Early Life
Vasundhara Das was born in a Tamil family from Bangalore. She studied at Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore, and Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, graduating in Economics and Mathematics.
She began training in Hindustani Classical music at the age of six. She used to run away from home to avoid taking music lessons. In her college days she was part of an all-girl band. She can play some Flamenco strums on her guitar.
She speaks Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and English.
Vasundhara Das married her long-time friend Roberto Narain. Roberto belongs to the music troupe, ‘Arya’ and is also a skilled musician.
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