Deepika T. hails from a family of musicians and music lovers. She started learning music from the tender age of 8. She started her training initially in Carnatic music and light music from her mother Radha. Later, she switched over to Hindustani Style of singing and started training under the able guidance of Archana Belgundi. Presently pursuing Carnatic style of classical music (Vidwat) from Venkata Raghavan, a disciple of Balmurlikrishna. She also sings Kannada Bhavageet, Bhaktigeet, Marathi Bhavgeet, Mahabharat Kavya (completed major Gamaka exams) English pop-songs, Hindi Film songs.
As a unique combination, Deepika completed her engineering in Electronics and communication and works as a Software Engineer with IBM, India. She has won national-level prizes in Carnatic Classical and light music organized by Bharat Vikas parishat in Indore and BSNL in Ahemdabad. On the flip side, she won a silver Medal for Riffle Shooting Competition held at New Dehli, NCC in Basic Leadership Camp.