“My parents poured all their Indianness in me!” Raja Kumari talks about what makes her the bridge between the East and the West

If you are not into the independent music scene, chances are the name Svetha Rao aka Raja Kumari will not ring a bell. That’s fine, because this 32-year-old Indian-origin American songwriter, rapper and recording artist is well-known in the land of her birth, the USA. She has collaborated with Gwen Stefani, Tricky Stewart, Fifth Harmony, Timbaland and A. R. Rahman, and her song written for Australian rapper Iggy Azalea even got a Grammy nomination.