Nandini Shankar, one of the exceedingly talented daughters of Mr. Shankar Devraj and the violin maestro Dr. Sangeeta Shankar, began her training in music from the tender age of 3 under the tutelage of her mother and illustrious grandmother, Padmabhushan Dr. N. Rajam, the ace violinist of the country.
Having been born and brought up in an atmosphere surcharged with high caliber music round the clock, Nandini has taken to music as a duck takes to water. Her progress has been enormously astonishing and she has reached a high level of proficiency on the violin. Nandini has been highly applauded by music enthusiasts for being one of the most promising faces of Indian Classical music.
She has performed in many prominent music festivals and places in India and abroad. She is also a part of various collaborations. She is currently a faculty for music and composition at Whistling Woods International, a premier film institute in Mumbai.