Vidushi. Rajam Shanker, is a graduate in Science, Masters in Carnatic Classical Music and Sangeetha Alankara with distinction from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, the National Music University, She was initiated into the practice of Indian Classical Music Therapy by her mentor and Guru, Sangeetha Mahamahopadhyaya Late Sri Kollegal R Subramanyam. She is currently an Independent Practicing & Consultant Indian Classical Music Therapist, associated with interdisciplinary medical and rehabilitation professionals and institutions for the past 25 years. Therapists from other disciplines, both Indian and Overseas have shown keen interest in her group and client-specific therapeutic intervention methodology. Rajam Shanker has over the past 4+ decades combined the unique qualities of erudition and experience, erudite in Carnatic classical music, its grammar and nuances, and the experience of employing the rich holistic legacy of its therapeutic qualities in Music Therapy.