About the Creator

Rasika Sivakumar is a junior at Methacton High School in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. She has various interests such as Indian Classical Carnatic singing, dance, violin, tennis, and of course, coding and web development. She enjoys reading, gardening, writing, and staying active in her free time. Rasika has won in several science fairs and international music competitions. She has also received the Child Artiste Award in 2022 from the Valayapatti Nadhalaya Trust and the Child Talent Award in 2024 from Neelakanta Sivan Academy, reputed music organizations in the December Music Season Festival, Chennai, India. In 2023, she received the prestigious Global Indian Cultural Ambassador Award sponsored by UNESCO and the Birmingham Thyagaraja Festival. She has been the violin concert master of her school orchestra since third grade. She also was principal chair in the Pennsylvania Youth Orchestra’s Elite Strings. Rasika recently was awarded the Presidential Award of Academic Excellence at school. She also has been performing vocal concerts worldwide since the age of 8. One of her future aspirations is to work in the medical field.