June 2025 concertS

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

DATE: Saturday, June 21st, 2025 

TIME: 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM

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

Smriti Krishna Swaminathan (Veena) 

Smriti is a rising freshman at UC Riverside, has devoted over a decade to learning the art of Carnatic vocal and veena. She has been learning veena for over ten years under the guidance of Guru Sri Srikanth Chary of Nada Nidhi School of Music, and has performed at several prestigious Bay Area platforms such as CCC, SRFA, YSTCA and various community events. She has won prizes in global competitions online like Gayatri Global Fine Arts etc., Smriti is also trained in carnatic vocal under the tutelage of Smt. Kasthuri Shivakumar of IAIM. She completed her vocal arangetram in April 2025 

Rajeev Devanath (Mridangam)

Rajeev is a rising Senior at University Preparatory Academy, San Jose. He has been learning Carnatic Vocal Music from his father, Sri Hari Devanath for 14 years. Rajeev has also been learning mridangam for 5 years from Sri Ramesh Srinivasan, and for 8 years from Sri Chennai Thyagarajan and has won several awards in both vocal and mridangam competitions such as the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana and Saptami. Rajeev also completed his mridangam arangetram in 2018. Rajeev also enjoys doing robotics and playing basketball with his friends in his free time.

Dhrithi Balan (Vocal)

Dhrithi Balan has been learning Carnatic vocal music under Smt. Kasthuri Shivakumar (IAIM) for the past 8 years. She has been performing both solo and in groups in various musical events in the Bay area and outside. She has participated in various competitions and won prizes in Cleveland Aradhana, SaMaa Arts, Bay Area Kala Utsavam, Papanasam Sivan festival, and SAMPADA. She also learns Bharatanatyam under Smt. Mythili Kumar in Abhinaya Dance Company and has been a performer in Abhinaya's Junior Dance Company. She is a seventh-grader at Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino.

Avanija Vangala (Violin)

Avanija is a 10th grader at Stratford Preparatory School. She has been learning Carnatic Violin from Kalaimamani Padma Shankar (Student of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman). She has won prizes in multiple competitions and regularly performs solos and accompaniment concerts around the Bay Area. She regularly supports many Bay Area schools on violin.

Sanjay Chandrasekar (Mridangam)

Sanjay is a student of Sri. Ravindrabharathy Sridharan, Founder/Director, Nadhopasana Academy. Sanjay successfully completed his Mridangam arangetram in the summer of 2024. He is pursuing undergraduate study in Computer Science at UIUC. He is also taking vocal lessons from Sri. Sikkil Gurucharan.

Sakshee Ravi and Svaksha Ravi (Vocal)

Sakshee Ravi & Svaksha Ravi are sixth graders at Jefferson Middle School. They have been learning Carnatic vocal music under the tutelage of their Gurus Smt. Kasthuri Shivakumar and Shri. Shivakumar Bhat, IAIM  for the past five years. They initially learned from Smt. Hamsa Raghuvir. They have performed both together and in groups on several Bay Area stages such as CCC, SRFA, YSTCA, and many other platforms. In addition to vocal music, Sakshee and Svaksha have been learning Carnatic violin for the past four years under the guidance of Vidwan Madurai M. Vijayaganesh at Kalaa Srushti Academy.

Avanija Vangala (Violin)

Avanija is a 10th grader at Stratford Preparatory School. She has been learning Carnatic Violin from Kalaimamani Padma Shankar (Student of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman). She has won prizes in multiple competitions and regularly performs solos and accompaniment concerts around the Bay Area. She regularly supports many Bay Area schools on violin.

Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam)

Rishi Kodungallur is a disciple of Vid. Ravindrabharathy Sridharan of Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts, Cupertino, California. Rishi has been learning mridangam for over 10 years. In Aug 2022 he had his arangetram accompanying esteemed Guru and Vainika Vid. Srikanth Chary and Vid. Hrishikesh Chary. Rishi is a rising senior at Dublin High School.