Nagraj Mandya, a native of Bengaluru began his training in Carnatic violin at Vijaya college of music in Bangaluru. He had his advanced training under Prof H V Krishnamoorthy and Sri Venkataraman. He is currently furthering his musical interest under the leading musician, Smt Ashaa Ramesh.Nagaraj has performed in various events in India and United States. He has also accompanied many leading musicians of the country. He is currently working as Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon.