Palini Ramnarayan 

Sunday, June 11th | 7:10pm

Palini Ramnarayan is a Hindustani classical vocalist with a Music minor from Cornell University. Palini started singing at five years old, training first under Aparna Pai and later Saili Oak. She currently follows the traditions and style of the Jaipur Gharana. She is also a trained Western Classical violinist, composer, and songwriter. Palini played violin in the Cornell Symphony Orchestra for 4 years and served as musical director of her a cappella group, Cornell Tarana, for two years. She is currently on the board of the Association of South Asian A Cappella, a non-profit that runs the collegiate South Asian A Cappella circuit. Since moving to Chicago, Palini has performed as a solo artist at several community events. Palini is deeply passionate about intertwining her two musical cultures and spreading both genres to new audiences. She strives to create music that crosses cultural bounds and represents her own identity as an Indian American. Palini loves exploring Chicago in her free-time and currently works as a software engineer for Google. She’s delighted to be performing at the Mandala Makers Festival for a second year and looking forward to sharing her music with everyone.