Singer, Tabla Player & Music Teacher

Rachna Mehra, the niece of Shri Kedaar Nath Khatri, a famous dancer and disciple of Padam Shri Pandit Shambhu Maharaj, demonstrates a perfect synthesis of technicalities and expressions used in classical dance through her masterful voice. She started her first vocal training at the age of 6 from Mahesh Chand Jain in Etawah (U.P.), India. She then continued her further vocal training from Late Naushe Ali Warsi, a well-known singer of All India Radio Lucknow (U.P.), India, the son of Janab Zafar Ali Sahib who used to be an artist of Maharaja Jaipur’s Darbar.

Growing up and even before completing her master’s degree, Rachna was working as a music teacher in Navoday Vidyalay, Sultanpur City and Kanpur City in India. She also taught music in Our Lady of Fatima Convent School in Gurgaon, Haryana, India for 10 years.