Shobha Raju is an Indian devotional singer, writer, and composer, known as an exponent of sankirtana, the compositions of the saint-composer, Annamacharya.
Apart from serving as Project Officer for "Rama Rasa Vahini", a music-based project in Endowments Dept, sponsored by Bhadrachalam Devasthanam; authoring books such as "Srihari Padartham", "Pedda Tirumalayya Parichayam"; her various projects in the field of music and culture include: National Level Music Competitions to encourage youth, organisation of the anniversaries of Annamacharya; discovering and publishing 39 compositions of Annamayya as the "Annamayya Gupta Sankeertanadhanam"; "Shanti Sankeertanam" to enlighten people against the acts of terrorism; "Nagara Sankeertana", singing in processions for spiritual awareness; she has conducted music therapy programs titled 'Sankeertanaushadham,' aimed at benefiting patients in hospitals.
These initiatives have been organized in India and internationally; self-scripted musical feature, "Annamayya Katha"; presentation of "Upashamana Sankeertana", a special program for the relief of the prisoners; writing the story, script, screenplay, dialogues, music, and directing a tele-serial, "Sri Annamacharya"; application of "Swarayoga", a special program for the personality development; annual "Vaggeyakarotsavams" of 1983 celebrated in national level; and others.
Her father R. G. Narayana Raju, a retired Deputy Collector, was a native of Tirumala Reddypalle, Chittoor district.
She is married to S. Nanda Kumar, who resigned from the post of Project Executive in National Dairy Development Board to support her mission.
Raju received her training in music from teachers like, Pullaiah, D. Seshagiri Rao, Pakala Munirathnam, Tiruttani Krishnamurthy, Kalpakam and Nedunuri Krishna Murthy garu.
She used to sing Bhajans and recite Bhagavad Gita during their discourses Raju has contributed stories and articles to magazines and newspapers such as 'Andhra Prabha' and 'Andhra Bhoomi'.