Kondapur

Ajay Kumar Sharma

Guitar, Keyboard

4+ years experience

Kondapur

Ajay Kumar Sharma is a guitar and keyboard instructor at KaushikDhwanee with over 4 years of experience teaching students of all ages. He breaks down the fundamentals of both instruments into simple, practical steps, helping students build technique, confidence, and a lifelong love for playing music.

Aparnadevi K V

Bharatanatyam

7+ years experience

Kondapur

Aparna Devi is a classical dance instructor with over 7 years of experience teaching students of all ages, from 3 to 35+. Her journey in dance began at age 8 under the guidance of her Guru, Kalamandalam Shimla Rajesh. She holds a Master's degree in Bharatnatyam from Hyderabad Central University and is also trained in Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam, and Keralanatanam, and is dedicated to sharing the beauty and discipline of these classical art forms with her students.

Chandana K

Drawing, Painting

5+ years experience

Kondapur

Chandana K is the art instructor at KaushikDhwanee, teaching drawing and painting to students of every age. She believes art is far more than a creative hobby — a tool for building focus, patience, and confidence in children, a source of daily stress relief for adults, and a way to keep the mind active and joyful for seniors. Her classes are built around this idea that it is never too early or too late to pick up a brush and create.

Iswarya Koti

Kuchipudi

Kondapur

Iswarya is a dedicated Kuchipudi dance artist and teacher who brings the rich traditions of Indian classical dance to KaushikDhwanee. She focuses on helping students master precise rhythm and movement, and brings the emotional storytelling of classical dance to life through expressive abhinaya.

Kanchan Dixit

Kathak

20+ years experience

Kondapur

Kanchan Dixit has been a Kathak Guru for over 20 years, training numerous students in the art of Kathak dance. Several of her students have gone on to complete their Sangeet Visharad from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, where she herself is a registered teacher. She has trained extensively in various Kathak styles, with a primary focus on the Lucknow gharana, studying under several gurus including Sanjay Joshi of Hyderabad.

Kaushik Lahoti

Hindustani Classical Vocal (Dhrupad), Tabla

14+ years experience

Kondapur

Kaushik Lahoti is the founder of KaushikDhwanee, building the academy for over 14 years at the intersection of creative arts, education, and technology. His journey brings together experience as a technologist in the United States, formal training in Indian classical music, and hands-on experience across multiple phases of entrepreneurship. He regularly presents full-length Dhrupad vocal recitals, often followed by devotional Abhangs, and trains in Dhrupad vocal under Padmashri Pandit Umakant Gundecha and in Tabla under maestro Ustad Shabbir Nisar. He has been a faculty for Tabla and Hindustani Vocal at KaushikDhwanee since its inception in 2012. He believes the purpose of life is to pursue excellence in everything we do, and his mission is to pursue excellence in entrepreneurship, music, teaching, and personal growth.

Sai Krishna Meduri

Carnatic Vocal

Kondapur

Sai Krishna Muduri is a Carnatic vocal instructor at KaushikDhwanee with a professional diploma in Carnatic Vocals, Veena, and Mridangam. He is an All India Radio B-High graded artist who has performed on numerous television shows, and is driven by a lifelong passion for teaching classical music to the next generation.