About The Event
She is a trained Carnatic and Hindustani classical singer. Rasika got trained in Carnatic vocals through her aunt Vaishali Shankar. Her grandmother Gowri Ramakrishnan taught her Violin. Apart from singing, She has been performing Carnatic flute concerts from a young age. Performed with legends like Shankar Mahadevan, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Ustad Ali Khan, John Mclaughlin and others. In 2011, marking the beginning of her career, Rasika was invited to tour with ghazal legend Ustad Ghulam Ali Khan as a vocalist where she performed a repertoire of ghazals. In 2012, she made her Bollywood playback singing debut when composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy offered her the opportunity to sing for the film Dekh Indian Circus. She then started performing with the trio in their Bollywood live concerts. Rasika's work in Bollywood playback singing has been featured in films 2 States, Kill Dil, Katti Batti, Love Games. Featured on shows such as MTV Coke Studio, Judge on SaReGaMa, Kaun Banega Crorepati. As a flautist, she started performing solo Carnatic flute concerts from a young age and continued on in the United States, Dubai, Chennai and Mumbai. She was featured as a flautist on MTV's Coke Studio Season 2 in Ehsaan and Loy's production single Man Patang in 2012/. Rasika rose to popularity after a video of her performing with Shankar Mahadevan. She has performed in the US, India, Mauritius, Spain and Singapore
