Bindu Subramaniam is a singer, songwriter, and founding director of SaPa in Schools and Dean at SaPa — Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts. She is passionate about using intercultural perspectives and trans-disciplinary education to create a systemic change, and develop social equality, cultural democracy and 21st century skills in children. With that in mind, she co-founded the SaPa in Schools program with her brother Ambi Subramaniam in 2014.

Bindu has been performing on stage since she was 12 years old. She has performed in over 50 countries, and has collaborated with some of the best artists from the Indian and global music industry. She received Honourable Mentions at the Billboard World Song Contest and was a finalist in the performance category of the Unisong International Song Contest. She was nominated for a GiMA (Indian equivalent of the Grammys) for Best Pop Rock Album in 2011 and won a GiMA for Best Fusion Album — Live at NeuesGewandhaus, Leipzig in 2010.

Bindu has a Master’s degree in law from London University, a Master’s certificate in songwriting and music business from Berklee College of Music, a Montessori diploma, an MPhil, and is currently working on a PhD in Music Education. She is also working on designing undergraduate courses in music education, technology, and performance. Bindu is married to Sanjeev Nayak and lives in Bangalore with their daughter and five cats.