Priyanjali Rao, a Karnataka based Bharatanatyam student of Nrityaranjani Fine Arts Academy performed at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the eve of President Pranab Mukherjee's farewell. She was part of the group of Guruji Padmashree Padmabhushan Dr Saroja Vaidyanathan who invited Priyanjali to be part of this dance production 'Namami Gange' during her one month scholarship stay with her.

Priyanjali Rao is the student of Revathi Srinivas Raghavan. She is the daughter of Khar west residents Vidya R Rao couple and the granddaughter of A B Rao and Tara B Rao. She performed Arangetram at Ravindra auditorium, Dadar in 2012 and has presented several performances in India and abroad.