About Nina Rao

Nina Rao first learned sacred chants as a young girl from her grandfather in southern India, and the chants stayed quietly with her until she rediscovered this powerful practice with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Since then, she has been KD’s business manager and accompanies him musically.

In 1998 she met her guru, Sri Siddhi Ma, in the foothills of the Himalayas and spent time with her regularly for 19 years while Ma was in the body.

Nina has been chanting regularly as her main practice, has recorded albums that are widely streamed and played around the world, leads chant events, studies and shares Veda chanting and spiritual texts, is a hospice volunteer, a podcast host for Be Here Now Network, goes on yatra and pilgrimage, and is a wildlife conservationist as chairperson for Saving Wild Tigers.

Her albums include Antarayaami, Anubhav, 21 Taras Collective Mantra Mala Vol. 1, and her third solo album, scheduled for release in summer 2026.