Nina Rao

Nina Rao

Nina Rao learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather in a village in south India when she was nine years old. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. In 1998, she met her guru, Sri Siddhi Ma in the foothills of the Himalayas and spent time with her regularly for 19 years. Her childhood was spent living in and moving between many countries around the world and when she settled in New York her working life began in the banking world, moved into organizing and leading photographic wildlife safaris in Africa and India, and now since 1996, is Krishna Das' business manager and accompanist as well as chant leader on her own and teaches alongside leaders of practices from a range of sacred traditions from around the world.

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Nina Rao
  • LIVE at Yogaville: Nina Rao Chants the Hanuman Chalisa - 2026

    This recording captures Nina Rao leading a heartfelt chant of the Hanuman Chalisa, recorded live on May 24, 2026, as part of the Yoga of Devotion program at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville.

    The Hanuman Chalisa is a devotional hymn of 40 verses (chalisa means "forty" in Hindi) composed by the poe...