Pavana B Achar is an accomplished veena artist. She began the pursuit of music as a school going, girl. She got full support and encouragement from her father, Dr. Pallathadka Keshava Bhat. Smt. Pavana became a disciple of late Smt. Lakshmi Iyengar of Manipal. She learned the art of painting under artist Sri. Purushothama Karanth of Mangalore. For the past twenty years, she has been running a school of music and art known as “Kalaspandana” in Manipal. She has given many public performances in and outside Karnataka. She has given a program in Rastrapathi Bhavan when Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam was our president. She got married to Sri. Balachandra achar, who himself is an accomplished Mridanga artist. She also runs a group called Vipanchi balaga for 10 yrs. Vipanchi balaga is a gathering of five veena artists performing on the stage. The sounds produced from “Panchaveena” give a special effect to the surrounding environment. It soothes the mind and body of the listener. Vipanchi balaga has been trying to propagate the divine melodies of the veena.