​Chitra Srikrishna is a carnatic vocalist, writer and teacher of music appreciation. As a carnatic vocalist for over three decades she has performed live, on the radio, and on television across the world. Her classical albums include devotional poetry of the Tamil Alwars & Dasa mystics, thematic compositions on Rama and Hanuman, and live concert recordings. She has trained under several stalwarts in carnatic music such as Smt Seethalakshmi Venkatesan, Shri V.Subrahmanian, Shri O.S.Thyagarajan and Smt Lalgudi Rajalakshmi. As a musician and educator, her focus is on making Indian music accessible to a wider audience through workshops and thematic productions. Her recent productions include Pravaas, Nityotsava, Udaan, Rajamarga, Vivartana, Antah Prerna, Bhakti and HumRaag which have been well received by audiences in the US and South India. She has collaborated with acclaimed poet Arundhathi Subramaniam, writer Shoba Narayan, Hindustani vocalist Shubhangi Sakhalkar and others. At Ahmedabad University as adjunct professor of music she taught courses such as Musical Traditions of India, How Music Shapes Cities: Varanasi to NYC, Bhakti and Music: Oral Tradition Radical Change to students across various disciplines. Chitra produces the Raga Ruminations podcast and RaagTime, a radio show on Indian music. Her writing on culture, musical and social topics has appeared in leading newspapers such as Deccan Herald, The Hindu, Mint Lounge, Scroll, San Jose Mercury News, Sruti, and India Currents.