Simona Chalikovaite (Apsara) is a singer, performer, and teacher of Indian classical music and Sanskrit language and literature.
She is a senior disciple of Pt. Ritwik Sanyal, a world-renowned Dhrupad master of the Dagarvani tradition. Moreover, she was trained in Dhrupad singing and vocal culture by the well-known artist Amelia Cuni as well.
Simona taught Indian classical singing at the A. Pedrollo Conservatory of Vicenza (Italy) and she is presently leading various masterclasses, workshops, and concerts in both Europe and India.
Furthermore, she is engaged in transmitting the knowledge she has acquired from her masters and teaches Sanskrit philosophical literature, Vedic chanting, and yoga.