{"id":1897,"date":"2021-05-24T19:49:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T19:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/?page_id=1897"},"modified":"2021-06-13T17:28:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T17:28:03","slug":"n-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/learning-music-dance\/teachers-and-performers\/n-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/teach-perf-sitar.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/teach-perf-sitar.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/teach-perf-sitar-300x47.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/teach-perf-sitar-768x120.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Teachers &amp; Performers of Indian Music &amp; Dance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- March20_4_2020 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0047309040523061\" data-ad-slot=\"9410001606\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>A<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Aerodance<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ranjani_manda@yahoo.com\">ranjani_manda@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Semiclassical, Folk, Bolly\u00adwood, Dev\u00adotio\u00adnal, Clas\u00adsi\u00adcal and fusion dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 39488 Sea Scape Road Fre\u00admont CA 94538<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510 498 8298<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Ranjani Manda con\u00adceived Aero\u00addance in 1999. Aero\u00addance teaches Indian folk, dev\u00adotional, and Bolly\u00adwood types of dance rendered in semi-clas\u00adsical form with emphasis on move\u00adments delivered with speed and grace. Ranjani Manda obtained advan\u00adced train\u00ading in Bharat\u00adnatyam and Kuchi\u00adpudi for 12 years and has given several dance recitals, which is reflec\u00adted in her choreo\u00adgraphy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Kamal Ahmad<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:kahmad24@gmail.com\">kahmad24@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sitar, Tabla, Vocal, Harmonium, Esraj\/ Dilruba, Rubab, Folk, Ghazal, other instruments welcome<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Union City, California, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>&nbsp;510 304 7904<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>&nbsp;I am a sitar player trained primarily in the Imdadkhani style, though I have formerly received intensive training in tabla and continue to learn both sitar and vocal music. My education in neuro\u00adscience has given me unique in\u00adsights into systematic (musical) skill acquisition and pedagogy, which I impart to my students, in order to maximize musical progress and learning. This has also enabled me to undertake self study of various other instruments, utilizing the most efficient known tech\u00adniques for each and develop\u00ading novel ones where necessary. Please note, I do not turn students away for lack of funds. I am also willing to travel a limited distance in the Bay Area for lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> David Aue<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:tabla@aue.org\">tabla@aue.org<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 737 Coventry Rd. Berkeley, CA 94707<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-541-8988<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Student of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri : pri\u00advate les\u00adsons in East Bay: near Ber\u00adkeley, Oak\u00adland, El Cer\u00adrito, Albany, Rich\u00admond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>B<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Krishna\u00adprasad Bannanje<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:krishnaprasad.bhat@gmail.com\">krishnaprasad.bhat@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Santa Clara, CA USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 919 592 5521<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I studied tabla from Shri Madhava Acharya for about 8 years and then with Pt. Udaya\u00adraj Kar\u00adpur. I give pri\u00advate les\u00adsons in Santa Clara\/ San Jose\/ Milpitas (South Bay) over the week\u00adend (Sat \/ Sun). I am also happy to accom\u00adpany or prac\u00adtice with any inter\u00adested Bansuri \/ Sitar \/ Sarod\/ San\u00adtoor player or Hindu\u00adstani vocal\u00adist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Prasad Bhandarkar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:bansuriflute@gmail.com\">bansuriflute@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Flute<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Campbell, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Engineer by profes\u00adsion. Have been learn\u00ading Hindu\u00adstani flute for over 15 years. Init\u00adially learnt flute from Shri Anant Pat\u00adwardhan and then from Pt. Hari Prasad Chau\u00adrasia. http:\/\/www.bansuriflute.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;Arjun Bharadwaj<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:arjunbharadwaj94@gmail.com\">arjunbharadwaj94@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong>&nbsp;Flute (Bansuri) Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Union City, CA but starting out on Skype<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>&nbsp;My name is Arjun Bharad\u00adwaj. I have been learn\u00ading the ban\u00adsuri flute for the past 4-5 years. If you are begin\u00adner or inter\u00admediate level who wants to start out on the flute or get on the right track and play at a reason\u00adably pro\u00adfes\u00adsio\u00adnal level, I can be off great help and can guide you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bharathi Kala\u00adlaya<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Annu_Radha@hotmail.com\">Annu_Radha@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> North and South Indian vocal and instru\u00admental<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 3392 Seldon Ct., Fremont, CA 94539<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 490 4629<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> www.bharathikalalaya.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pallavi Bhat<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pallavi.smg@gmail.com\">pallavi.smg@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharatha\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 10855, North\u00adview Square, Cuper\u00adtino, CA 95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 650-469-4394<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Urmi Bhatt<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:bhatturmi704@gmail.com\">bhatturmi704@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong>\u00a0Hindustani Vocal and Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Pleasanton, CA USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>\u00a0925-989-1679<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>\u00a0I teach begin\u00adning\/inter\u00admediate Hindustani vocal and tabla. I\u2019ve been learning both vocal and tabla for the past 5 years. I also teach piano, Western flute, music notation, music theory, and Pro Tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:l.bhatti@sbcglobal.net\">l.bhatti@sbcglobal.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Dhol, Dholak, Harmon\u00adium, Vocal, Bhan\u00adgra<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Stockton, Cali\u00adfornia<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-220-5653<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> &#8220;Cultural Academy Of Arts&#8221; &#8211;  Classes are now being offered in the Bay to any\u00adone who wants to learn dhol, tabla, dholak, har\u00admonium (piano), and sing\u00ading! Clas\u00adses are taught by Ustad Lal Singh Bhatti ji. Group classes avail\u00adable! 1-on-1 clas\u00adses are held regularly. Any type of group arrange\u00adment can be made. Flex\u00adible hours. All levels of stu\u00addents wel\u00adcomed. You don&#8217;t even need an instru\u00adment to start learn\u00ading! We can pro\u00advide a practice instru\u00adment at your personal prac\u00adtices, and also help you buy a quality instru\u00adment. Classes are held in Fre\u00admont, CA For more infor\u00admation, me dir\u00adectly at 510-220-5653 and say &#8220;Sat Sri Akal Uncle ji!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bhuvaneswari<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:bhuvanagurumurthy243@gmail.com\">bhuvanagurumurthy243@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Roseville, Cali\u00adfornia, United States of America<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> Mobile &#8211; (510) 259 8003<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Kala\u00admitra School of the Dance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Megan Black<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vandhana@sbcglobal.net\">vandhana@sbcglobal.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Clas\u00adsical Kathak Dance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 16 Vendola Street San Rafael, Cali\u00adfornia 94903<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-492-8205<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Van\u00addhana School of Kathak Dance was foun\u00added by director, Megan Black, in 1990 in San Rafael, Cali\u00adfornia. Dance clas\u00adses are avail\u00adable at all levels. Megan has studied Kathak since 1980 and is a dis\u00adciple of Smt. Kumudinin Lakhia of Kadamb Dance Center in Ahmeda\u00adbad, India. : For more info: http:\/\/www.kathakdance.org :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>C<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Revital Carroll<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:shaktibhakti@gmail.com\">shaktibhakti@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Odissi dance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Los Gatos, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 928-713-7123<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> www.shaktibhakti.com. Avail\u00adable for work\u00adshops, pri\u00advate classes, per\u00adformances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bobby Chavali &#8211; Natya Tarang Dance Academy<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kuchipudi.classes@gmail.com\">kuchipudi.classes@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-945-7065<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Bobby Chavali hails from Kuchi\u00adpudi Art Academy under the eminent and expon\u00adent Guru V.C. Satyam garu&#8217;s guid\u00adance, also learned from Vedan\u00adtam Raghava Sharma garu, Pt. Bagavat\u00adula Ram\u00admurthy garu. Cur\u00adrently offers clas\u00adses in Fremont, Dublin \/ San Ramon areas. Has given several per\u00adfor\u00admances in India (child Kuchi\u00adpudi TV artiste) and USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Raghav Chawla<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:raghav_chawla1@yahoo.co.uk\">raghav_chawla1@yahoo.co.uk<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Vocal and Instru\u00admental, Clas\u00adsical &amp; Modern Bha\u00adjan, San\u00adskrit kirtans, Ghazal, Filmy, and more<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Fransisco Area, El Cerrito, Rich\u00admond<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 916-459-6054 (Cell)<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Music is more than just a profes\u00adsion. It is a lifes\u00adtyle. So don&#8217;t think that you are too late to learn. For it is for your multi\u00addimensio\u00adnal self-evolution, even if you are not looking for it as a profes\u00adsion it still does great things to you. I can teach vocal music, singing as well as some Indian and Western musical instru\u00adments such as harmon\u00adium, banjo, key\u00adboard and syn\u00adthe\u00adsizer. Learn how to sing as well as play Indian songs, Sanskrit kirtans, bhajans, ghazals, Bolly\u00adwood, filmy, clas\u00adsical and modern music in Hindi, Punjabi &amp; Urdu on musical instru\u00adment as well as sing\u00ading vocal. Can also teach you with some special breathing exercises that might help better sing\u00ading. I can teach those to you as well for better riaz in singing. Contact me on my cell and dis\u00adcuss or leave the mes\u00adsage and I will call you back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Trisha Chhaganlal<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Trisha@AmeyaGroups.com\">Trisha@AmeyaGroups.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Clas\u00adsical Kathak, Garba, Bolly\u00adwood, &amp; Fusion<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Orlando, FL<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Web\u00adsite &#8211; www.AmeyaGroups.com, Face\u00adbook Page &#8211; Ameya Groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Shaiq Chishty<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:schishty@comcast.net\">schishty@comcast.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sitar, Tabla, Harmon\u00adium, Dilruba, Flute<br><strong>Location:<\/strong><br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 478-6729 &amp; 209-598-3055<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Classes : Bay Area &#8211; Greater Sacra\u00admento area &amp; Central Valley. Mr Chishty is a dis\u00adciple of world re\u00adnowned sitar\u00adist Ustad Imrat Khan\u00adsab (brother of Ustad Vilayat Khan\u00adsahab) Ustad Rais Khan and Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan (the nephew of Ustad Abdul Aziz Khan, who inven\u00adted the famous &#8220;Vichit\u00adtar Veena&#8221;. Mr Chishty also lear\u00adned from Ustad Imdad Khan of Dehli Gharana and Pt. Partha Chatter\u00adjee (the senior deciple of Pt. Nikhil Baner\u00adjee ). Mr. Chishty has a track record for his per\u00adfor\u00admances and recognit\u00adions not only in his home country but also in other coun\u00adtries includ\u00ading USA. Mr Chishty being a univer\u00adsity graduate in psycho\u00adlogy developed a unique method of teach\u00ading and trans\u00adfer\u00adring the most tech\u00adnical aspect of Indian clas\u00adsical music. Eventually, he suc\u00adceeded in pro\u00adducing not only many state\u00adwide but also nation\u00adwide 1st. place award winner stu\u00addents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>D<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Daryush aka Dara<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:daryushbhai@yahoo.com\">daryushbhai@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sitar and Surbahar<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Joaquin Valley, CA.