Faculty

HOD - LGCE

Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has an MA, M.Phil, and PhD and is a Gold Medalist in Carnatic Music from the Bangalore University. She is a Visiting Professor in Music Department of Performing Arts in Bangalore University and Jain University. As a Scholar and musician Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh has done an extensive research on the Wadiyars of Mysore. She has also rendered her service as a Guide to many students providing exemplary guidance in completing their Ph.D. research.

Dr. Rajani Jai Ram has over 14 paper presentations and 6 publications to her credit. Three of her papers have been accepted for publication in reputed journals. She holds a doctorate from Bangalore University and is currently working as the Professor of Sanskrit and Principal of Jain College., She has also delivered 40 resource lectures on higher education and 13 subject oriented lectures. She has delivered 40 resource lectures on higher education and 13 subject oriented lectures.  She has completed 2 research projects and published one book on stotra literature.

 Dattatreya Velankar is a disciple of an acclaimed Gwalior-Kirana Gharana vocalist, Pt. Vinayak Torvi. Dattatreya is an accomplished Hindustani classical performer, teacher, KathaKeerthankar, academician. Has completed his MA in Music and is pursuing Doctoral studies on Indian Classical Music and Katha Keertan under the guidance of Dr. Meera Rajaram Pranesh. also has submitted his Doctoral thesis. He is awarded 'Vidwat' in Vocal Music and 'Sangeet Prabhakar'. 

With 20+ years of experience in teaching.

Mitali Saraf started piano lessons at the age of seven. She later studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she gained a Bachelor's Degree in music performance. Following her undergraduate studies she was awarded a scholarship to continue on the Masters with Norman Beedie. She has a keen interest in contemporary music, and was a regular performer in the Conservatoire's contemporary music festival PLUG.