Lasya Josyula hails from a family of Vainikas. She started learning veena at the age of 3 from her mother Smt. Kalyani Josyula and is currently getting her advanced training under her grandfather “Sangeeta Natak Academy Awardee” “Nada Nidhi” Veena vidwan Sri Ayyagari Syamasundaram. Lasya participated in several prestigious competitions including Carnatic Music Idol - USA. She won several prizes at the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana including first prize in “Manodharma Sangeetham” in 2015. She has performed in various sabhas both in USA and in India including SAPNA - Chicago, during the Veena Conference in 2015 and the prestigious Ravindra Bharathi theater in India. She played a lead role in two Indian Raga productions. Lasya hopes to pursue and spread this art to the next generations. Lasya is currently a sophomore at Stevens Institute of Technology, studying computer science.