Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and Sardarni Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology
Hofstra University, New York

Scholar and singer specialized in Indian Music, with particular reference to:
Gurbani Sangeet, the devotional repertoire from the Gurus' Sikh tradition
Dhrupad of the Dagarbani, the medieval classical tradition of the courts
Nada yoga (yoga of sound)
Gender Studies (thumri and semiclassical music)
Rabindra Sangeet (Rabindranath Tagore's music) and folk music of Bengal
Folk Rajasthani repertoire of the ethnic groups from the Thar desert

She has performed in India, Europe and USA, achieving critical acclaim and a widespread following.