Aanand Krishnan is a vocalist who has rediscovered the joy of singing after years. He learnt Carnatic music under Coimbatore S.V. Viswanathan. He has a BE from BITS, Pilani and a MSEE from UC Santa Barbara. He maintains that he reserves his best singing voice for his extended shower sessions in the bathroom. Aanand also performs with a Bay Area Tamil band called Pallavi. He is currently an MBA student at UC Berkeley.

Amit Awasthi likes to perform dynamic songs on stage and has performed for various music groups in the US. Amit did his schooling in Allahabad, went to college in Belgaum and Rochester, NY. He is a Software Engineer. He is a vocalist and a jack of many instruments such as the keyboards, harmonica, bongo, congas and the dholak. He has relocated to San Antonio, TX.

Amit Shenoy, vocalist, spent his childhood days in Bombay. He has a BE from Bombay University and a Masters from Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst, Troy, NY. He works with Packeteer Inc. in Cupertino and lives in Santa Clara.

Anand Narayanan is a vocalist. He spent his childhood days at Bombay and Bangalore. He finished his high school and undergrad studies in Bangalore and went to Arizona State for his graduation. He is a Development Engineer with Wind River Systems and lives in Fremont.

Jaideep Subedar has been involved with rhythm right from his childhood. He has learnt the Tabla for about ten years and has now graduated to being a key percussionist - he plays all percussion instruments ranging from the Tabla to the Drums! He has recently delved into playing base on Keyboards and Guitar too. He is interested in anything to do with music and acoustics. His other passions include cars and photography. Jaideep has a BE from University of Bombay and a MS from University of Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently working with Cisco Systems and lives in San Jose. Jaideep was also the band's sound engineer, and was the person responsible for the band's quality audio. He is taking a break for a short while and devoting his time to other priorities.

Kartik Lakshmanan is a vocalist and works for Cisco Systems. He has relocated to India.

Kiran Kamity is a keyboardist, a singer and plays the harmonica. He has a BTech from IIT Madras, and a MS from Stanford University. He has founded his own company recently and lives in Mountain View.

Lewelyn D'souza's talents on the bass guitar add a mean low-end ‘kick’ to the band's sound. Brought up on classic rock and pop of the 70's and 80's, he now seeks to explore the intricacies of jazz. A MSEE from Iowa State University, he has relocated to North Carolina to pursue his MBA at UNC.

Neeraj Bhatia plays the Rhythm Guitar. He works for Wind River Systems and lives in Alameda.

Neeraj Mathur is an Alto Saxophone and Banjo player. He works for Sun Microsystems and lives in Fremont.

Pankaj Sharma's passion for music led him to enroll with EasternWinds when he saw them performing at their first show in Palo Alto. Pankaj has a BS from IIT-Roorkee, and he currently works as a consultant for Deloitte Consulting. His other interests include cricket, billiards and cars. A percussionist who loves to play drums, congos, bongos and dholak, he is thankful to his wife Ginni for her support in everything he does. He has relocated to Orange County, CA.

A desire to kick back and share tunes with like minded people landed Pranathi Sundaram at EasternWinds. Her interests lie in music, books, cooking, travelling and beadwork. Pranathi is a vocalist and occassionally lends a hand with percussions. She has an MS in Electrical Engineering and works for UCSF.

Prasenjit Lahiri is a vocalist and also plays Bass Guitar. He studied at BIT, Mesra. Currently he is working with Cisco Systems. He lives in the Union City area.

Premanshu Jain plays the banjo and the harmonium. He is also a regular trekker and has done a few Himalayan trekking expeditions. He assists in Production. He works for Network Applicances.

Rakhi Jain is a CPA. She assists in Organization (Finance). She and Premanshu have 2 lovely children.

Shahid Gill plays the keyboards. He has studied in six different countries. He is employed in the air traffic control industry. He has relocated to Dubai, UAE.

Thanks to All India Radio and her mom & dad's ultimate record collection, Shalini Ramachandran was surrounded by a wide variety of musical influences: western classical, Carnatic, pop , Hindustani, jazz and, of course Hindi film music. She says she sings all the time - in the shower, car, at gatherings and wherever she cannot be arrested for it ! She is intensely motivated and driven to perform. She occasionally plays the keyboard and hand percussion instruments. Loving wife, doting mother, persistent music-addict, and a wannabe millionaire, Shalini thanks her wonderful husband, her family and friends who have always encouraged her in all her endeavors; no matter how silly they get.

The immutable Shirish Karnik says that he loves music and wanted to be a singer. In his words 'People liked my voice so much that nobody stayed back to listen. Having been encouraged, I decided that I should be heard so I picked up an instrument which does not have a MUTE button to it. So now here I am with my drums and congas.' Needless to say, EasternWinds signed him up in a jiffy. Shirish works in Oakland and lives in the East Bay.

For Shwetha Ram, music is not a second nature...it's the first! Her folks sensed their daughter's love for music when she was 3 yrs old, for she sang much more than she talked right from then on. A student of Carnatic music for over 12 years under Shri D.K.Jayaraman and Shri Narayana Iyengar, she has been singing classical and light music for years through school, college and work. A CPA by profession, in EasternWinds, she finds the perfect ambience and niche to do what she loves the most - sing! Shweta also performs with a Bay Area Tamil band called Pallavi.

Srinivas T V is a vocalist and a budding percussionist (drums). He studied at Karnatak University, Dharwad and has performed during his school and college days. His love for Ghazals and soft numbers, rich in meaning shows in the melody based songs that he performs on stage. He works as an Embedded Software Engineer and has relocated to Pasadena, CA.

Sujatha Ramdas is a vocalist who hails from Bangalore. She is a hardware engineer, presently consulting with ATI Technologies, Inc. She enjoys listening to and singing music from different genres - Film and Carnatic being her favorites. She also likes reading, cooking and traveling to new places.

Swati Lahiri is a vocalist. She has a B.Com and a Company Secretaryship Diploma. Currently she is a student pursuing Molecular Biology. She lives in Union City.

Vidhya Iyer is a vocalist. She has an Masters in Business Administration and has relocated to India.

Vineet Goel has loved listening to music for as far back as he can remember. He is a huge fan of classic rock and blues and used to play lead guitar in a rock band back in his college days. He plays the lead/rhythm guitar. His interests include travelling, going to live concerts and jamming on his guitar for hours at a stretch.