Sharada Krishnan completed her initial violin training from Smt. Radhika Devrajan of New Jersey. She has been under the tutelage of Vidwan Sri Vittal Ramamurthy since 2008 and Vidwan Sri Lalgudi GJR Krishnan since 2014.

Sharada has won many prizes from Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana and CMANA competitions. She has performed as both a soloist and accompanist all around the United States and India, and she has been blessed to accompany her guru, Sri Vittal Ramamurthy, many times in India. Sharada was also selected as an IndianRaga Fellow in 2014. 

Sharada is the president and co-founder of Brindavani, a New Jersey based youth-run nonprofit organization that aims to promote Carnatic music, provide a platform for the youth of North America to perform, and encourage them to give back to the community. She also works actively as a part of the Avartan Foundation, and on Darbari Magazine, America's first Indian classical performing arts e-magazine.