Bhakti worked as a professional singer and guitarist for many years, and still performs and teaches music in Mumbai.
Bhakti is a big Deadhead and saw over 150 live Grateful Dead concerts with Jerry Garcia.
Bhakti studied Religion as an undergraduate at the University of Florida and Consciousness Studies in the graduate program at John F. Kennedy University in Orinda, California.
In 2018, Bhakti appeared as a contestant on season 8 of India's Got Talent as part of the Live 100 Experience, and finished 2nd overall.