
Biography
Anoushka Divekar (she/her/hers) is a first-generation Indian-American clarinetist and educator. Her love for music started early and wasnurtured well, both at home and at school. She developed a love for performing, and a great fondness for the teachers who had supported her endeavors.
​
Anoushka grew to acknowledge the many privileges she held, which allowed her to pursue her passions. Performing many recitals and concerts led her to realize that the works of BIPOC, LGBTQ+ people, and women were consistently left out of the music that she played, and the faces she saw. Her dissertation work, Clarinet Chronicles, is a method book for the novice student of pieces composed and recorded by living and historically marginalized musicians. She is passionate about social justice, and restorative justice education and feels compelled to use music as a vehicle to make change.
​