<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 209-649-2809<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Assalaam Alai\u00adqum and Namaste. I am a shagrid of the late inimit\u00adable Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb. I specialize in Vilayatkhani Baaz. I also specialize in doing jawari, which I used to do for Abbaji, his genius nephew Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Rais Khan Saheb, and many stal\u00adwart artists. I will teach anyone who is dedi\u00adcated to learn\u00ading. To those who can\u00adnot afford any fees I will teach free of charge. I live in the San Joaquin Valley, close to the Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Vishnu Tattva Das<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:officeodissivilas@gmail.com\">officeodissivilas@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Odissi : Clas\u00adsical &amp; Sacred Temple dance of India<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Berkeley and Fre\u00admont, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 707 799 2521<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.odissivilas.org\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pragya Dasgupta<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pragya_dasgupta@yahoo.com\">pragya_dasgupta@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Dance &#8211; Kathak, Rab\u00adindra Nritya, Folk Dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 34264 Tupelo St., Fremont, CA 94555<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 894-3767 \/ (510) 610-5006<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Pragya Das\u00adgupta, the founder of &#8220;Tarana&#8221;, in Fremont, Cali\u00adfornia , offers classes in Kathak with theory lessons, Rab\u00adindra Nritya and folk dances for all age groups. Pragya is a Kathak &#8220;Pra\u00adveen&#8221; from Allaha\u00adbad Uni\u00adversity and the senior dis\u00adciple of Nritya Shiro\u00admoni Guru Bandana Sen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Tom Dennehy<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:siditom@yahoo.com\">siditom@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1025 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 570-275-4039<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am a student of Warren Senders (Boston) and Shree\u00adram Devas\u00adthali (Pune). My guru was taught in the style of the Gwalior Ghrana by Gajanan\u00adrao Joshi, but also sang Kirana and Jaipur styles as well. My fees are flex\u00adible and I don&#8217;t turn people away for not having enough money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Deepak Deolalikar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:contact@taalmaatra.com\">contact@taalmaatra.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong>\u00a0Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Milpitas, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>\u00a0669 999 1270<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>\u00a0Tabla Lessons for beginners and inter\u00admediate &#8211; Lessons are available for beginners and intermediate students.\u00a0 Age Group &#8211; 9+ I teach at home in Milpitas. Please fill out form on\u00a0www.taalmaatra.com or email contact@taalmaatra.com. I learnt tabla in Delhi from Ud. Sher Mohammed Khan, and later I took advanced les\u00adsons from Pt. Swapan Chaudhri ji. I teach begin\u00adners and emphasize clarity of sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rasika Deshpande<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rasika_d@rediffmail.com\">rasika_d@rediffmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat\u00adnatyam and Kuchi\u00adpudi Clas\u00adsical Dance (Nritya\u00adkala Dance School)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Folsom, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Rasika has a Masters in Bharata\u00adnatyam from Akhil Bhartiya Gan\u00addharva Maha\u00advidya\u00adlaya Mumbai. She has recieved train\u00ading in Kuchi\u00adpudi from guru Jaya Rama Rao and Vana\u00adshree Rao and from Padma\u00adbhushan Guru Dr. Vem\u00adpatti Chinna Satyam. Rasika has recei\u00adved her train\u00ading in Bharata\u00adnatyam from Mrs. Meera Chandra\u00adshekharan, Nagpur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Asavari Devadiga<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:asavarid@gmail.com\">asavarid@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat\u00adnatyam Dance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 2124 McKinley Avenue Ber\u00adkeley, CA 94703<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510 848 5129<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Bharat\u00adnatyam teacher &#8211; Learnt from guru Smt. Sucheta Bhide Chaphe\u00adkar for 18 years. Com\u00adpleted arrange\u00adtram in 1990. Used to teach in Mumbai (India) for 5 years before moving to USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> June Dhar &#8211; Shibaranjani School of Dance<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:junedhar1@gmail.com\">junedhar1@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian clas\u00adsical dance (Bharat\u00adnatyam)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> East Bay\/ Bay Area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +1 914-484-8201<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Please visit our web\u00adsite for class details: www.shibaranjani.org. June Dhar, Dis\u00adciple of Dr. Neha Shah, has partici\u00adpated in numer\u00adous shows during the years of her dance education in Florida. She recently partici\u00adpated in &#8216;Anvita&#8217;, an adapta\u00adtion of sleeping beauty in the form of Indian clas\u00adsical dancing, and has under her belt numer\u00adous other pro\u00adgrams at pres\u00adtig\u00adious venues in the New York area, since moving to New York in 2010. She choreographs and per\u00adforms Indian clas\u00adsical and contem\u00adporary dance solo and in groups. Contact for group \/ pri\u00advate classes, choreo\u00adgraphy or per\u00adfor\u00admances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rani Didi<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Nadaom@aol.com\">Nadaom@aol.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Rainy Day P.O. Box 1250 Berkeley CA 94701<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 649 0433<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> www.Nadaom.com For teach\u00adings and C.D.&#8217;s Rani Didi is an excellent tea\u00adcher of tone and voice quality. The focus is thru Saregam and read\u00ading Indian not\u00adation regard\u00adless of the stu\u00addent learn\u00ading Eastern or Western sing\u00ading. Harmon\u00adium play\u00ading is also encour\u00adaged as one learns ones bhajans, songs and raga sing\u00ading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kalaikoil, Swetha Dixit<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:swethadixit@comcast.net\">swethadixit@comcast.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam, Carnatic vocal &amp; Vedic Chanting<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kalaikoil Arts of India, 6715-J, Dublin Blvd, Dublin, Ca 94568<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 925 487-2671<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Please visit www.kalaikoil.com for infor\u00admation about our instructors &amp; classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Chaya Dwarkanath<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:chaya.dwarkanath@gmail.com\">chaya.dwarkanath@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Light music (Bhaava\u00adgeethe) and Devara\u00adnama (Devotio\u00adnal songs)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, Ca<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (480-628-2999)<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Free Classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>E<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>F<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>G<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jay Gandhi<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jay@jaygandhi.com\">jay@jaygandhi.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bansuri (North Indian clas\u00adsical bamboo flute)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Berkeley, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 203 558 8014<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Jay Gandhi is a young and pro\u00admising stu\u00addent of the world renow\u00adned master of bansuri, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. He has in the past also studied from many other greats of the world of ban\u00adsuri such as Pt. Ronu Majum\u00addar, Pt Vijay Raghav Rao, and Pt. Raghu\u00adnath Seth. He is cur\u00adrently in Cali\u00adfornia and avail\u00adable for per\u00adformances and teach\u00ading. For more infor\u00admation please review his web\u00adsites: www.jaygandhi.com and www.myspace.com\/jaigandhi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Geetha<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:gswamy@gmail.com\">gswamy@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Menlo Park, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Teach\u00ading Car\u00adnatic vocal music for 8 years in the bay area. South Indian Car\u00adnatic music vocal les\u00adsons in Palo Alto\/ Menlo Park or over Skype for kids (age: 4 and up ) and adults. Small group size in a friendly setup. Begin\u00adner, inter\u00admediate or advan\u00adced level. Car\u00adnatic clas\u00adsical or semi clas\u00adsical (vocal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Geetha Vidyalaya<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:geethavidyalaya@gmail.com\">geethavidyalaya@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Vocal, Veena<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 46826 Fernald St, Fre\u00admont, CA 94539<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 809-7474<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Teaches Car\u00adnatic music (Vocal &amp; Veena) in Bay Area. Geetha Iyer has masters degree in music from Trivan\u00addrum, Kerala, India. 20 years of experi\u00adence in teach\u00ading music. Geetha Iyer has been teach\u00ading music to all age groups. Contact Geetha Iyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Meera Gopalan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:meera_gopalan2006@yahoo.com\">meera_gopalan2006@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Tracy, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-647-3590<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> All level stu\u00addents are welcome. Kid must be 7 years and older and only group les\u00adsons will be of\u00adfered for begin\u00adners. Adult clas\u00adses are also form\u00ading. Please call for details and rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Deva Govindu<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:devarajag@gmail.com\">devarajag@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal, Semi Clas\u00adsical, Light Music, Harmon\u00adium<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 655 S Fair Oaks Ave, K105 Sunnyvale, CA-94086<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 858-774-1203<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I&#8217;ve learnt Car\u00adnatic clas\u00adsical from my aunt and later con\u00adtinued my learn\u00ading from Bhanu Kannan. I have been per\u00adfor\u00adming light music (Annam\u00adayya Kritis) and dev\u00adotional songs at various tem\u00adples in India and USA when\u00adever got a chance. Interes\u00adted in get\u00adting the op\u00adportun\u00adities as a singer also gave per\u00adfor\u00admances at BATA (Bayarea Telugu As\u00adsociation) for their Telugu karaoke programs. I learnt harmon\u00adium\/ keyboard on my own as a hobby and can play up to Pillari Geethams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Subhashini Gunapu<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ragamala@gmail.com\">ragamala@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Music Instructor, Indian clas\u00adsical Karnatic vocal and instru\u00adment Veena<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Santa Clara, Cali\u00adfornia<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408.261.1944<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.shubagunapu.com. Subhash\u00adini has 15 years of teach\u00ading and per\u00adform\u00ading experi\u00adence in the filed of Indian clas\u00adsical music and instru\u00adment Veena. Her first guru was her mother Shyamala with whom she began her vocal train\u00ading at the age of five. She was fine-tuned by guru Vidwan Rama\u00adchandra Rao. Con\u00adcur\u00adrently, her veena train\u00ading began under the guid\u00adance of her grandfather, Vidwan Gopi\u00adnatha Das (founder of PAMPA) and con\u00adtinued with Smt. Usha Sastry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>H<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Bruce Hamm<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:BruceCHamm@gmail.com\">BruceCHamm@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sarod, Sitar, North Indian Vocal, all Western instru\u00adments welcome<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Francisco Bay Area, CA.