Purna has taken the plunge from songwriting since the age of 10, to becoming a singer-songwriter, starting with the release of her debut single, “Chemical Romance” in January 2021. Her musical influences include Tegan and Sara, Metric, and late 90s alternative bands, such as Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, and Matchbox Twenty. Her voice reflects the rare stylings of Debbie Harry (Blondie), Shirley Manson (Garbage), and Courtney Love (Hole), with the tame sweetness of Lights and Michelle Branch. Her music tackles overcoming trauma and abuse, mental health challenges, and loss, to finding inner strength, courage and empowerment.

“I began my career as a producer and mix engineer for live instruments. I also love both business and teaching,” Purna says. “But deep down, I always wanted to be an artist too - I just didn’t have the confidence. I didn’t believe in myself because I allowed the world’s typical myth to stop me, which is that artists can’t earn a living." 

After experiencing a head injury in 2017, several emotional traumas, and a few brushes with death, Purna began suffering from chronic health conditions. This includes neurological challenges and a debilitating vocal disability that left her unable to speak with tremendous pain in her throat, face and head, and with no medical answers. She was told she may never speak or sing again by many medical professionals, and people in her circles doubted she would. So she relied on her own intuition and worked on healing herself using mind-body-spirit practices, rooted in trauma-healing methods.