Nandini Ramani is the daughter of the illustrious Sanskrit scholar, Padma Bhushan Dr V Raghavan, and has been groomed from the age of five by the legendary  T Balasaraswati, and her close associate, Nattuvanar, K Ganesan, in an unbroken chain of association, up till 1984.

Nandini is a senior torch bearer of the 'Bala' tradition, both as performer and teacher and is the only disciple of the legend to carry forward the Natya Sampradaya in the whole of India.

In Carnatic vocal music, Nandini has been trained for nearly four decades by Prof. B Krishnamoorthy and Smt. T Muktha.


Following the footsteps of her father, Nandini continues directing and producing of Sanskrit plays on stage, under the banner of Samskrita Ranga, founded by her father in 1958.