About us
Vidushi. Smt. Ranjini Siddanthi Venkatesh is the Founder Trustee of Subhadramma Venkatappa Sangeetha Vidyalaya Trust (R) and a renowned mridangam artiste hailing from a family of musicians.
A disciple of stalwarts like Vidwan Ballari Mariyanna, Vidwan N. G. Ravi, Vidwan H. S. Sudhindra, and trained vocally by Vidushi Neela Ramgopal, she is an ‘A Top’ grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan. With performances across India and abroad - Hongkong , Singapore, Cyprus, Switzerland to name a few.
She has accompanied many eminent artists like M Balamurali Krishna, Kanyakumari, Sikkil Mala, M S Sheela, Sikkil Gurucharan, T M Krishna, R A Rama Mani, Dr T S Sathyavathi , Kalavathi Avadhooth and many more and received several accolades for her contributions to Carnatic music.
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Vidushi. Smt. Rashmi Ravi ( Dhanya Siddhanti) is the Trustee of Subhadramma Venkatappa Sangeetha Vidyalaya Trust (R) Vidushi Rashmi Ravi is a distinguished Carnatic musician and a Gold Medalist in M.A. Music from Delhi University. She has also passed the prestigious Vidwat examination conducted by the Government of Karnataka with First Class distinction. She has composed music for various bhajans and have sung in CD recordings.
Her gurus her grand parents and Smt. Vasanti Rao (Delhi), Smt. Kamakshi Balasubramaniam (Kolkata), Sangeetha Kalaacharya Vidushi Neela Ramgopal, and is currently continuing her musical refinement under the mentorship of Mridanga Vidwan Sri H. S. Sudhindra.
She has performed extensively in prestigious sabhas and cultural platforms across India, including Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Kolkata, and other regions. In 2001, she founded Swaralaya Music Academy, through which she has been nurturing students both in India and abroad.
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Smt. Gayathri S is one of the Trustees of the Subhadramma Venkatappa Sangeetha Vidyalaya Trust (R), bringing with her over four decades of dedicated teaching experience. A passionate educator, she teaches Carnatic music, Bhagavad Gita shlokas, Lalita Sahasranama, and other daily prayers. Deeply committed to preserving and promoting Sanatana Dharma, she also conducts summer camps across various locations, guiding children in cultural and spiritual learning from a young age.
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