TARANA A CAPPELLA

CORNELL’S PREMIER AND COMPETITVE SOUTH ASIAN A CAPPELLA GROUP

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Premier South Asian A Cappella group at Cornell University

Founded in 2011, Tarana is Cornell’s premier South Asian a cappella group, seamlessly blending Eastern and Western musical traditions. Covering artists from Ariana Grande to Arijit Singh, their performances combine innovative fusions and dynamic arrangements, celebrating the diverse array of musical talents within the South Asian community at Cornell and beyond.

 

MEET THE TEAM

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Executive Board

Annika Joseph - President

Industrial and Labor Relations ‘27

Hometown: Canton, MA

Shounak Malhotra - Musical Director

Government and Economics ‘27

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Kabir Rakshe - Assistant Musical Director

Computer Science and Math ‘28

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Shivani Kumar - Treasurer

Biology ‘26

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Avni Singh - Social Chair

Cognitive Science ‘27

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Vinesha Shaik - Performance Manager

Computer Science '28

Hometown: Princeton, NJ

 

Members

Abhimanyu Iyengar

Applied Economics and Management ‘28

Hometown: Sandy, UT

Kannan Chockalingam

Global Development ‘28

Hometown: Sudbury. MA

Kashyap Rajesh

Information Science and Economics ‘28

Hometown: Buffalo Grove, IL

Tulesi Suresh

Environment Engineering '28

Hometown: Buffalo, NY

 

Rushil Choudhary

Physics '25

Hometown: Kolkata, India

Sahana Vrinda Kakarla

Engineering Management, M. Eng

Hometown: Bengalaru, India

Shrijan Bhattarai

Biochemistry, PhD

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

 
 

Voice Parts

Sopranos

Shivani, Vinesha

Altos

Avni, Sahana, Annika, Sarvagna, Tulesi

Tenors

Kannan, Kabir, Shrijan, Abhimanyu

Basses

Rushil, Kashyap, Shounak

 
 
 
 
 
 

OUR MUSIC

 
 
 

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NAJAAT - The Album (2023)


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Deewani Mastani / Location

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Pillowtalk / Fursat

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Other Side

Safe Inside / Agar Tum Saath Ho

 

Competitive Experience


Entering the circut in 2023, Tarana Competes at the National level with other Collegiate desi A Cappella teams

Steel City Sapna — University of Pittsburgh (2023)

Awaazein — UT Dallas (2024)


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Contact Us

Have a question about our audition process? Interested in booking a performance? Let us know!

Feel free to use the form below, email us at cornelltarana@gmail.com.