Charanams band presents musical compositions of carnatic musician Nivedita ShivRaj.
Charanams band was founded in 2010 by Nivedita ShivRaj, a carnatic musician based in New York, who plays veena, a South Indian string instrument and vocal music.
[4] Announcing the winner, Terrance McKnight, the host of the contest, said he knew from the band's first audition that they were special.
As the winner of the Battle of the Boroughs music contest, Charanams band was invited to perform on November 1, 2011, in New York Mayor's Awards Ceremony for Arts and Culture at Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center) in New York.
[6] The band was also recognized at New York Central Park SummerStage main concert on July 27, 2011, by performing as the opening act for Wanda Jackson and Imelda May.