<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-254-8071<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> A long time tied dis\u00adciple of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Bruce Hamm has per\u00adformed on sarode exten\u00adsively in the US and India, and played with many of India&#8217;s leading mus\u00adicians. He has 25 plus years experi\u00adence teach\u00ading at the Ali Akbar Col\u00adlege. This in\u00adcludes teach\u00ading both instru\u00admental and vocal music in clas\u00adses and pri\u00advate lessons. He teaches stu\u00addents of all levels and ages on both Indian and Western instru\u00adments. Avail\u00adable for con\u00adcerts and teach\u00ading. www.brucehamm.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Paul Hubbard<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pauljacobhubbard@hotmail.com\">pauljacobhubbard@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> sitar<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Auburn, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (530) 878-8555<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am a sitar player who studied with Harihar Rao (Ravi Shankar&#8217;s student) in Pasadena, CA. I also took lessons with a couple teachers at the Ali Akbar College. I am primarily inter\u00adested in per\u00adforming including house concerts. I have tabla player(s) for accompani\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Tahir Hussein Qawwal<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:waradafuqara@yahoo.com\">waradafuqara@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Qawwali, vocal, tabla\/dhamma, Harmon\u00adium<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Grass Valley<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510)684-1956 or (530)292-3528<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Private les\u00adsons avail\u00adable 25$\/hr. Tahir Qawwal has been study\u00ading in Paki\u00adstan under the be\u00adloved Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Available for qawwali mehfil, con\u00adcerts, gatherings, work\u00adshops&#8230; Leader of the Fanna-Fi-Allah Qawwali party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>I<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> India Aangan Bolly\u00adwood Dance<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:srg@soon.com\">srg@soon.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bolly\u00adwood\/ Folk \/ Semi-Clas\u00adsical \/ Fusion\/ Creative Dance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, Newark, and Union City<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 371-8389<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Instruc\u00adtor Sunita Raj has pro\u00adfes\u00adsional train\u00ading and 10+ years experi\u00adence teach\u00ading all ages includ\u00ading adults. Sunita and her stu\u00addents have won many awards includ\u00ading the FIA and FOGANA. Clas\u00adses are cur\u00adrently offered on Mondays, Wednes\u00addays, Thurs\u00addays, and Sun\u00addays. Small group les\u00adsons, pri\u00advate lessons, choreo\u00adgraphy for wed\u00adding\/ birth\u00adday parties, and cos\u00adtume ren\u00adtals are also of\u00adfered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kala Iyer<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kalaiyer1@yahoo.com\">kalaiyer1@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 512 Revival Terrace Fremont, CA 94536<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (516) 796-5252<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Teach all levels of Car\u00adnatic clas\u00adsical vocal music in Fre\u00admont.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nityalakshmi Iyer<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nitya84arun@gmail.com\">nitya84arun@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat\u00adnatyam &amp; Carnatic music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pleasanton, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (925) 480-7507<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Nitya\u00adlakshmi Iyer is a ver\u00adsatile artist and has a Masters in Per\u00adfor\u00adming Arts in Bharata\u00adnatyam from Nalanda Kala Maha\u00advidyalaya under the tute\u00adlage of Padma\u00adbhushan Dr. Smt. Kanak Rele. She is the proud rec\u00adipient of many Awards and Scholar\u00adships, especially the coveted &#8216;Govern\u00adment of India Scholar\u00adship&#8217; by the Ministry of Culture and the Nehru Center Scholar\u00adship. She has trained around 200 stu\u00addents till date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>J<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Lakshmi Jagadish<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com\">lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Vocal, Veena, Guitar, Key\u00adboard<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sacramento<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> An All India Radio Artist, teach\u00ading music for the last 20 years. Daugh\u00adter and dis\u00adciple of Neyveli. Smt. Gomathi Krishna\u00admurthy, AIR artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Madhuri Jalawadi<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:madhuri.jalawadi@yahoo.com\">madhuri.jalawadi@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pleasan\u00adton, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 925 699 0678<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Have been play\u00ading tabla for bhajans, songs and semi clas\u00adsical music and solo per\u00adfor\u00admance. Tabla lessons for adult and kids begin\u00adners in Tri-Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Janani Jayakumar &#8211; Narthana &#8211; School of Bharatha\u00adnatyam<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jayakumar.janani@gmail.com\">jayakumar.janani@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Dance<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont (Bay area), California &#8211; 94587<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510) 972 3494<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Govt. of Tamil Nadu certified per\u00adformer and instruc\u00adtor choreo\u00adgrapher and instruc\u00adtor for over 7 years. Profes\u00adsionally trained in Nattu\u00advangam. Won titles &#8220;Natya Chudaroli&#8221; and &#8220;Nrithya Nir\u00adanjani&#8221; for excel\u00adlence. Given several per\u00adfor\u00admances under various ban\u00adners in India and USA Per\u00adformed in popular Indian tele\u00advision chan\u00adnels. Classes con\u00adducted for all ages, gender and levels. Web\u00adsite: www.jananijayakumar.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jayendra Kalakendra<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sugandaiyer@comcast.net\">sugandaiyer@comcast.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Classes in San Jose * Fre\u00admont * and Santa Clara<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408 270 9295<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Smt. Suganda Sree\u00adnath teaches Bharata\u00adnatyam in the trad\u00aditio\u00adnal Kala\u00adkshetra style along with theory. New classes begin in September. For regis\u00adtration details please send email to sugandaiyer@comcast.net or visit our web\u00adsite www.sugandasreenath.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Vidyalatha Jeerage<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vjeerage@gmail.com\">vjeerage@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam and Indian folk dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 19500 Prune\u00adridge Ave, Cuper\u00adtino, CA 95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-507-0892<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Please visit www.vidyalatha.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Shweta Jhaveri (Cosmic Khayals)<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:CosmicKhayals@juno.com\">CosmicKhayals@juno.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> North Indian (Hindu\u00adstani) vocal music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> POB 2957, San Anselmo, CA. 94979. USA.<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415 &#8211; 454 &#8211; 1368<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> For Information on Shweta Jhaveri music, please refer to www.ShwetaJhaveri.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>K<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kalaniketan School Of Indian Music and Dance<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:s_preets@hotmail.com\">s_preets@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic music, Bharata\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 20823 Elenda Dr, Cupertino, CA-95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 446-4974 ; (408) 260-9733<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Preetha has been in the field of Carnatic music and Bharata\u00adnatyam for over 25 yrs. She has had train\u00ading in Carnatic music under Smt. Kalyani Seshadri, Sri A.S. Pancha\u00adpakesha Iyer, Smt. T.R. Bala\u00admani, Smt. Radha War\u00adriar, Isai Peroli Smt. S. Sowmya. She studied Bharata\u00adnatyam under re\u00adnowned gurus like Smt. Jay\u00adshree Nair, Smt. Gayatri Subra\u00admaniam, Sri G.V. Ramani and Late Smt. Ranga\u00adnayaki Ramani. Preetha was formerly a lec\u00adturer at San Jose State Univer\u00adsity, School Of Music and Dance. Please call to dis\u00adcuss fees and class schedule<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kalanjali Dances of India<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kalanjaliusa@aol.com\">kalanjaliusa@aol.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam and Folk Dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Berkeley, Lafayette, and Sacra\u00admento<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 526-2183<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Kal\u00adanjali was founded by Kala\u00adkshetra K.P, Kunhi\u00adraman and his wife Katherine in 1975. The school has grown from strength to strength over more than 35 years. Kunhi\u00adraman is retired, and lives in India but the classes go on under the able direction of Katherine who studied first in Cal\u00adcutta, then at Kala\u00adkshetra and then for six years with the Dhanan\u00adjayans at Bharata\u00adkalanjali &#8211; a total of twelve years of immersion in the dance and the culture. Our clas\u00adses follow a fairly trad\u00aditional Kala\u00adkshetra syllabus, with theory included as time allows. Fifty years of con\u00adtinuous con\u00adtact with the world of dance in India, and on-going relation\u00adships with the dancers all over the world allow senior stu\u00addents to further their experi\u00adence with the best of India&#8217;s dance talent. Please call for class times and loca\u00adtions. Now holding classes in Berkeley, Lafayette, and Sacra\u00admento for begin\u00adners, inter\u00admediate, and advan\u00adced levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Mahesh Kale<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:mahesh@maheshkale.com\">mahesh@maheshkale.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adsthani \/ North Indian Clas\u00adsical Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1159, La Rochelle Terrace # B, Sunnyvale, CA 94089<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +1(408) 940 5390<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Mahesh Kale is a talented vocal\u00adist of North Indian clas\u00adsical music and a dis\u00adciple of the illus\u00adtrious guru Padma\u00adshree Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. Endowed with a rich resonant voice, Mahesh&#8217;s per\u00adformances are marked by an excel\u00adlent com\u00admand over both the rhythm and the melody. Mahesh has per\u00adfor\u00admed exten\u00adsively in India and abroad and has ap\u00adpeared on tele\u00advision and radio on many occasions. For music les\u00adsons, con\u00adtact infor\u00admation and further details, please check out www.maheshkale.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kalpakam Srinivas<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kalpakam@yahoo.com\">kalpakam@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Karnatik Clas\u00adsical Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 894 Maranta Ave Sunnyvale CA 94087<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Well versed in South Indian clas\u00adsical music, dev\u00adotional songs. Can teach Soun\u00addarya Lahari and Sahasra\u00adnamas of Devi, Vishnu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nithya Kartikeyan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nithikarthee@yahoo.com\">nithikarthee@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> South Indian Clas\u00adsical Music (Vocal)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sunnyvale, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (415)-349-7451<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Those who are inter\u00adested in learn\u00ading clas\u00adsical music can con\u00adtact the above phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Alam Khan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:alamsarode@gmail.com\">alamsarode@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sarod, Sitar, Vocal, Guitar, Violin<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ali Akbar College of Music 215 West End Ave. San Rafael, CA 94901<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-847-6407<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Alam Khan, son of the late legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, began study\u00ading under his father at the age of seven. He has been per\u00adfor\u00adming Sarod around the world for the past 18 years and is the tea\u00adcher of advan\u00adced instru\u00admental and vocal studies at the Ali Akbar College of Music. Alam teaches both in person and on\u00adline in both pri\u00advate and group settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pandit Habib Khan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sanjana@peopledynamicsintl.com\">sanjana@peopledynamicsintl.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sitar, Vocal, Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Classes held in San Jose, Cuper\u00adtino, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Fre\u00admont<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 650-255-9752<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Pandit Habib Khan is a well known per\u00adformer. He has per\u00adformed with Zakhir Hus\u00adsain, Hari Prasad Chau\u00adrasia, Swapan Chaudhri and many other great artists. Sitar, Vocal, and Tabla classes for adults and children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Varsha Ajay Kohirkar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:varsha.kohirkar@yahoo.com\">varsha.kohirkar@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian clas\u00adsical, Semiclassical, Folk, Bolly\u00adwood, Dev\u00adotional, Clas\u00adsical and fusion music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Q307 apt, Monteclaire, 450N Mathilda Ave, Sunnyvale. 94085<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 650 996 6315<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I have been learn\u00ading Indian clas\u00adsical music for 10 to 12 years. I have won many com\u00adpeti\u00adtions not only of Indian clas\u00adsical music but also of semi\u00ad-classical, Bolly\u00adwood, devotional music. I have also per\u00adformed in many pres\u00adtigious shows. I have got my train\u00ading of Indian clas\u00adsical music from Pt. Shubhada Paradkar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Subiksha Koth\u00adandaraman<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:subiksha.kothandaraman@yahoo.com\">subiksha.kothandaraman@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Santa Clara, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408 744 6071<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Smt. K. Subiksha has had her musical train\u00ading under Smt. Lalitha Siva\u00adkumar for the past 14 years and her music re\u00adflects the D.K. Pattam\u00admal bani with clear diction and perfect sruthi align\u00adment. Subiksha has won various awards and prizes in\u00adclud\u00ading the best vocal\u00adist award from Sri Partha\u00adsarathy Swami Sabha. She is also a rec\u00adipient of the Bharat Kalachar scholar\u00adship and is a graded artist of the All India Radio. Subiksha has been per\u00adfor\u00adming widely all over india and abroad. A chemical engineer by profes\u00adsion, Subiksha is cur\u00adrently pur\u00adsuing music as her full time career. SaReGaMa has recently released an audio CD titled Thulasi\u00addala in Dec-2011 with 6 songs by Subiksha. She also takes on\u00adline classes all over USA and Canada. Web\u00adsite: www.about.me\/subiksha Youtube concert video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/bvaidyan Audio CD : http:\/\/www.rhythmhouse.in\/Detail.aspx?productListing=105355<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sapna Kotwaliwale<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:dr_sapna@hotmail.com\">dr_sapna@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat Natyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sunny\u00advale, Ca, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 836 7850<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> www.trishnakala.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kerry Kriger, Ph.D.<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kerry@indianflutemusic.com\">kerry@indianflutemusic.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bansuri<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Santa Cruz, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I studied ban\u00adsuri from Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao for about 10 years. I can give les\u00adsons, and am also happy to prac\u00adtice with any inter\u00adested tabla player. Web\u00adsite: &#8211; http:\/\/indianflutemusic.com\/kerry-kriger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Prema Krishnamurthy<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kumaragruha@yahoo.com\">kumaragruha@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sloka and Dev\u00adotional Music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pleasan\u00adton, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. 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He has per\u00adformed in hun\u00addreds of con\u00adcerts with world-re\u00adnowned artists, spearheaded new cross-musical col\u00adlabor\u00adations, presented Indian per\u00adcus\u00adsion insti\u00adtutes and lec\u00adtures, received pres\u00adtigious inter\u00adnatio\u00adnal awards, and patented a drum\u00adhead tension\u00ading system. Rohan&#8217;s multi\u00adfaceted accom\u00adplish\u00adments as a per\u00adformer, com\u00adposer, educator, re\u00adsearcher, and entre\u00adpreneur earned him a pri\u00advate meeting and per\u00adfor\u00admance for the Presi\u00addent of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam. Rohan earned a Ph.D. in music\u00adology from the East\u00adman School of Music at the Uni\u00adversity of Rochester. More info is avail\u00adable at www.rohanrhythm.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Krithiga Chandhra\u00adsekhar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:krithiga81@yahoo.com\">krithiga81@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Car\u00adnatic Music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 21568 Rosario Ave Cuper\u00adtino CA 95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-446-0830<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Classes are indivi\u00addual, group or at your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kukoo Bhai<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kukoobhai@gmail.com\">kukoobhai@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> (tabla, Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical \/ Ghazals)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> (San Francisco, CA )<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.kukoogsingh.com &#8211; Tabla in recent years has gained popular\u00adity in a var\u00adiety of genres and is now widely used from styles as diverse as jazz, fla\u00admenco, hip-hop, tra\u00additional Indian clas\u00adsical, and many more!! Please check out the above web\u00adsite for audio sam\u00adples, photos, video, and con\u00adtact infor\u00admation. Whether you hope to gain tabla experi\u00adence or simply would like to main\u00adtain accom\u00adpani\u00adment, many styles of tabla are avail\u00adable for your instruc\u00adtion. Ad\u00addition\u00adally if you are inter\u00adested in North Indian clas\u00adsical music, Ghazals, Bhan\u00adgra, DJ, or any other genre please get in touch. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Heera Kulkarni<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:academyraga@gmail.com\">academyraga@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani-Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sacramento &amp; Elk Grove, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (916)-686-5785<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Twenty years of dedi\u00adcated &amp; skillful music teach\u00ading experi\u00adence and 18 years of public school teach\u00ading experi\u00adence with MA in Education. San\u00adgeet Visharad from Gan\u00addharv Maha\u00advidyalay, New Delhi. Offer\u00ading classes in Elk Grove, Sacra\u00admento, Folsom &amp; Rancho Cardova area for children and adults in North Indian clas\u00adsical vocal, devotio\u00adnal music, ghazals, plus instruc\u00adtion in har\u00admonium &amp; key\u00adboard. Exams of\u00adfered in clas\u00adsical vocal music with af\u00adfilia\u00adtion from Gandharv Mahavidyalay, India. At\u00adtent\u00adion is given to each student in small groups. One on one clas\u00adses avail\u00adable. On\u00adline classes for stu\u00addents in remote areas. Available for con\u00adcerts, lecture \/ demon\u00adstrations in Hindu\u00adstani music, and story-telling with Indian music. Register now for all levels. Registrat\u00adion is ongoing all year for ages 5 to adults. More infor\u00admation is avail\u00adable at Web\u00adsite: www.heerakulkarni.com. Also visit and like the Raga Academy Face\u00adbook page today at &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RagaAcademyofIndianMusic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Yogita Kulkarni<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:yogita.kulkarni82@gmail.com\">yogita.kulkarni82@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat Natyam (beginner to teacher training)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dublin, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408)-966-6473<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am Bharata Natyam teacher and performer with 15+ years of experience in India and USA. You can find more about me at: https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/yogitakulkarnicom\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Mythili Kumar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:abdanceco@gmail.com\">abdanceco@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 4950 Hamil\u00adton Avenue, Suite 105, San Jose, CA 95130<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-871-5959<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Mythili Kumar, Art\u00adistic Director Abhinaya Dance Company. For more info check www.abhinaya.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>L<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jyothi Lakkaraju<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jlakkaraju@yahoo.com\">jlakkaraju@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 21844 Hermosa Ave Cuper\u00adtino CA 95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 873-7443<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Jyothi Lakkaraju is a Kuchi\u00adpudi artist in the Bay Area. She recieved her initial instruc\u00adtion from the re\u00adnowned Guru Sri Chinta Radha\u00adKrishna Murthy and later mastered the art under the guid\u00adence of Dr. Uma Rama Rao. As an ac\u00adcompli\u00adshed artist in her home state Andhra Pradesh, she has per\u00adfor\u00admed all over India, South East Asia and United States. She is a rec\u00adipient of numer\u00adous awards, prizes, and titles includ\u00ading &#8220;Singara Mani&#8221;, in re\u00adcog\u00adnition of her talents. She star\u00adted her dance career in the Bay Area with Abhi\u00adnaya Dance Company. She has given many per\u00adfor\u00admances to aid various human\u00aditarian causes here in the Bay Area. Apart from per\u00adforming, she is an ac\u00adcompli\u00adshed tea\u00adcher of this art for the last 12 years in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- March20_4_2020 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0047309040523061\" data-ad-slot=\"9410001606\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>M<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> M.C. 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Info:<\/strong> Rohini has trained in clas\u00adsical Car\u00adnatic music under the able tute\u00adlage of Sringeri Asthana Vidwan Palghat Guru Sri T.S. Anantha\u00adraman for 20 years. She started learn\u00ading music at the age of 6 and has been a stu\u00addent of Sri Naada Brahmam Music School, Chembur, Mumbai, India since 1988. Cur\u00adrently she pursues a Bachelors in Music (B.Music) from the Uni\u00adversity of Madras. She has also com\u00adpleted a module train\u00ading in &#8216;Tiru\u00adpugazh&#8217; under &#8216;Tiru\u00adpugazh&#8217; Special\u00adist Sri Bala\u00adsubramaniam, along with a module train\u00ading in &#8216;Rhythm and &#8216;Konnakol&#8217; under per\u00adcussion special\u00adist and tea\u00adcher Sri. T.S. Nanda\u00adkumar in the year 2007. 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Info:<\/strong> Person-to-person as well as on line world wide. www.sitarguru.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Vishan Menon<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vishanmenon1996@gmail.com\">vishanmenon1996@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Ramon, CA. USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 925-208-1088<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Vishan Menon has been a student of tabla since 2008. He is a student of Shri. Satish Tare, and now con\u00adtinues to study tabla as a dis\u00adciple of Pandit Anindo Chatter\u00adjee, re\u00adnowned maestro of the Far\u00adrukabad Gharana. Vishan also receives guid\u00adance in accom\u00adpani\u00adment from Pt. Partha Chatterjee, ac\u00adcom\u00adplished sitarist of the Maihar gharana. Vishan is a Vish\u00adarad from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha\u00advidyalaya, and is attending San Jose State Univer\u00adsity, where he is pur\u00adsuing a degree in Computer Science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dr. Madhuwanti Mirashi<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:msmirashi@hotmail.com\">msmirashi@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical and light &#8211; vocal, music apprec\u00adiation, voice culture, naad yoga &#8211; medi\u00adtation with music, morning &amp; evening trad\u00aditional sanskrit prayers set to rag and taal, Instru\u00admental &#8211; tabla, harmon\u00adium, key\u00adboard, avail\u00adable for per\u00adfor\u00admance for all occas\u00adsions<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose Area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-246-1643<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Disciple of Pandit Om\u00adkarnath Thakur, Doc\u00adtorate from Banaras Hindu Univer\u00adsity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Manapragada Srinivasa Murthy<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:manepro@yahoo.com\">manepro@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Folk Music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 870, East El Camino Real, Sunny\u00advale, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-732-6503<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> learned folk music and songs from renowed inter\u00adnatio\u00adnal folk singer late shri. Mana\u00adpragada Nara\u00adsimha Murthy. Pre\u00adsently doing re\u00adsearch on the folk\u00adlore and writing the bio\u00adgraphy of my guru late shri. Mana\u00adpragada Narasimha Murthy. Oragan\u00adised and per\u00adformed in many inter\u00adnational folk pro\u00adgrammes in India and UK, given per\u00adfor\u00admances in tele\u00advision (door\u00addarshan), All India Radio, Hyder\u00adabad, India. I wish to ded\u00adicate my life to uplift the folk\u00adlore by train\u00ading the people who really have that zeal of learn\u00ading the folk music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>N<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Anuradha Nag<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:tarangini@sbcglobal.net\">tarangini@sbcglobal.net<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kathak<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 4776 McCoy Avenue, San Jose CA 95130<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-374-8017<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Tarangini School of Kathak dance was establi\u00adshed by Smt. Anuradha Nag who is a student of Padma\u00advibhusan Pt. Birju Maharaj and Pt. Vijai Shan\u00adkar. Clas\u00adses in Kathak are offered for all age groups in the San Fran\u00adsisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nikhil Naidu<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:learntoplaytabla@hotmail.com\">learntoplaytabla@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sacramento, CA 95832, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 916-606-4185<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I started play\u00ading at age 13 learn\u00ading from Guru Ji Bhaskra Nand at the Fiji Indian Cul\u00adtural Center (Fiji Islands). I took formal les\u00adsons from 1993 till 1998. I have been since play\u00ading on my own and expand\u00ading my know\u00adledge by prac\u00adticing along with various types of music genres and artists. I have per\u00adformed on stage many times and even played on the radio. If you are inter\u00adested in learn\u00ading then con\u00adtact me and we will dis\u00adcuss your learn\u00ading needs and costs involved. Multiple stu\u00addents and one-on-one basis is avail\u00adable. Web\u00adsite &#8211; www.thenikhilmix.webs.com. Face\u00adbook &#8211; Taal &amp; Sur: The Nikhil Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sangita Nandy<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sangita_nandy@yahoo.com\">sangita_nandy@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kathak<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 4250 Albany Dr. #F105 San Jose CA 95129<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 244 3350, (408) 416 6874<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> A leading student of Kathak maestro Nritya Shiromoni Guru Bandana Sen, Sangita is a dance choreo\u00adgrapher, per\u00adformer, and edu\u00adcator of the North Indian clas\u00adsical dance, Kathak in Bay Area. Now enrolling new stu\u00addents (Begin\u00adners )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Debankur Naskar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:debankur@gmail.com\">debankur@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 2656, Mission Greens Dr; San Jose; CA &#8211; 95148<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 464-8709<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Student of Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rakhi R. Nath<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@sarangischoolofmusic.com\">info@sarangischoolofmusic.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Music Classes<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dublin, California 94568<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415 361 8321<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> For More details visit www.sarangischoolofmusic.com. Rakhi R. Nath started learn\u00ading Car\u00adnatic music from the age of eight years under the guid\u00adance of Sri Chandra\u00admana Naraya\u00adnan Namboo\u00adtiri. After her aran\u00adgattom at the age of 12, she have given Car\u00adnatic con\u00adcerts in more than 100 stages in India and overseas. Rakhi was the winner of Car\u00adnatic music and Kadha\u00adkali San\u00adgeetam at Mahatma Gandhi Uni\u00adversity Youth Festival in 2004 and the Yesu\u00addas Augustine trophy com\u00adpeti\u00adtion in 1998. And she lear\u00adned Hindu\u00adstani music from Ustad Fayaz Khan and Mohan Kumar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nataraja Nritya\u00adlaya<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nataraja_nrityalaya@yahoo.com\">nataraja_nrityalaya@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam, Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 4084 Teale Ave, San Jose, CA-95117<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-870-0416 \/ 408-249-4594<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>Looking for a good dance tea\u00adcher? Have a pas\u00adsion for dancing? Whether you are an adult want\u00ading to learn that you mis\u00adsed out as a child or a mom aspir\u00ading for a child to be a great dancer or a child aspir\u00ading to be a great dancer, you have a wonder\u00adful, ac\u00adcomp\u00adlished dance tea\u00adcher look\u00ading forward to teach\u00ading you. Madhavi Mynam\u00adpati, a national level dancer, with M.A. in dance, is cur\u00adrently teach\u00ading Kuchi\u00adpudi and Bharata\u00adnatyam clas\u00adses in Fremont, Cupertino, Sunny\u00advale, San Jose areas and has openings for adults and kids. She is the dis\u00adciple of the great dancer and tea\u00adcher Dr. Uma Ramarao, who created many ac\u00adcomp\u00adlished dancers. For more details, con\u00adtact Madhavi at 510-870-0416 or at nataraja_nrityalaya@yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>O<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Madan Oak<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:madanoak@aol.com\">madanoak@aol.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Clas\u00adsical Instru\u00admental Music &#8211; Santoor<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 5760 Newfields Lane Dublin CA 94568<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (925)-556-9611<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Madan is a dis\u00adciple of the world renowned santoor maestro Pandit Shiv\u00adkumar Sharma. Madan has been study\u00ading Indian clas\u00adsical music for more than 16 years. Madan was born in Pune, the cul\u00adtural capitol of Maha\u00adrashtra. Madan has a Masters degree in physics and has majored in computer manage\u00adment. Before study\u00ading clas\u00adsical instru\u00admental music Madan studied light music and used to sing Marathi &amp; Hindi songs and played tabla. After being astoni\u00adshed by a live per\u00adfor\u00admance of his guru Pandit Shivkumar Sharma at a concert in Pune, Madan decided to take up learn\u00ading Indian clas\u00adsical music. Madan has bag\u00adged many college, Uni\u00adversity and city level awards in the clas\u00adsical music com\u00adpeti\u00adtions. Madan had received the All India Radio National Best Instru\u00admentalist award in the year 1986 for which he was awarded the &#8220;B&#8221; level gradation on AIR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Steve Oda<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:steve_oda@hotmail.com\">steve_oda@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sarod, Sitar, Hindu\u00adstani Vocal, guitar and other stringed instru\u00adments<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 145 DuBois St. San Rafael, CA 94901<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-453-8033<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> 35 years teach\u00ading and per\u00adforming Indian clas\u00adsical music around the world. A dis\u00adciple of the legendary maestro Ali Akbar Khan and representing the Senia Maihar gharana, Steve has ad\u00additional back\u00adground infor\u00admation, music and video samples on his web\u00adsite: www.steveoda.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>P<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Abhinay Padhye<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:apadhye@cisco.com\">apadhye@cisco.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1007, Craig Drive San Jose CA 95129<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408 252 2281<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Abhinay Padhye is an accomplished tabla artist. He has accom\u00adpanied many noted artists and has given solo per\u00adfor\u00admances. He started learn\u00ading tabla from Shree Nana Mulye and then Pt. Bhai Gaitonde in Mumbai. He is cur\u00adrently study\u00ading tabla under Pandit Swapan Chaudhary at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California. He also has been teach\u00ading tabla to a num\u00adber of aspir\u00ading stu\u00addents in the San Fran\u00adcisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sanjeev Rao Palamand<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sanjeev.palamand2107@gmail.com\">sanjeev.palamand2107@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Mridangam, Kon\u00adnakkol, Car\u00adnatic<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1346 The Alameda, San Jose, Cali\u00adfornia 95126<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +1 669 263 1423<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am a per\u00adforming artiste on the mri\u00addangam and kon\u00adnakkol and a student of Vid. Anoor Anantha\u00adkrishna Sharma from Bangalore. I con\u00adduct classes in mri\u00addangam and kon\u00adnakkol for begin\u00adner&#8217;s level and advan\u00adced level on Friday, Satur\u00adday and Sun\u00adday. I am also look\u00ading for\u00adward to col\u00adlaborate with mus\u00adicians in the bay area. Please con\u00adtact me for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> PAMPA<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pampans@pampans.com\">pampans@pampans.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Dance &amp; Music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pampa Dance Academy, 520 Law\u00adrence Express\u00adway, Suite #311, Sunny\u00advale, Ca 94085<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-24-DANCE<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> PAMPA, Prabath Academy for Music &amp; per\u00adforming Arts, offers classes in Bharatha Natyam, Kathak, Music and per\u00adcus\u00adsion. http:\/\/www.pampans.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nikhil Pandya<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pnikhil@hotmail.com\">pnikhil@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> SF Bay Area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-205-9630.<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Nikhil Pandya star\u00adted learn\u00ading tabla at an early age in Valsad, India with late Shri Prem Shankar Nayak. He since has had the oppor\u00adtunity to learn from seve\u00adral tabla players. In 1990 Nikhil met Pandit Swapan Cha\u00addhuri and has been his student since. In addition to per\u00adfor\u00adming in the Bay Area, Nikhil teaches at the Sangeeta\u00adanjali Insti\u00adtute of Music in Fre\u00admont, CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nikita Parikh<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@niknatmusic.com\">info@niknatmusic.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> North Indian clas\u00adsical music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, Ca<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-770-9414<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Nikita teaches Indian music to kids and have publi\u00adshed a music book for children. For more info please visit us at www.niknatmusic.com Gana Bajana &#8211; Book Summary -Gana Bajana is the first ever book of Hindi Songs for children in English, with a comple\u00adment\u00ading music guide in Hindu\u00adstani not\u00adations (Sa, Re, Ga) and West\u00adern sheet music. It pro\u00advides a step-by-step method for sing\u00ading and play\u00ading songs, intro\u00adducing ten simple Hindi songs for young chil\u00addren and novice lear\u00adners of instru\u00adments such as piano or elect\u00adronic key\u00adboard. An English trans\u00adlation is also pro\u00advided for each song. For some songs, the Indian clas\u00adsical raga on which the com\u00adposition is based is noted, thus intro\u00adducing every\u00adone to the theory of Indian clas\u00adsical music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pt. Binay Pathak<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:binaybalram@yahoo.com\">binaybalram@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Clas\u00adsical Vocal, Sitar, Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sacramento, Cali\u00adfornia, U. S.<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 916-995-6499<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Web\u00adsite &#8211; www.sohinisangeet.org. Pandit Binay Pathak, is the son of the late Pandit Balram Pathak, legen\u00addary Indian sitar\u00adist and contem\u00adporary of Vilayat Khan and Ravi Shankar. Pt. Binay Pathak teaches the style of his gharana, a sitar and vocal line\u00adage, whose music has been instil\u00adled from tea\u00adcher to stu\u00addent con\u00adtinuously for over 500 years. He is an estab\u00adlished singer of clas\u00adsical raag, light clas\u00adsical thumri, poetic ghazal, and dev\u00adotional bhajan. Pt. Pathak is an award win\u00adning music director, and clas\u00adsical artist with All India Radio and tele\u00advision. He has per\u00adfor\u00admed at pres\u00adtigious music festi\u00advals such as Dover Lane, and Tan\u00adsen Music Con\u00adference with artists such as Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Kishori Amonkar, Ustad Alla Rakha and Zakir Hus\u00adsain and has been awarded Sur\u00admani. Pt. Pathak has estab\u00adlished a music school in Sacra\u00admento, Cali\u00adfornia, Sohini San\u00adgeet Academy, where he teaches his stu\u00addents the deep know\u00adledge of Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical Raga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sunita Pendekanti<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Sunita_pendekanti@yahoo.com\">Sunita_pendekanti@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bay Area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Sunita Pendekanti&#8217;s &#8220;Kuchipudi Art Centre&#8221; was started in 1997. This school has pro\u00adduced two major dance dramas &#8221; Mohini Bhasma\u00adsura&#8221; and &#8221; Mahishasura Mardhini&#8221; with the Bay Area&#8217;s lead\u00ading Kuchi\u00adpudi dancers and have per\u00adfor\u00admed across the United States with the troupe. The school philo\u00adsophy is to train young dancers in the field of Kuchi\u00adpudi art stres\u00adsing on abhi\u00adnaya and lasya and also to help under\u00adstand the theory behind Kuchi\u00adpudi art form. The school has con\u00adducted several Kuchi\u00adpudi work\u00adshops for the stu\u00addents in the bay area. The stu\u00addents pro\u00adduced from this school have won several awards in clas\u00adsical dance at several major festi\u00advals con\u00adducted by local and national cultural as\u00adsociat\u00adions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Srimathy Prakash<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jillu156@gmail.com\">jillu156@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Music VOCAL<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Novato, CA-94947<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong>628 236 9663<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am cur\u00adrently located in Novato, CA. I am a Masters degree holder in vocal music with 10 years of teach\u00ading experi\u00adence. I am good teach\u00ading raga alapana, neraval, kal\u00adpana swaram. I have been doing Kut\u00adcheries back in India even from my early age. Willing to do con\u00adcerts to spread the joy of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Supriya Puranik<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nrityabhakti@yahoo.com\">nrityabhakti@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharata\u00adnatyam Dancer, Teacher<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Bay Area, Cali\u00adfornia<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-666-7422<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Academics B.A. and M.A. in Indian clas\u00adsical dance from Pune Univer\u00adsity. Kathak Visharad from Gan\u00addharv Maha Vidyalay. Artistic dance tea\u00adcher of Nrityabhakti Dance Academy. Nritya\u00adbhakti Dance academy is offering Bharata\u00adnatyam, semi-clas\u00adsical &amp; folk dance clas\u00adses in the South &amp; East Bay area, Cali\u00adfornia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Q<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>R<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nikhila Radha\u00adkrishna<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nikhilaradhakrishna12@gmail.com\">Nikhilaradhakrishna12@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic clas\u00adsical music (vocal and flute)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Palo Alto, Cali\u00adfornia<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 562-541-2810<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I have done my Vidwat in clas\u00adsical music vocal and flute. I have given many con\u00adcerts in Ban\u00adgalore. I have taught music to about 50 people in Ban\u00adgalore. If there is vacancy for the clas\u00adsical music tea\u00adcher, Please let me know. I can send you my youtube links of my per\u00adfor\u00admances if you wish to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Prasant Radha\u00adkrishnan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:prasant@prasantmusic.com\">prasant@prasantmusic.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic &#8211; Saxo\u00adphone<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Fran\u00adcisco Bay Area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-343-6308<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Prasant Radha\u00adkrishnan is a prodigy of saxophone in Carnatic music. The senior dis\u00adciple of Dr. Kadri Gopal\u00adnath, he has per\u00adformed inter\u00adnation\u00adally and is critic\u00adally ac\u00adclaimed. Please see www.prasantmusic.com for infor\u00admation about his music, concert book\u00adings and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Raaga\u00advihaara School of Car\u00adnatic music &#8211; Gayatri Kal\u00adluru<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:raagavihaara@gmail.com\">raagavihaara@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian clas\u00adsical &#8211; Carnatic vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Pleasenton, Dublin<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 601 675 0379 or 203 828 0041<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I was pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adally trained in Carnatic music at Dwaram Venkata\u00adswami Naidu Kala\u00adkshetram, Visakha\u00adpatnam and have a degree from Andhra Univer\u00adsity. I also learnt it from direct disciples of sri Nedu\u00adnuri Krishna Murthy Garu. I also have good experi\u00adence in teach\u00ading music (10+years) In-person classes are con\u00adducted for both begin\u00adners and ad\u00advance level stu\u00addents (both children and adults). Stu\u00addents here learn Carnatic music in a methodical, pro\u00adfes\u00adsional and inter\u00adest\u00ading way. Phone \/ inter\u00adnet\/ skype clas\u00adses are of\u00adfered only for ages (above 5 years). Per\u00adsonal at\u00adten\u00adtion, printed notes, and pre re\u00adcor\u00added excel\u00adlent quality voice record\u00adings of les\u00adsons as mp3s will be given to each and every student for prac\u00adtice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Amrita Rao<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:amritarao1@gmail.com\">amritarao1@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical, Semi-classical\/ light clas\u00adsical (Kan\u00adnada bhava\u00adgeete, bhakti\u00adgeete, vachana, Marathi abhangs, bhajans etc.)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sunnyvale, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +1 650 660 5217<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Amrita is a B high grade artiste and a re\u00adgular per\u00adformer at the All India Radio. She has been as\u00adsociated with Shan\u00adkar Maha\u00addevan Academy as a music tutor for two years and now indepen\u00addently takes music classes on\u00adline and off\u00adline for stu\u00addents of all ages. At a very young age, Amrita sought the tute\u00adlage of Pt. Param\u00adeshwar Hegde, a re\u00adnowned artiste and guru who sculpted and refined her vocal abilities; she seeks his expert guid\u00adance to this very day. Her first audio CD &#8216;Aagam&#8217; featuring ragas Gurjari Todi &amp; Maru Bihag has been recently re\u00adleased and well received by music con\u00adnois\u00adseurs and general public. Apart from clas\u00adsical music, Amrita has also given per\u00adformance of var\u00adious other forms of music such as light clas\u00adsical music in various states of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> William Rossel<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:william.rossel.tabla@gmail.com\">william.rossel.tabla@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> SF Bay Area\/Marin County<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-261-0483<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Disciple of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. Earned a Masters Degree in Tabla Perfor\u00admance from the Cali\u00adfornia Insti\u00adtute of the Arts. Cur\u00adrently study\u00ading at the Ali Akbar College of Music. Les\u00adsons at your home, all over the Bay Area, or at my home in Marin county. Visit web\u00adsite: www.williamrossel.com for more infor\u00admation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>S<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> S. Jagadish<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com\">Lakshmi.jagadish@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Mridangam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sacra\u00admento<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Teaching mirudangam in the Greater Sacra\u00admento Area. Dis\u00adciple of the great miru\u00addangam mastero Neyveli R. Narayanan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Hamsini Sankaran<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:hamsini0992@gmail.com\">hamsini0992@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian clas\u00adsical music, light music, film music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 669 204 6029<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am a trained clas\u00adsical singer. I have learnt clas\u00adsical music for the past 12 years under Sri S.P. Ramh who is a dis\u00adciple of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman sir. I have given many clas\u00adsical con\u00adcerts when I was in Inida and won several prizes in Indian clas\u00adsical music. I was an active member of the col\u00adlege music band and I have given many per\u00adfor\u00admances. Also, I have released an album titled&#8221; Karp\u00adpom Karpip\u00adpom&#8221; to promote education in rural India in col\u00adlabor\u00adation with Hip-Hop Thamizha pop team. I am very much inter\u00adested in taking clas\u00adsical les\u00adsons in a gram\u00admatical format as taught by my tea\u00adcher Sri S.P. Ramh. Kindly let me know, if there are any op\u00adportun\u00adities for me. I would be avail\u00adable during the week\u00adend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Neel Sarkar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:neel@neels-nirvana.com\">neel@neels-nirvana.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Vocal Music<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-396-5434<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.neels-nirvana.com. Beginner&#8217;s Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical vocal train\u00ading, voice train\u00ading , music medit\u00adation , light songs and geets, Bolly\u00adwood sing\u00ading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Arvind Sathe<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sathe.arvind@gmail.com\">sathe.arvind@gmail.com.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Ramon, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 719 357 5346<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Disciple of Pt. Pandharinath Nageshkar\u00a0 and Pt. Swapan Chaudhuri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Samidha Satyam<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:samidha_satyam@yahoo.com\">samidha_satyam@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 41403, Timber Creek Terrace Fremont CA-94539<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-432-0008<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Samidha Satyam one of the pro\u00adminent expo\u00adnent of guru Padma\u00adbhushan Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam. She is an accom\u00adplished young art\u00adiste who has given per\u00adfor\u00admances in India and abroad like UK, USA, Canada, Europe, Aus\u00adtralia, South Africa, Sing\u00adapore and almost toured all over the world. The Guin\u00adness World Records was achieved during the Inter\u00adnational Kuchi\u00adpudi con\u00advention held in Cupertino CA on 21st June 2008. She com\u00adpleted her dance degree in Kuchi\u00adpudi dance from P.S. Telugu Univer\u00adsity, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> School of Indian Arts<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:guru@schoolofindianarts.com\">guru@schoolofindianarts.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal and Bharat\u00adnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Clas\u00adses of\u00adfered for Indian clas\u00adsical music and dance, ac\u00adcepting all levels (begin\u00adner, inter\u00admediate and adult)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dr. Ragasree Sen<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ragasreesen@gmail.com\">ragasreesen@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Rabindra San\u00adgeet and Dhru\u00adpadi style music [Music Per\u00adfor\u00admer and Trainer]<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, CA or Santa Barbara, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 431-1330<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am inter\u00adested in per\u00adforming music in cul\u00adtural con\u00adferen\u00adces and tutoring music to young stu\u00addents. I am pas\u00adsion\u00adate about music [especially dhru\u00adpadi style and Rab\u00adindra San\u00adgeet] and I teach music to masters stu\u00addents in India. My LinkedIn profile is in.linkedin.com\/pub\/ragasree-sen\/26\/782\/422 . Couple of songs from my Recordings : http:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?amp;v=rOkv8pR_w5s&amp;desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DrOkv8pR_w5s. My Back\u00adground: -I belong to the family of famous Indian musician Rai Chand Boral and I inheri\u00adted music from my father Nemai Chand Bural. I was brought up and edu\u00adcated in Shanti\u00adniketan (Tagore&#8217;s place) where I had studied music along with other sub\u00adjects. I have some mus\u00adical record\u00adings of Rabindra San\u00adgeet and my per\u00adfor\u00admance was broad\u00adcasted on local TV channels in India. I visit my chil\u00addren in Fre\u00admont, CA and Santa Barbara, CA, and think this can be a great oppor\u00adtunity to spread my know\u00adledge of music among young talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dipanwita Sengupta<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:dipa_sg@yahoo.com\">dipa_sg@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Dance &#8211; Kathak, Rabindra Nritya, Folk Dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-615-1761 \/\/ 408-480-2165<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Front-ranking dis\u00adciple of Nritya Shiro\u00admoni Guru Ban\u00addana Sen. Offers classes in Kathak, Rabin\u00addra Nritya, folk dances in Bay Area. All age groups are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Geeta Seshadri<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:geetaseshadri@yahoo.com\">geetaseshadri@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal and violin<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont and Santa Clara<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-896-5043<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Sargam Shah<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sargamsbhajans@gmail.com\">sargamsbhajans@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> North India vocal, bhajan \/ kirtan, harmon\u00adium<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> El Cerrito, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 234-6543<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Dis\u00adciple of the late Pandit Pran Nath and Profes\u00adsor Mohini Mohan Patnaik, rea\u00adson\u00adable charge, devot\u00adional vocal and har\u00admonium only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Aarti Shankar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:violinaarti@gmail.com\">violinaarti@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic violin and Car\u00adnatic vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Santa Clara, Cali\u00adfornia, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 650 670 2574<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am a per\u00adfor\u00adming Carnatic violini\u00adst with experi\u00adence teach\u00ading and per\u00adfor\u00adming for fifteen years. I am a dis\u00adciple of Padma Shankar, senior dis\u00adciple of violin maestro Lalgudi Jaya\u00adraman. Have also learned under Lal\u00adgudi Jaya\u00adraman, his son Lal\u00adgudi GJR Krish\u00adnan and daughter Lal\u00adgudi Vijaya\u00adlakshmi. I welcome stu\u00addents who display a de\u00addi\u00adcation to the arts. I have taught work\u00adshops and given per\u00adfor\u00admances in major venues across India and North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Dr. Bindu S. Shankar, Ph.D.<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:bindu@vrindavanacademy.com\">bindu@vrindavanacademy.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharat Natyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Ramon, CA 94583 (bay area)<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 925-875-1095<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I graduated in Bharata Natyam from Kala\u00adkshetra Foun\u00addation, Chen\u00adnai. As a member of the Kala\u00adkshetra troupe, I have per\u00adfor\u00admed all over India and at the Fes\u00adtival of India in the former Soviet Union. I was a recep\u00adient of a Govt. of Tamil\u00ad Nadu scholar\u00adship pro\u00admoting bud\u00adding artistes early in my dance pursuit. I am a doctor\u00adate in Art History from the Ohio State Univer\u00adsity, Colum\u00adbus, where I my re\u00adsearched studied dance imagery in South Indian temples. I have given dance per\u00adfor\u00admances, work\u00adshops, demon\u00adstrations and con\u00adtributed articles at univer\u00adsities, museums, and Indian art exhibitions in the USA. I have also organ\u00adized and partici\u00adpated in India and Inter\u00adnational festi\u00advals in the USA. My stu\u00addents at Vrin\u00addavan Indian Dance Academy have partici\u00adpated in several events around the bay area. They re\u00adcently won a dance com\u00adpeti\u00adtion at San Jose. I also teach folk dances on a limited basis. Web\u00adsite &#8211; http:\/\/www.vrindavanacademy.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Alpana Narayan Sharma<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:opal.kathak@gmail.com\">opal.kathak@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kathak<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1446 Poppy Hills Lane Tracy CA 95377<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 209-612-9881<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> OPAL School of Kathak Dance offers Lucknow Gharana style Kathak dance and its improvisation on contem\u00adporary numbers for all age groups in Tracy CA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Neetu Sharma<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:arts.shreya@gmail.com\">arts.shreya@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Kathak and Folk Dances<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1925 Esterel Way, Sacramento, CA &#8211; 95832<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-637-8159<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am San\u00adgeet Prabhakar in &#8220;Kathak Dance&#8221; from a re\u00adputed Academy in India. I have been an very active stage per\u00adformer. I take clas\u00adses only on week\u00adends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Naina Shastri, Ushanjali School of Dance<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ushanjali2008@gmail.com\">ushanjali2008@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharatnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Ramon, California, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-742-9303<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> For infor\u00admation on me, my dance, my school and other details, please check out www.ushanjali.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Preetha Sheshadri<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:s_preets@hotmail.com\">s_preets@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic music &#8211; Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 4240 Albany Dr, #G106 : San Jose, CA 95129<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 260 &#8211; 9733<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> dis\u00adciple of Shri. Panchpa\u00adkesha Iyer, Smt. T. R. Bala\u00admani and Smt. Radha Warrier (disciple of Shri Sem\u00admangudi Srinivasa Iyer). Used to teach at the San Jose State Univer\u00adsity, School of Music and Dance. Please call to dis\u00adcuss fees and class schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Kavya Shree<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kavyashree.kadam@gmail.com\">kavyashree.kadam@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Carnatic Clas\u00adsical Vocal Lessons<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fremont, California, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 415-609-9449<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> I am&nbsp;trained in Carnatic clas\u00adsical vocal music for 16 years. I have per\u00adfor\u00admed on several occasions in India and the US. I am of\u00adfer\u00ading les\u00adsons on week days for $25 per ses\u00adsion. Please contact me for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Pandit Vishwanath Shrikhande<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:vishwashri@yahoo.com\">vishwashri@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Vocal clas\u00adsical and light clas\u00adsical<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 3737, La Calle Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (650)-856-6435<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> lear\u00adned under Ustad Amir Khan Saheb and Pt. Bhola\u00adnath Bhatt. Served as music pro\u00adducer in All India Radio, Principal-Mahatma Ghandhi Insti\u00adtute (Mauritius) and Jammu insti\u00adtute of Music (J &amp; K), Director-U.P. Govt. Academy of music, dance and drama. Over 48 years experi\u00adence in the field of Indian music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Shriranjani School of Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical Vocal<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:shriranjani.hcv@gmail.com\">shriranjani.hcv@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Milpitas\/ San Jose, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.shubhasree.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Harjeet Singh<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Harj7@hotmail.com\">Harj7@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bhangra<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Yuba City area<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 530-218-7614<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Experience &#8211; 16 yrs teach\u00ading, I have been teach\u00ading bhan\u00adgra from last six\u00adteen years in Yuba City area, I also taught about 4 yrs in Bay Area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rajvinder Singh<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rajvindermohi@gmail.com\">rajvindermohi@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Milpitas, California, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> Mob &#8211; 510 565 6642<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> rajvindertabla.com. He is a tabla player belongs to Pun\u00adjab Gha\u00adrana. He can per\u00adform Tabla solo and ac\u00adcompany with all streams of Indian clas\u00adsical and light music. He got National award in India. Now He is Giving clas\u00adses on\u00adline and face to face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Singing School for Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical Vocals at San Francisco<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:musicophoria@gmail.com\">musicophoria@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical Music (Vocal)-Classes offered On\u00adline and Offline<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Francisco CA 94107<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 650-918-7171<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Priyanka is a pro\u00adficient Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical vocal\u00adist trained in Khayal, Abhanga, Gha\u00adzals, Thumri, Bhakti Geet and Cinema Sangeet. She is also an expert player of the Harmon\u00adium, Key\u00adboard, Guitar, Mouth Organ and Flute. Priy\u00adanka has been learn\u00ading music since she was 6 and has partici\u00adpated in various music con\u00adcerts at Pune, Mum\u00adbai, and Nashik. She has also per\u00adformed German Folk Music at Munich, Germany. She was also in\u00advited to be a judge at Anahat, the pres\u00adtigious South Asian A Cap\u00adpella Com\u00adpeti\u00adtion hosted at UC Ber\u00adkeley. She pro\u00advides vocal les\u00adsons for Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical both on\u00adline and offline at Downtown San Francisco. http:\/\/www.priyankalalwani.com\/music.html<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Swathi Sree\u00adnivasen<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:swa.dancer@gmail.com\">swa.dancer@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharatnatyam<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1427 24th Avenue, San francisco, Cali\u00adfornia, USA-94122<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> +1 (415)745-8316<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Bharathanatyam classes offered in San Bruno. Les\u00adsons include &#8211; Dance basics, exer\u00adcises, foot\u00adwork, hand ges\u00adtures, expres\u00adsions, theory, and Indian myth\u00adology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Swetha Sri\u00adnivasan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:swetha.s@AOL.com\">swetha.s@AOL.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Indian Carnatic Vocal, slokas on Hindu Gods<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408 634 7042<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Personalized Carnatic vocal music and all short, long mantras and slokas taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Harini Sriram<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:harinisriram.music@gmail.com\">harinisriram.music@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bhajans and Dev\u00adotional Music (Vocal)<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> San Jose, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408 627 1562<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Hi, I am Harini and I live in San Jose. I teach Meera bha\u00adjans, Annam\u00adacharya krithis, Purandara\u00addasa krithis, Ramdas krithis etc. I&#8217;ll be happy to teach people who are genuinely inter\u00adested in learn\u00ading these beauti\u00adful compo\u00adsitions. Also, as much as I be\u00adlieve that there&#8217;s no age to learn music, I feel that kids below the age of 6 could wait until they turn 6 to totally con\u00adcentrate and get serious. That said, you know your kids better! If you think your kid is really ready, I am more than happy! I conduct classes four days a week and charge $20 per hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Shonali Srivastava<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Shonalisrivastava@gmail.com\">Shonalisrivastava@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Clas\u00adsical Vocal, Light Music, Folk Music Kathak and Bolly\u00adwood dance, Tabla, Dholak, Naal, Key\u00adboard<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Shonali Sri\u00advastava : 5552 Shana St., Fremont, CA 94538<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (510) 440 1878<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Shonali Sri\u00advastava is an AIR\/ Doordarshan approved artist. She comes from a family of mus\u00adicians. : She has won in\u00adnumerable pres\u00adtigious awards and accol\u00adades. She has per\u00adfor\u00admed exten\u00adsively on stage, radio and Door\u00addarshan (Indian TV Channel). She has been teach\u00ading music for last 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jyotsna Sundaresan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jyotsna.sundaresan@gmail.com\">jyotsna.sundaresan@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Carnatic Vocal<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Union City \/ Fremont, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 646-265-4302<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Ms. Sun\u00addaresan has been learn\u00ading music for over 25 years under the tute\u00adlage of her mother Smt. Geetha Sun\u00addaresan. She has per\u00adformed in numer\u00adous con\u00adcerts in India, Mid\u00addle East, Australia, and USA. She has trained over 50 stu\u00addents (children and adults) in Jersey City for the past several years. Open to teach\u00ading stu\u00addents of any age, and any level. Please email or call for more infor\u00admation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Smt. Sindhu Surendra<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sindhukuchipudidancer@gmail.com\">sindhukuchipudidancer@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kuchi\u00adpudi<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Dublin \/ San Ramon, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (707) 317-7439<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Sindhu Surendra is one of the versatile Kuchi\u00adpudi dancers of her gener\u00adation today. Born in India, she began her dance train\u00ading at the age of five &amp; studied with eminent gurus like Vedh\u00adantham Seetharama Sastry, Ved\u00adantham Radhe\u00adshyam &amp; Bhagavat\u00adhula Sethuram, Sindhu has per\u00adfor\u00admed at pres\u00adtigious festi\u00advals &amp; venues and has given over 800 per\u00adfor\u00admances all over India, South Africa, Malyasia, Bang\u00adkok, Sing\u00adapore etc. facebook link: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Kala-Nritya-Niketan\/182130345156744<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jaya Swaminathan<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jaya.vidyasagar@gmail.com\">jaya.vidyasagar@gmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Hindu\u00adstani Vocal \/ Bhajans &#8211; Dev\u00adotional Music classes con\u00adducted for begin\u00adners as well.<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cupertino, California<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-792 7323<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Jaya Swami\u00adnathan is a trained pro\u00adfes\u00adsional and a per\u00adfor\u00adming artist having per\u00adformed at various pres\u00adtigious stages all over India. Having learnt both forms of clas\u00adsical music- Car\u00adnatic as well as Hindu\u00adstani and with a vast experi\u00adence of teach\u00ading stu\u00addents of varying age groups, she is into teach\u00ading Hindu\u00adstani clas\u00adsical vocal \/ bhajans\/ dev\u00adotional music for begin\u00adners as well. On\u00adline classes are offered as well . Contact for further details. Web\u00adsite : songofmyheart-prakriti.blogspot.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>T<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Premalatha T.H.<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:pth.srgm@yahoo.com\">pth.srgm@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> vocal clas\u00adsical Carnatic music and slokas and devaranamas<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 5270 Case Ave. C402, Pleasanton CA 94566, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (925) 426 0107<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> with 30 years of experi\u00adence in teach\u00ading Car\u00adnatic music for all ages. Car\u00adnatic music is taught along with slokas, light music bhava\u00adgeethe and devara\u00adnamas. new\u00adcomers welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Rajeev Taranath<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:rtaranath@yahoo.com\">rtaranath@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Sarod<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 1814, Derby Street, Berkeley, CA 94703<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510 548 2296<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> www.xstudios.com\/rajeevtaranath<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Satish Tare<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:satish_tare@yahoo.com\">satish_tare@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Tabla<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 7844 Mcclellan Road Cuper\u00adtino. CA 95014 USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 408-792-7014<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Engineer by profes\u00adsion, hobby of playing tabla. Initially started learn\u00ading from my father Madhave Tare. Later on ad\u00advance train\u00ading of Farukha\u00adbad gharana from Shri Vivek Joshi and Pt. Arvind Mulgaomkar. Presen\u00adtly learn\u00ading from Pt. Swapan Chaudhari at AACM. http:\/\/www.tablaniketan.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Hemant Thakkar<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ht128128@yahoo.com\">ht128128@yahoo.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bansuri<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 10685 Morengo Dr., Cupertino, CA 95014<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (408) 507 0587<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Gwaliar Gharana, gayaki style. Stu\u00addent of vocal\u00adist Dr. Laxmi Ganesh Tewariji for 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>U<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>V<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong>&nbsp;V.K. (Venkatesan Vijayakumar)<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"mailto:vk@keylessonline.com\">vk@keylessonline.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong>&nbsp;Keyboard<br><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;Newark, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong><br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong>&nbsp;Learn to play south Indian Carnatic classical music, devo\u00adtional bha\u00adjans and\/ or Bolly\u00adwood film songs on the key\u00adboard. The foun\u00addational aspects of clas\u00adsical music, are laid out in a very stru\u00adctured course cur\u00adriculum, the finger\u00ading techniques, music appre\u00adciation, ear train\u00ading, chords theory, notes and chords trans\u00adcription. Visit http:\/\/KeyLessOnline.com for free notes\/chords &#8211; That will give you an idea of what to expect in the class. For folks living in the bay area, classes are taught in Newark, CA. For folks that are outside the bay area, classes are taught thru Skype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jyotsna Vaideeswaran<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:jyotsna.dance@hotmail.com\">jyotsna.dance@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bharathanatyam and Kathak<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cupertino, CA, USA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 510-316-5122<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Jyotsna has been learn\u00ading and per\u00adform\u00ading this exquis\u00adite dance form of Bharata\u00adnatyam for over 20 years and has studied the art under senior Kala\u00adkshetra guru Sri Aravin\u00addakshan. She has per\u00adfor\u00admed at numer\u00adous dance festi\u00advals across US, Canada and India. Jyotsna is offering dance clas\u00adses in the San Fran\u00adcisco Bay Area at all levels. Her classes in\u00adclude theory les\u00adsons and yoga which are all import\u00adant com\u00adponents of learn\u00ading dance. Please email (prefer\u00adred) or call for class timings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Nupur Verma<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:nupurv@hotmail.com\">nupurv@hotmail.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Kathak<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> Rohnert Park, CA<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 707-332-8898<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Offering classes in trad\u00aditional dance form Kathak in the Luck\u00adnow gharana. Evening and weekend classes avail\u00adable. All ages welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>W<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Jeff Whittier<br><strong>E-Mail:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:Bansijeff@aol.com\">Bansijeff@aol.com<\/a><br><strong>Field:<\/strong> Bansuri<br><strong>Location:<\/strong> 2645 Miller Ave, Mountain View CA 94040<br><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> (650) 493 2187 (TEL)<br><strong>Misc. Info:<\/strong> Jeff Whittier began his formal study of North Indian clas\u00adsical flute in 1971 at the Ali Akbar Col\u00adlege of Music in San Rafael, Cali\u00adfornia with G.S. Sachdev. He is an ex\u00adponent of the Indian clas\u00adsical trad\u00adition called &#8220;Gayaki Ang&#8221; or the style of play\u00ading based on Hindu\u00adstani vocal music. As well as being a per\u00adformer of the bansuri, or bam\u00adboo flute, he is also a master crafts\u00adman of the instru\u00adment. In a 45-year career of flute-making he has pro\u00advided flutes to some of the most famous mus\u00adicians of India, includ\u00ading G. S. Sachdev, Pt. Vijay Raghav Rao, and Pt. Hari Prasad Chau\u00adrasia. His flutes are also used in the Broad\u00adway shows &#8220;The Lion King,&#8221; &#8220;The Flower Drum Song,&#8221; &#8220;Miss Saigon,&#8221; &#8220;The King and I&#8221;, &#8220;Bombay Dreams&#8221; and &#8220;Aida.&#8221; In 1990 he was chosen to partici\u00adpate in the out\u00adreach program of the San Francisco Symphony to give lecture-demos and as\u00adsembly pro\u00adgrams of Indian music to 4th-graders in the S.F. public schools. He offers clas\u00adses and pri\u00advate lessons in North Indian flute in Mountain View.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>X<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Y<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>Z<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- March20_4_2020 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0047309040523061\" data-ad-slot=\"9410001606\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Other Sites of Interest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yorkspace.library.yorku.ca\/xmlui\/handle\/10315\/29360\" target=\"_blank\">Implicit learning of Indian Music by Westerners<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/summary?doi=10.1.1.516.8971\" target=\"_blank\">The Guru Recontextualised? - Teaching and Learning North Indian Classical Music in a Western Professional Training Environment<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/record\/884588#.WdQFe4pOlhE\" target=\"_blank\">Nowadays: The Role of Internet for Propagation and Proliferation of Music<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/40318939?seq=1\" target=\"_blank\">Multicultural Music Instruction in the Elementary School: What Can Be Achieved?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1124303?seq=1\" target=\"_blank\">Training in Indian Classical Dance: A Case Study<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S003132031830030X\" target=\"_blank\">Rasabodha: Understanding Indian classical dance by recognizing emotions using deep learning<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.library.ubc.ca\/cIRcle\/collections\/ubctheses\/831\/items\/1.0088783\" target=\"_blank\">Embodying culture : gurus, disciples and tabla players<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proquest.com\/openview\/aeb09763eb87a5a72ca503a08f036119\/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=47220\" target=\"_blank\">Distance Education in Indian Music : Feasibility and Prospects<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spark.parkland.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1172&amp;context=ah\" target=\"_blank\">My Experience in Bharata Natyam (Indian Dance)<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1903.10534\" target=\"_blank\">Learning Embodied Semantics via Music and Dance Semiotic Correlations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>Add, Modify, or Delete Listing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a sitar tea\u00adcher, a tabla tea\u00adcher, or an in\u00adstructor in any form of Indian dance or music, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/learning-music-dance\/teachers-and-performers\/add-name\/\">add your name to database<\/a>.&nbsp; You can make modifications to existing listings by <a href=\"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/learning-music-dance\/teachers-and-performers\/edit\/\">contacting the administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you encounter a teacher who has died, is unreachable, or is no longer teaching, please <a href=\"mailto:david@chandrakantha.com\">contact the administrator<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers &amp; Performers of Indian Music &amp; Dance A Name: AerodanceE-Mail: ranjani_manda@yahoo.comField: Semiclassical, Folk, Bolly\u00adwood, Dev\u00adotio\u00adnal, Clas\u00adsi\u00adcal and fusion dancesLocation: 39488 Sea Scape Road Fre\u00admont&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/learning-music-dance\/teachers-and-performers\/n-california\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Northern California<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":733,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1897"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1897"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3644,"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1897\/revisions\/3644"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chandrakantha.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}