Vedic Chanting
Pandit Ravichandran
Email: panditravi@comcast.net
Pandit Ravichandran is a vedic scholar and obtained his certification with the Kanchikamakoti Sri Paramacharya in 1967. After that, he completed the Mimamsa & Tarkam for the entrance exam for Veda Bhashyam and studied for 4yrs Siromani course at Madras Sanskrith College. He previously served for over 9yrs as a Veda Parayanam at TTD in Rishikesh and Tirumala. He was awarded a certificate at an all India Vedic competition at the Ambaji Mandir in Gujarat. He also served as a chief priest at Meenakshi temple Port Louis Mauritius Island. For 2 years, he served as chief priest in Flint Michigan and from 1983-88, he served as chief priest at Livermore Temple. Currently serving the Bay Area Hindu communities and all over USA, he conducts pujas, classes in puja vidhi and vedic chanting. He has trained over 25 students that regularly accompany him to perform functions for devotees like Shastiabtapurthi, Upanayanam, and more. He is an officiated pandit for the Chinmaya Mission Bay Area.
Carnatic Vocals
Smt Vasudha Prasad
Smt Vasudha Prasad studied Carnatic Classical vocals under Sri Belakawadi Srinivasa Iyengar for over 12yrs and completed her junior & senior level, & 1 year of training at profiency level. She has taught music at Kalaikoil for the past five years.
Smt Maala Kaundinya
Coming soon.
Bharatanatyam
Smt Swetha Dixit
Email:
swethadixit@comcast.net
Swetha trained in Bharatanatyam under Guru Smt Vasanthi Gopinath Jayaswal (daughter of Guru Gopinath/Thankamani of Kerala). She continued her learning with Guru Kalaimamani VS Muthuswamy Pillai in Chennai for 2yrs (Swetha's parameshti 3rd generation guru), and also studied theory under Sri TS Parthasarathy of Music Academy Chennai. She also took special courses in abhinaya under Smt Kalanidhi Narayanan. Swetha previously performed Bharatanatyam with Young Audiences of Northern California and independently performed over 500 programs throughout USA, India and Asia. She has been teaching and promoting Bharatanatyam for the past 15 years. As artistic director and founder of Kalaikoil, she annually provides around 50 programs that not only showcase her student's talents but present this dance art tradition to the local community. She has contributed to many Bay Area theatrical productions with her original choreography and as such, was awarded the Lucas Performing Arts award.
