ABOUT US
CURRENT MEMBERS
Barsaat was started in 2005 by a group of students who wanted to wanted to share their love of Western and South Asian music with College Hill. After many years on hiatus, the group rejoined in 2018 and is the proudest, newest member of the a cappella community here at Brown.
RISHI WAGLE
MUSIC DIRECTOR | TENOR | '20
Hometown: Weston, MA
Fun fact: I am Yo Yo Honey Singh
President | Soprano | Brown '20
SRISHTI
LULLA
Hometown: Bettendorf, IA
Fun fact: I was once bitten (not stung) by a stingray
Music Director | Tenor | '20
RISHI
WAGLE
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Fun Fact: I have a double ear lobe
Assistant Music Director | Bass
Brown '21
KANHA
PRASAD
Hometown: Houston, TX
Fun Fact:
SHiP | Alto | Brown '20
SASHA
RAMAN
Hometown: Providence, RI
Fun Fact: You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from more than two miles away
Bass | Brown '20
SHAILEN SAMPATH
Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Fun Fact: I drink one bottle of Minute Maid lemonade a day...
Tenor | Brown '21
FAIZA CHOWDHURY
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Fun Fact: my name is completely made up
Bass | Brown '21
SUBHANIK PURKAYASTHA
Hometown: Massachusetts
Alto | Brown '22
TRISHA BALLAKUR
Hometown: Hyderabad, India
Fun fact: I was born with 6 fingers on my right hand...
President | Bass | Brown '20
VARUN
MATHUR
Hometown: Austin, TX
Fun Fact: I have a toy car collection!
Music Director | Alto | Brown '20
VAISH
SANKAR
Hometown: Lucknow, India
Fun Fact: Atif Aslam has seen me sing!
Business Manager | Tenor | Brown '22
ARYAN SRIVASTAVA
Hometown: Norman, OK
Fun Fact: I’ve never broken a bone except my skull. Doors really like my head.
Tenor | Brown '20
VINU
RAMAN
Hometown: Oxford, CT
Fun Fact: I've been to a Beyonce concert before!
Tenor | Brown '21
JAY
VANKAWALA
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Alto | Brown '21
ANCHITA DASGUPTA
Hometown: Bhopal, India
Tenor | Brown '21
RUDRA SRIVASTAVA
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Soprano | Alpert '20
KARISHMA
BHATIA
ALUMNI
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Fun Fact:
Alto | Brown '19
DIVYA SANTHANAM
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Fun Fact: I once ate Biryani for breakfast, lunch and dinner :)
Alto | Brown '19
MAHEEN AMIR SYED
Hometown: Evanston, IL
Fun Fact:
Soprano | Brown '19