Dr. Aparna Govindan joined Tala Shruti in 2006. Since then she has participated in several shows and recitals, completing her arangetram in 2012 as well as a postgraduate solo recital in 2015. She has served as an instructor and assistant to Guru Renuka Srinivasan, and continues to be associated with Tala Shruti in numerous ways. In addition to her involvement with Tala Shruti, Dr. Govindan is a resident in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City.