Bhavna Jois

Bhavna has been learning Indian classical music since the age of four. She began her tutelage under Guru Smt. Geetha Rangachar and successfully completed the Karnataka State Junior level Sangeetha exam in the year 2007.  

Bhavna currently is a student of Guru Smt. Usha Char, and under her eminent guidance, has performed at various places like SSVT and JSS.  She has a great passion for both music and dance.  Bhavna also learns Barathanatya from Guru Smt. Meena Telikicherla of the Nrityanjali School of Dance, and gave her solo Bharathanatya Rangapravesha performance in the year 2012.  In addition to this, she is part of the fusion dance group ‘Adaa’ at UMBC and performs in various college-level events.

Bhavna is a junior at UMBC, majoring in biochemistry.  She is a Meyerhoff Scholar and aspires to achieve a doctoral degree in pharmacology.