Meet the Team
President
Vedant Vaideswar
Vedant Vaideswar is a student of Violin and the disciple of Sri Indradeep Ghosh, a leading violinist throughout India and the only hindustani violinist who plays the five string violin. Vedant is a senior Electrical Engineering major at TAMU. He has been studying violin since he was 8, and Hindustani Violin for the past 6 years. Vedant has performed at various events throughout Austin as well as at Texas A&M.
Treasurer
Srikar Satish
Srikar Satish is a disciple of Kalaimamani Chaviller Sri Vid. Shashank Subramanyam, a child prodigy and Grammy-nominated flutist. Srikar has been under his Guru’s guidance since 2016. Srikar was initiated formally into Carnatic vocal at the age of 4 by Smt Deepa Suresh and to flute at the age of 10 by Sri Bharathwaj Gopalakrishnan. Srikar is currently studying Political Science and International Studies at the Bush School of Public Policy.
Secretary
Srilakshmi Muthyala
Srilakshmi Muthyala has been learning Carnatic classical vocal music for the past 10 years under Smt. Lakshmi Krishna Mulakaluri, founder of Viswavani Music School in Hyderabad, India. Srilakshmi is a junior Biology major at Texas A&M. She has performed at community events and for various TAMU organizations and events.
Public Relations
Rishikesh Prasad
Rishikesh Prasad began his training in tabla at the age of 5 under Guru Pandit Gourisankar. He has performed at various community events and has also accompanied several professional Indian classical musicians. Currently Rishikesh is a junior at Texas A&M University, completing his Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering.
Tech Director
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 freshman at Texas A&M University pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Faculty Advisor
Dr. Shankar Bhattacharyya
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering