October 2023 concertS

We have two concerts this Month. Please attend in large numbers, encourage the artists and enjoy the concerts.

DATE: Saturday, Oct 28th, 2023

TIME: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

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

Maanav Balan (Vocal)

Maanav is a sophomore at Bellarmine College Prep. He is learning music from Sri Hari Devanath of Sri Paduka Academy for the past 7 years. He also learns Mridhangam from Sri. Patri Satish Kumar. He had his Mirdhangam arangetram in January, 2022 under the tutelage of Guru Dr.Ramesh Srinivasan of “Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center ''. He is part of his school tennis varsity team and participates in USTA competitive tournaments. He is also part of his school speech and debate team. He likes to play basketball and read anime during his free time.

Roopa Rajagopalan (Violin)

Roopa is a violin and vocal disciple of Smt. Lavanya Kothandaraman. She is a Sophomore at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale. Besides music, Roopa enjoys books, art work, playing with her siblings and a few TV shows.

Pratheek Uppiliappan (Mridangam)

Pratheek is a Junior at Cupertino High School. Pratheek has been learning mridangam for about 6 years under the tutelage of his Guru Dr.Ramesh Srinivasan of “Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center '' and carnatic vocal from Guru Vidushi Smt. Reema Pillai of Shruthilayam School Of Music for about 7 years. Pratheek has participated in Sustaining Sampradaya, Carnatic Symphony, Namasankeertanam programs at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana. He has participated in various music programs across the Bay area in both vocal and percussion art forms. Prateek is part of his school speech and debate team. He likes to read realistic fiction books and spend time with his friends during his free time.

Vaishnavi Raghu (Vocal)

Vaishnavi has been learning carnatic music from Guru Sri. Hari Devanath for the past 7 years. She is a Junior at Piedmont Hills High School and she enjoys volunteering and graphic design.

Deeksha (Violin)

Deeksha is a freshmen in SJSU. She has been learning violin and vocal for the past 7 years from Vidhushi Smt. H.M. Smitha. Deeksha is a regular accompanist for Bay Area schools.

Varun Rao (Mridangam)

Varun Rao has been learning mridangam from Guru Sri. Ravindrabharathy Sridharan, founder and director of Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts for the past 8 years. He is a junior at Mission San Jose High School in Fremont. In his free time, he likes to play piano, run and do origami.