained for over 20 years. Trained in Bharatanatyam and Art History, she has been involved in research-documentation and public arts programs in Mumbai for a decade now and is currently in Bengaluru.

Passionate about learning and teaching, she is now a teacher with Swara Shruti, where she collaborates with her guru-bhagini Rajalakshmi Iyer (Founder of Swara Shruti).

Srinidhi Nandita

Meet Srinidhi Nandita. A marketing specialist in profession, a musician in life. Weaving an ability to manage the best of both worlds, Srinidhi’s tryst with Carnatic music began as a toddler. Nearly two decades later, after many levels and feathers on her cap, today she feels the need to share her knowledge of Swaram, Ragam and Thalam with those who share her love for Carnatic.

Trained under Smt. Padmavathi Thyagaraju for over a decade, she aspires to bond, build and contribute to the continued flourishing of Carnatic music, that has honed her into who she is today.

Dr. Prashant Ganapathy

Dr. Prashant is a Carnatic Classical vocalist, Doctor, Pranic Healer, an ardent student and a passionate teacher. He has been trained over three decades, beginning at the age of 4 under the guidance of Smt. Nirmala Vishwanathan, after which he collaborated with Subbalakshmi Iyer and finally undergoing advanced training under the tutelage of Sri Kallidaikurichi M Sankaranarayana Bhagavathar from the GNB school of music.

He is a globe trotter and has presented lecture-demonstrations & concerts in Europe. He continues his learning with contemporary maestros.

Extended Team

Abhishek Iyer

Abhishek is the one who keeps the blood running in the veins of the academy. He’s the one who keeps the technology and infrastructure up-to-date. He claims that his primary job in the academy is to keep all the kiddos happy, by pampering them with treats

Dhenuka Ganesh

The Master of every major SwaraShruti ceremony; the curator of all presented content, Dhenuka is the literally the language the academy speaks. An accomplished Carnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer herself, she adds her own flavours to the big days that we celebrate here.

Mentors

Smt. Padmavathi Thyagaraju

Smt. Padmavathi Thyagaraju is a musician, teacher, researcher-scholar, mentor and artist. With over three decades of performing experience, she is established as an authority on Annamacharya krithis in Mumbai.

A disciple of Sangeeta Kalanidhi Shri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, she is passionate and deeply immersed in a world of music where every note that she sings is resplendent with bhavam and bhakti. Watching her perform is an experience to behold, where there is complete rasa tattva that flows from her and her accompanying musicians to the audience and back, thus creating a continuum of energy and bliss all around.

A guru to the founder and two of the teachers SwaraShruti, Smt Padmavathi Thyagaraju is our super mentor

Smt. Lalita Ganesh

The Banayan tree of the SwaraShruti family, credited with sowing the seeds of music in the founding family, Smt Lalitha Ganesh is herself an accomplished Carnatic vocal artist. Hailing from a lineage of musical prodigies, she stands behind us as the pillar of confidence.

Smt. Vijaya and Sri Hariharan

A continuing source of inspiration and a treasure trove of musical knowledge, Vijaya Mami and Hariharan Mama stand behind us as the two ever-glowing sources of light on this journey of ours.

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