Megha Rawoot is a Mumbai based sitar player. Currently she is a disciple of Sitar Maestro Purbayan Chatterjee. She has been playing sitar since 2009. She has taken the training in sitar from Mrs. Deepti Mishra and pt. Madan Shankar Mishra also. She has done her Bachelor’s degree in Hindustani music (sitar) from Miranda house, Delhi University and completed Masters in performing arts (sitar). She is an awardee of National scholarship for junior category in the field of sitar by CCRT, ministry of culture and an awardee of Scholarship for young artist in the same field by Ministry of culture. She has attended many music festivals and camps. She has performed in many national and state competitions in India. She was runner up in 19th national youth festival “Bandhav” and represented Delhi, held in Assam. She has been an artist in All India Radio. She has performed in 140th harivallabh sangeet samaroh. She has performed National and International stages.
From the last few years she has been collaborating with well known artists, musicians and bands, exploring and welcoming new genres of music other than Indian Classical Music. Currently she collaborated with the very well known music directors of the country Salim-Sulaiman for their project “Bhoomi 2021” and Abhijit Vaghani for “Mixtape Rewind season 3”
Nastya Saraswati is a musician from St.Petersburg, Russia, who finds her forte in Indian Classical Music, a passion she has been nourishing since late 2012. Born in St Petersburg Russia, in the family of non musicians Nastya started her first music experience to learn violin upon suggestion of her uncle, who was a professional orchestra conductor. She made frequent trips to India in search for Gurus and learn Hindustani Classical and Carnatic music from them. She still continues to hone her skills under guidance of her Guru Shri Purbayan Chatterjee and find her place in her Indian dream. In 2017 Nastya was also a part of Indian reality TV show 'Dil Hai Hindustani’ on Star Plus. Lately Nastya has started sincerely educating Russian students the basics of Indian Classical music to inspire them and open their world to the beauty of this ancient music in Russia.
Carola Ortiz, daughter of a jazz musician and a mother involved in the theatre world. She had a musical upbringing between the Jazz Cava de Terrassa and the Municipal Conservatory of Music. Carola continued her education at the Taller de Músics and later at the ESMUC, in singing and clarinet. At the age of 18 the young Carola discovers a passion for travel and nourishing herself with music and culture from foreign countries. In consequence, she’s become quite a citizen of the world and has lived in New York and resided in India, Berlin, Brazil, Greece, Turkey. As a collaborator, she has played with leading names in the jazz, flamenco and the world-folk scene, both nationally and internationally. Ortiz has participated on more than 20 albums, has co-produced three albums with her own groups (Minimal Hits and AxisOrca) and since 2016 has began her solo career with the albums: Sirin (2016), twice nominated for the NY Independent Music Awards, and Spirala (2018), included among the best albums of 2019 recommended by the American journalist Ted Gioia. Carola Ortiz has performed her compositions in clubs and festivals in the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, New York, Canada, India, Germany, England and Hungary.
Haritha Raj is a National Award Winner (Balshree) for creative performance and specializes in Veena. She has performed with various bands and leading musicians across the nation. She has played for music directors like Harris Jayaraj, Sharreth, Thaman, Gopi Sunder and many others, for Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada movies.
Debopriya Chatterjee has chosen 'flute' as her way of life. After acquiring thorough training in classical music, both Indian and Western, she is poised to present her art to connoisseurs. She accompanies her guru, Padmavibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on stage in India and on global stage. For her unflinching dedication and excellence in her art, she has been bestowed with coveted awards like Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from Sangeet Natak Akademi, the title of Surmani and the Sahara Excellence Award to name a few. Under the guidance of the Late Pandit Bholanath Prassanna they received their initial training in flute and further have had the privilege to be trained by the living god of flute, the last word in Indian classical North Indian flute, the magician, PadmaVibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. Debopriya shares a beautiful bond with their Guru who has been not only a wonderful teacher but also a source of inspiration, initiating them into music and ways of life. Debopriya are indeed fortunate to inherit the Senia Gharana lineage and lucky to follow the path paved by Baba Allauddin Khan & Smt. Annapurna Devi. Debopriya pairs often with her sister Suchismita for performances and they are very famously called flutesisters. Debopriya and Suchismita are world's most unique pair of flautist sisters for whom flute is life.
Charu Hariharan is a percussionist, singer and composer hailing from Trivandrum, Kerala. She began her training in Mridangam when she was 11 under her guru Sri Mannarkoil J Balaji and started performing concerts from 16 years of age. Since then has travelled nationally and internationally collaborating with various eminent artists from across the globe. Some of her notable associations include 'O! Shankuntala' with Pt. Debasish Bhattacharya, 'Varldens Band', 'Spirala' with Jazz musician Carola Ortiz, 'Flight of Joy' with Panos Vassilopoulos to name a few. She has performed konnakol in magnum opus movie 'RRR' and has also performed with the Firdaus Orchestra in Dubai, led by Academy award winner AR Rahman.
Krishnakali Saha, an Indian singer and actor, is known for her beautiful voice and charming personality. She shot into the limelight after making her presence in a Reality TV Show. Krishnakali’s mother is her source of inspiration and she is also a singer. Her mother imparted early music knowledge in her from very early age and followed by formal training in various forms of music Krishnakali has received several awards and accolades for singing during her school and college time. Techno Group of India announced Krishnakali Saha as “The Voice of Techno.” Further, she is a proud National Scholarship holder for Classical Vocal. Krishnakali Saha worked as an artist in All India Radio for some time before appearing in reality shows.
Krishnakali Saha has sung for Doordarshan Kendra, Agartala. Krishnakali’s journey to achieve her dream didn’t happen overnight. She had gone through over ten reality shows only to face rejection. She took part in the reality show Dil Hai Hindustani season 1. In 2018, she finally landed a chance in Sony Entertainment Television’s singing reality shows Indian Idol season 10. Krishnakali enthralled the judges with her powerful singing in the introduction round. With her captivating singing, she was one of the top 12 contestants of the program. Post Indian Idol, Krishnakali Saha’s life took a turn, and offers came pouring, recognizing her singing talent. She mentored the Assamese singing show Amar Bhupen Da Season 5. Also, she mentored and judged the kid’s reality show Superstar Singers. Another marvelous aspect of her career includes theater dramas. Krishnakali essayed the character, Barodewali Bai, in the musical drama Umrao Jaan Ada. She showcased her acting skills along with her singing talents in the musical play.
Krishnakali appeared in a minor role in the movie Indian Sweets and Spices. Krishnakali is working and is also teaching music. Krishnakali Saha made her debut as a playback singer in 2020 with the Zee5 original film Shukranu. She has sung the song Khwaab Hai ya Haqeeqat. She has released many albums like Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho, Sedin Dujone, and Mamta Teri from Naad.
Srilalitha Bhamidipati - Srilalitha learnt Carnatic Music from young age of 6 from various eminent artist and I also have been singing film music and sang in various Television Reality Shows since the age of 6 years and Including Saregamapada, Paduthateyaga (S P Balu garu) , Super Singers, Bol Baby Bol, Swarabhishekam, and many more , won some titles.
