Inspired by the art of Tabla at a young age, Hymanand says, one day in his childhood, he stopped by a house where he heard music and insisted the person playing Tabla to teach him. From then on, his renowned Guru, Sri Garud from Hindustani Sangeeta Academy Bangalore, has mentored him on Hindustani music. Once in the Bay area, Hymanand has played Tabla for several bands and hs also performed in music recordings in the Bay area, New York and other cities.

After working for Oracle for a few years, Hymanand has turned into an entrepreneur and has a couple of success stories under his belt. Aavakai wishes him continued success as he takes the path of serial entrepreneurship.

Known for his good ear for music and attention to detail, Aavakaiites teasingly refer to Krishna as Bassix - the bass guitarist who sets the basics right. Hailing from a musically rich family, Krishna is versatile with many instruments like Bass guitar, keyboards, Tabla and Dappu. He enjoys playing the bass guitar the most for it is one of the few instruments that fetch both melopdy and rythm at the same time.

Krishna learned Tabla in Secunderabad Music College in India and continued his music education under the able guidances of Mr. Gabe Halberg in Burlington, Mr. Russ Hodges and Mr. Ravi Gutala in San Jose. He enjoys listening to any music that's different in its own way  and particularly admires Ilayaraja, A.R.Rahman and Carnatic music. He says 'the cryptic melodic and bass patterns in Ilayaraja's music constanty urge me to learn more and more'.

Before joining Aavakai, he played for another band called 'Desibels' in Salt Lake City, where he played the Bass, Tabla and Keyboard besides singing. Krishna aspires to compose at least one music album in the near future. Inspired by Mandlin Srinivas, he would like tolearn and play the Mandolin someday.

Btw, his expression in the picture here is one of his rarest.