Lekshmi is a talented Indian classical vocalist and composer from the Bay Area, California- whose musical journey started with her first stage performance at the tender age of 3. She has since then continued to learn music all her life, for over 23 years now and is still learning everyday.

Lekshmi learned music from Guru Smt. Mahalakshmi Ramachandran and Guru Smt. Geeta Kalyanaraman, from the Tanjore Kalyanaraman lineage in Vadodara, Gujarat. Her singing style constantly evolves and she doesn't follow one school of training in particular. She believes in using the best variations and ideas in a raga that can make a rendition not just technically brilliant but also engaging and soulful. Her music and style define her personality and devotion to the art form.

She received her “National Award", and was awarded the First prize for Carnatic Classical Vocal Music at the National Youth Festival, organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in Jamshedpur in the year 2004. She was the youngest musician in the lot to receive this prestigious award.

She has also received two State awards in Carnatic Classical Vocal music from the State of Gujarat, India in 2003 and in 2004. She has won several first prizes for semi-classical, light music and bollywood songs in Hindi and Malayalam at the city and inter-city levels in the State of Gujarat.

She sang classical and devotional songs with her father, Shri G. Satheesakumar- for over 14 years for the Ayyappa Pooja in Vadodara, Gujarat as she is an ardent devotee of Lord Ayyappa. This pious pooja is held on the 14th of January every year, for the auspicious Makarsankranti or Makaravillaku event.

She also presented a carnatic classical song " Raagasudharasa" in the ragam Andholica, and got featured as a young upcoming talent at the age of 12, for the TV show "Suprabharatam" on Asianet- a popular TV channel in India for Malayalam language viewers.

Lekshmi has taught over 40 students in India and over 25 students in the U.S. She also teaches bhajans, devotional songs, shlokas and semi-classical songs as well.

Academically, she completed her second Masters in Linguistics in the U.S and her M.Phil in English Language Teaching in India.