Pranav Sundar, Atharva Panse
Nikhil Murali, Pranav Praveen, Datta Mullapudi, Punti Kothakonda
Gayatri Pemmaraju
Vasudha Sridhar, Aninditha Sriramasubramanian, Shrinarayanee Rengarajan, Pranika Kasturi
Pranav Praveen, Atharva Panse
Nikhil Murali, Datta Mullapudi,
Aninditha Sriramasubramanian, Pranika Kasturi
Datta Mullapudi
Datta Sastry Mullapudi is an upcoming Mridangist currently under the discipline of Vidwan Sri Jayabhaskar Peravali, a prominent top A-grade artist in India. He has been learning Mridangam since he was 8 and continues to play for various professional artists and concerts in the Houston Area. Datta is currently an undergraduate sophomore at Texas A&M pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Pranav Praveen
Pranav Praveen is a disciple of Sri Mahesh Iyer and a highly sought-after violinist in Houston. He is proficient in both solo and accompaniment, frequently performing for vocal concerts, classical dance, contemporary light music, and fusion music. He has won multiple first prizes at the Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana, earned the “Saptami Star” title from the Saptami Foundation in 2021, and received the "Saptami Super Star" title in 2024 after winning the Concert Competition. Recently, Pranav was recognized as a 2025 Global Youth Indian Cultural Ambassador for Carnatic Violin. He is also trained in Western classical violin. Pranav is currently a rising sophomore at the Texas A&M College of Engineering pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Nikhil Murali
Nikhil Murali began learning tabla at the age of 8 under the tutelage of Sri Raja Banga in Katy, TX. He has performed at various community events in the Houston area for Prana School of Music and IMS. In addition to tabla, Nikhil is also an accomplished cellist, and continues to perform at community recitals in chamber music and solo settings in Katy and at Texas A&M. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in molecular and cell biology.
Atharva Panse
Atharva Panse has been learning sitar since the age of 7 from both Sangeeta Panse and Sri Indrajit Banerjee, a leading exponent of the Maihar Gharana. Atharva has performed at various events around Texas and continues performing at events in orchestral and solo settings. Atharva is currently a sophomore Electrical Engineering major at Texas A&M University.
Pranika Kasturi
Pranika Kasturi began learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 5 under the tutelage of Guru Smt. Vani Iswara. She then began learning Carnatic Veena at the age of 9 under the guidance of Gurus Sri. Srinivas Prabhala and Smt. Uma Prabhala. She frequently performs both dance and veena in various venues in the DFW metroplex and has won several prizes in the Papanasam Sivan, Annamacharya Aradhana, and SAPTAMI competitions. Pranika is a sophomore pursuing her undergraduate degree in Biology.
Aninditha Sriramasubramanian
Aninditha Sriramasubramanian is a sophomore at Texas A&M University, majoring in Computer Science, but her musical journey began at the tender age of five. From the age of nine, she began learning under the tutelage of Guru Vidushi Smt. Rajarajeshwary Bhat, Smt. Kruthi Vittal Bhat, and Smt. Keerthana Bhat. With the blessings of Guru Vidushi Smt. Rajarajeshwary Bhat, she completed her Sangeeta Samarpanam in March 30, 2024 and has performed at various temples across the Greater Houston Area. She is currently sings as an Alto for the nationally ranked team, Tamu Swaram Acapella.
Punit Raj Kothakonda
Pranav Sundar
Gayatri Pemmaraju
Shrinarayanee Rengarajan
Shrinarayanee Rengarajan began her Carnatic music journey at the age of five. She is currently under the tutelage of Guru Smt. Subha Ramanan who she credits for instilling a deep commitment and devotion to Carnatic singing. She has had the bhagyam of performing in various temples and venues across the country and looks forward to future opportunities! Shrinarayanee is an undergraduate junior pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering.
Vasudha Sridhar
Dr. Matthew Campbell
Assistant Program Director, Performance and Visual Studies