Our Faculty

Lalitha Ramamoorthy

Lalitha is the founding director of SWMD. She is a performing artist and teacher with over 30 years of experience in Carnatic Music, Bharatanatyam Dance, and Bollywood Arts. Lalitha has been teaching students for over 20 years and is also a registered dietician and health coach.

K.N. Shashikiran

K.N. Shashikiran is a world renown Carnatic musician and member of the duo group, the Carnatica Brothers. He holds a Master’s degree in Music from the University of Madras. He has underwent musical training under the tutelage of stalwarts like T. Brinda, T.Viswanathan and Calcutta K.S. Krishnamurthy. 

Chitravina P. Ganesh

Chitravina Ganesh is a world renown Carnatic vocal musician and Chitravina artist. The Chitravina is a is a 21-string fretless string instrument. Ganesh is one of the few performing artists across the world who has mastered this unique instrument. Ganesh is also a member of the Carnatica Brothers.