August 2025 concertS

We have three concerts this Month. Please attend, encourage the artists and enjoy the concerts.

DATE: Saturday, Aug 23rd, 2025 

TIME: 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM

VENUE: SANATHANA DHARMA KENDRA, 3102 Landess Ave, San Jose, CA 95132

Anushka Ramchander (Vocal)

Anushka Ramchander is a junior at Lynbrook High School, and she has been a part of Saphalya Music Academy for the past 11 years under the tutelage of her Guru Smt. Divya Ramesh. For the past two years, she has been fortunate to receive further training under her Paramaguru Karnataka Kalashree Tirumale Srinivas. In addition to vocal music, Anushka is also pursuing carnatic violin under the guidance of Sangeetha Kala Sagaram Delhi P. Sunderajan. She has completed both her junior and senior vocal music certification exams with distinction through the PSTU exams conducted by Sampada. Anushka actively participates in many Bay Area events and has been giving concerts regularly. She has performed in several platforms, such as OSAAT, Kala Aradhana, Lotus Thyagaraja Aradhana, and more. She has also performed in Maarga - Chennai, during Maargazhi Season. In her free time, Anushka enjoys reading and volunteering.

Sanjeev Palamund (Mridangam)

Sanjeev Palamand hails from a family with rich cultural heritage in Bengaluru, India. He is a disciple of world renowned maestro Laya Kala Prathibhamani, Ganakalashree Guru Shri Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma and was initiated into the art form by Shri Chintalapalli Ashwathnarayan.

A regular performer on the Mridanga, Sanjeev is a much sought-after musician for music concerts, dance recitals, recordings and jugalbandis. He has performed at many prestigious venues with eminent artists in India and North America.

Sanjeev is also well adept with the Konnakkol, Kanjira and is a popular music composer. He has the honor of being the first Indian artist to be listed at the San Francisco Public Library music charts.

Sanjeev works as a Software Engineer in a cyber security company and balances out his passion for tech and music.

Arun Mahadevan (Vocal)

Arun Mahadevan is a Carnatic vocalist currently under the training of Vidwan Delhi P. Sunderrajan, with previous training under Vidwan O.S. Thiagarajan and Prof. T.R. Subramaniam. He is a graded artist at the Bengaluru station of All India Radio, and has performed at many venues in India and the USA, in addition to providing vocal accompaniment for several Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi recitals. Arun holds a PhD in Bioengineering and works for a biotech startup in Millbrae, CA. He is also a faculty member at the Shruthi Swara Laya school of music in Fremont, CA.

TBD (Violin)

Akshay Venkatesan  (Mridangam)

Akshay Venkatesan has been learning mridangam for the past 19 years. His initial training was under the guidance of Sri. Ramesh Srinivasan, and he has been undergoing advanced training under the tutelage of Vidwan Sr. S.V. Ramani since 2019. Akshay has been accompanying vocalists and instrumentalists regularly all over the US and in many sabhas in the December music season in Chennai since 2013. He has accompanied senior artists such as Sangeetha Samrat Chitraveena N. Ravikiran, the Carnatica Brothers, Kalaimamni Dr. R. Suryaprakash, Sri. V.V.S. Murari, Smt. Bharghavi Balasubramanian, and Sri. Salem Shriram. Akshay recently graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in Data Science.