Maanasa Nandigam
Founder, President, and Teacher
Maanasa Nandigam is a current senior at Dublin Jerome high school and will be attending Yale University in the fall. She has been learning Carnatic music since the age of 5 from Smt. Aruna Darbha, disciple of Dr. Pantula Rama. For the past four years, she has been trained under Trivendrum Sri Seethalakshmi Ammal, disciple of Sri Semmangudi Iyer. Maanasa has won several national level vocal competitions around the U.S. and has given multiple concerts around Ohio. She has been teaching as a part of KOCA for over a year and enjoys guiding her students through Carnatic music. Maanasa has also learned dance since the age of 5 under Smt. Smitha Magal, and she enjoys biking, playing tennis, and crafting in her free time.
Meghana Nandigam
Vice-President, and Teacher
Meghana Nandigam is a current sophomore at Dublin Jerome high school. She has been learning Carnatic music since the age of 5 from Smt. Aruna Darbha, disciple of Dr. Pantula Rama. For the past four years, she has also been trained under Trivendrum Sri Seethalakshmi Ammal, disciple of Sri Semmangudi Iyer. Meghana has also learned Veena for 6 years, initially under Sri Usha Ashwath and currently under Smt. Sumamala Devulapalli. She has won several awards for both music in dance in competitions around Ohio. Meghana has also learned dance since the age of 5 under Smt. Smitha Magal, and she enjoys playing tennis in her free time.