Shruti Team - Shruti

Shruti Team

	Bhushan Khanal Born in Kathmandu Nepal, where the exposure to a variety of music at a very early age drove him to pick up the guitar. He was one of the founding members of the well-known Nepali band "Crossroads", who for better or for worse, were also known as the NKOTB (New Kids On The Block) of Nepal. When not hanging out with Monica and daughter Avaani, he can be found teaching his son Varun how to play air guitar.
	Bipasha Mukherjee ('Queen B') Popular Seattle figure who specializes in the sultry Asha Bhonsle voice. She is one of the original members of the band and is well-known to the local community. She has a strong (and vocal) fan following and almost always brings the crowd to their feet. Self-styled designated caretaker of any cute lilÂ’ ones she can come across!
	Carlyle Dacosta Carl has been playing the keyboard since a young age, and has picked up a few other instruments along the way. He is a new addition to this group. He loves to co-ordinate with other musicians and enjoys playing at rehearsals and shows.
	Chandrika Shankarnarayan ('C') A mountaineering aficionado and an avid outdoors person, Chandrika is a classically trained musician and loves dabbling with all kinds of musical instruments. Also plays many small percussion instruments to spice up a song, if the need arises. When she is not doing music, you'll find her busy training for the next big challenge in physical fitness! Oh, and she is known to occasionally brave strange guitar accidents on stage during Shruti performances!
	Ganga Narayanan Latest addition to Shruti in the singing department! Being born and brought up in Mumbai, Ganga was exposed to a lot of cultural and musical talents at a very early age. She is a trained Carnatic classical singer and was a finalist at the Zee SaReGaMaPa USA 2008 series. She holds great interest and passion in Indian music and dance. She loves her family and considers them her biggest support in life!
	Gauri Shringarpure A piano player at heart, Gauri is a recent addition to Shruti. As a freelance translator & linguist, she is fluent in 6 languages. When sheÂ’s not dabbling with the keyboard or entertaining little Adit & Arjun, you will find her buried in cryptic puzzles, attempting to write humor or randomly experimenting in the kitchen
	Kiran Hegde Kiran is a very passionate musician and enjoys playing music from his heart. He has played in different bands throughout his school and college years. Kiran has continued to play music whenever he has the right company, interest and time. He is versatile in many percussion instruments and loves jamming.
	Meera Krishna A Carnatic classical singer and Bharatanatyam dancer, Meera is Shruti's answer to Shubha Mudgal. Her notable Shruti performances include "Bole Na Piya" and "Man Ke Manjeere" and ..... "Choli Ke Peeche". OK, we don't quite know how that last one happened, but it was impressive anyway! A mountaineer, wife to Neelesh, mother to li'l Rasan and probably Mayor of Seattle if there were more hours in a day. Always exclaims "Krishna!" when jolted by sudden noises or movement, which makes practices fun..
	Neelesh Kamkolkar Naalu - proud papa of Rasan and a 'Family Man' as Rasan likes to call him. He will drum on any available surface and enjoys singing. He has performed at Folk Life Festival, Seattle International Childrend Festival, Microsoft (India) amongst other informal, impromptu venues.
	Prasanna Ganapule One of the most well-known figures in the Seattle Indian light-music scene, has exemplary voice and music skills. At 18, five years of his training from Mr. Chandrakant Naik (disciple of Pt. Jeetendra Abhisheki) in Pune, built a solid foundation for his voice after which he decided to move into Light music. He has to his credit several award winning performances on popular shows on Zee TV, EL TV, Doordarshan, and All India Radio & over 480 live shows! Also served as a Judge for many talent shows. His favorite activity these days? Working on his upcoming album and playing with his 2 year old son Archit and teaching him to sing and play drums!
	An avid music enthusiast, Prashant enjoys singing and playing his guitar. His mellifluous voice lends itself to a wide range of music. He sings in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu but especially likes to perform A.R.Rahman (who he considers God!) compositions. Prashant is also a certified finger style guitarist who loves figuring out and perfecting notes and chords. Prashant has performed at several charity shows in Georgia, Florida, Indiana. You can spot him with his always smiling face on the stage!
	Samuel Devasahayam Uncle Sam (born on the 4th of July, we kid you not) is Da Bass Dude and conductor for the group. This Chennai dude excels in slapping a bass riff out for the most complicated of songs, though he can also play a mean piano. Always heard murmuring in desi parties - "Mujhe hindi kucch bhi malum naheen hai!"
	Shriram Nanjundaiah Father to Paarth & Radha Shriram is also completely at home with almost all the acoustic percussive instruments - Dholak, Tabla, triple, bongo. Water polo champ, hard core dancer (at least he thinks so), polyglot, this dude does it all...sometimes all at the same time!
	Vivek Venkatachalam Called Vivaldo for his alleged soccer playing skills, Vivek plays the drums like Tiger swings a golf club. Very popular with the locals and always sports a big grin. Every now and then, sends a missile in the form of a flying drumstick towards an unsuspecting band member. He insists it's completely accidental. We're not so sure!

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