Manjula Ponnapalli

Manju’s soft ways and melodious voice is just the surface of the deep personality within. She is a musician with decades of experience in teaching and collaborative performances with various artists across music genres. She is an alumna of Kalakshetra Chennai, and has worked with Conservatoire à rayonnement régional, Réunion Island (Govt of France) as a performing artist and trainer of Indian Music department. She coaches NalandaWay’s Chennai Children’s Choir and directs Music Education Delhi and Chennai. Her belief that music is a powerful medium for a greater harmony on earth makes her work at NalandaWay invaluable. Manju loves oil painting and finds travelling a fascinating way to understand herself.