Committee Members of Indian Fine Arts Academy

Given below are the names of the Board of Trustees and Executive & Operations Committee members of the Indian Fine Arts Academy.

Board of Trustees

Lalitha Seshadri, Founding Trustee
Mohan Rao, Trustee
Suchetha Raghavan, Ex-President

Committee (Executive & Operations)

Murali Bala, President
Bharadwaj Narayanan, Vice President
Lavanya Govindarajan, Secretary
Shanthi Murali, Treasurer
Sri Sridharan, Committee Member
Ganesh Devarajan, Committee Member
Santhi Mahadevan, Committee Member
Usha Amble, Committee Member
Shiva Krishnan, Committee Member
Kasi Narayanaswamy,Committee Member


Lalitha Seshadri Lalitha Seshadri
Trustee, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Lalitha Seshadri, one of the Founders of IFAA, has been a patron of Carnatic Music in the DFW Metroplex. She is a Grade A artist in India. Her contribution in spreading Carnatic Music in the metroplex and encouraging young and upcoming artists is phenomenal. Being a vocalist, she has performed for Indian Fine Arts Academy on many occasions. The annual Thyagaraja Aradhana is conducted under her leadership. She is a disciple a Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer and Dr. Balamurali Krishna. She has been singing since 1951 and still performing in India and abroad.
Email : lalitha@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972) 416-4490

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Mohan Rao Mohan Rao
Trustee, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Mohan Rao continues to be on the Board of Trustees for a second term, providing valuable input to the organization. He is well know for his passion for music and his contributions to IFAA.
Email : mohan@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972) 608-2930

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Suchetha Raghavan Suchetha Raghavan
Ex-President, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Suchetha Raghavan is the President of IFAA for the current term 2009-2010. She is a resident of Plano, who has been supporting IFAA since its inception in 1991.She was also the Secretary of IFAA in the previous term (2007-2008).She is trained in Classical Music and has participated in Thyagaraja Aradhana for several years.
Email : suchetha@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972) 422-0532

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Murali Bala Murali Bala
President, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Murali Bala, as a member of the organization, has contributed a lot to promote IFAA. He has been in the committee since 2007. He is a percussionist who plays Mridangam and Thavil.
Email : murali@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972) 618-7353

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Bharadwaj Narayanan Bharadwaj Narayanan
Vice-President, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Bharadwaj Narayanan, continues for another term as a committee member. He is the young,enthusiastic and a great lover of music.
Email : bharadwaj@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (512) 731-2494

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Lavanya Govindarajan Lavanya Govindarajan
Secretary , Indian Fine Arts Academy

Lavanya is the newest addition to the IFAA team. She is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer and carnatic singer. She lends a helping hand in all organizational needs and an important member of the team.
Email : lavanya@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (512) 731-2494

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Shanthi Murali Shanthi Murali
Treasurer, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Shanthi Murali is a passionate follower of Carnatic Music and Dance. She is an excellent event co-ordinator, who has organized a number of events in the DFW area. She is a great asset to the IFAA team.
Email : Shanthi@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972) 618-7353

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Ganesh Devarajan Ganesh Devarajan
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Ganesh Devarajan comes from a family of music enthusiasts. Ganesh himself plays Mridangam and has accompanied several touring as well as local artists. He has a passion for the art and loves to encourage children in their carnatic music endeavors.

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Sri Sridharan Sri Sridharan
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Sridharan, a talented vocalist and veena player is a well respected member of our community. His professional approach to conducting organizational activities and knowledge of music & musicians is a valuable asset to our organization. He is activly engaged in other non-profit organizations that servers the community at large.
Email : sridhar@ifaadfw.org
Phone :

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Usha Amble Usha Amble
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Usha Amble, a keen rasika of Carnatic music and a long time resident of the DFW metroplex is an active member in the community voluteering in several non-profit organizations. Her far reaching contacts and a pragmatic approach to the conduct of business is an integral part of the smooth functioning of the organization.
Email : usha@ifaadfw.org
Phone : 972-424-2919

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Santhi Mahadevan Santhi Mahadevan
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Santhi is an avid rasika of carnatic music and has unending passion for it. She is a high graded artist of All India Radio, is a regular performer at the Chennai Music Festival since 2000. She is also a much sought after teacher of music in the DFW metroplex and the founder director of the Pranavam School of Music.
Email : santhi@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972)-678-0774

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Shiva Krishnan Shiva Krishnan
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Shiva Krishnan has been a commitee member since 2007.An avid listener of carnatic music, he is also the Web master responsible for all web-site and E-mail broadcasts.
Email : shiva@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (817) 896-7697

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Kasi Narayanaswamy Kasi Narayanaswamy
Committee Member, Indian Fine Arts Academy

Kasi is an a keen Carnatic music listner. He knowledge on artists and current happenings on the Carnatic scene is valuable to the organization. Email : kasi@ifaadfw.org
Phone : (972)-444-0191

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