Tejaswini Manogna

Tejaswini Manogna was born on 19 May 1994 in the city of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India. She did her schooling at the Rosary Convent High School and was a member of the National Cadet Corps, a youth wing of the Indian Armed Forces. At the age of 16, she was adjudged as 'India's Best NCC Cadet' and 'Best Shooter' among 1.3 million cadets of the Indian Air Force, Army and Navy. She was conferred with the Young Achiever award at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meeting in Sri Lanka. In 2017, she received a graduation degree in medicine (MBBS) from the Osmania Medical College.

Manogna is also trained in Bharatanatyam, a major form of Indian classical dance. She has national level accreditation as a graded professional dancer by Doordarshan, and India's Ministry of Culture. She has given a series of concerts and workshops at Yorkshire, Feltham and Sheffield. She holds a diploma in yoga training and has worked as a yoga instructor in Hyderabad. She also performed Bharatnatyam in the presence of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former president of India.