Ananya Shankar has been learning Veena from Smt. Vasudha Pappu at Sri Chakra School of Music for the past 4 years. She is also a Bharathanatyam student at Samarpan Foundation and actively participates in various music and dance programs in the valley. She is a sophomore in Hamilton High School and likes to play tennis and volleyball and trains at AZ Blind Dragon Martial Arts learning Karate. She loves to volunteer at non-profit organizations like SVK Youth Group and YADA and aspires to start a non-profit to promote earth friendly products in the future.