Hello, I'm Aarthi! I'm an Indian Classical Carnatic Vocalist currently based in London. I have been singing for the past 20 years and teaching for the past 5 years.

I am privileged to have such a learned and amazing teacher such as Aarthi Ma’am as my Guru! In the short time I have learnt from her, she has taught me so much and especially has improved my understanding of gamakams, and how to properly execute and sing varnams. When Aarthi Ma’am taught us in the first lesson, her beautiful melodious voice and emphasis on gamakams was what caught my attention. As she taught us the varnam we were learning at the time, she taught and explained to us how to properly approach a new ragam or varnam and how to stress on gamakams properly such that it could be sung well. I admire Aarthi Ma’am so much as she is so humble and patient with us and she always encourages us every step of the way and she tells us not to give up when we don’t get it right even after a few tries. She empathise with us and relates to us and it makes learning easier! Aarthi Ma’am is an awesome teacher and I hope to learn so much more from her!

- Ksheeraja Kishore