Meet 'Rock Goddess' Maya Neelakantan, Who's Got Everyone Head-Banging With Her Music | News18 

Thank you inviting me to your show. It was a pleasure talking to you this morning! 😊🙏

She is a phenom... Well beyond her years.. One in a billion talent.. Literally!

She is not only talented but also very intelligent...great job Maya

As a lifetime metalhead I can rest easy now knowing that rock is truly in good hands ❤

She is beyond our perception as she is living MAA SARASWATI 🇮🇳🙏😊❤

That was a golden buzzer moment on AGT.. cnt see hiw the judges missed that😢.. may the Godess of music continue to bless you always.Awesome ❤🙏💕

This girl has a bright future ahead of her . Absolutely incredible..🇺🇲

Maya is a Genius, an old soul in a new Avatar. Lifelong subscriber. ❤

She is a really Rock Goddess. She has a brilliant future ahead. All the best to her. 👍

Her RAW talent is truly beyond imagination ... 🤘Rock on Maya from Indore Madhya Pradesh 🇮🇳 ❤️ ..

You are an asset to our nation. Congratulations to the parents for nurturing such a fresh talent at such a tender age. Wishing you and your family the best.

So interesting to listen to her how she composed the track for AGT with the Carnatic and Metal Bits. She’s musical prodigy. And such a sweetheart !

I am sure one day Maya would be among the legends of guitar having a new genre of carnatic thrash!

This girl, Maya is very articulate. She is a prodigy. Wow!

She deserved the golden buzzer for seamlessly mixing Carnatic music with metal. Such auro and confidence from a 10 year old is simply amazing ❤

She is testing anchor patience. 😊. Well done, maya. Love & support from india🇮🇳♥️

What a brilliant lovable child. She is intelligent, analytical. Carnatic music is spiritually in led and so also Rock. Blending them together is a great idea. I would like to hear more. I always Tamilians who are intelligent and culturally deep rooted and high achievers

A 10 yr old wooooow shes got brains of an einstein and articulation of the grearest orators of all times. Above that she is destined to become one of the grearest guitarist of all times.

The way she started with an INDIAN classical carnatic music that was amazing n awesome and ending it with a western music that was too good keep it up kiddo god bless 👌👌🙏🙏🙏

She met Adam Jones from Tool ..Gary Holt gifted her a signature guitar...she shreds Testament riffs...she is LEGIT ..metal goddess 🙏

Not just talent,she is well spoken ,she can sell herself no man in between here she knows what she wants and she will go for it ,,,Maya the world is your oyster baby girl, cannot wait to see you at 30❤❤❤❤

She is the coolest kid. Smart plus personality. All the best from the US.

Way to go dear. You made the country proud.

What an infectious music! Her fingers were flying like a thousand humming birds swirling around the guitar. Genius! She has clarity of mind. Supremely knowledgeable for her age. Well spoken - right thoughts followed right words and right guitar music action.

really really appreciate your noble vision for making more people especially youngsters - in India and around the world - to listen to, develop a taste for and appreciate genuine carnatic music. God Bless you to realize this..

Its so adorable and inspiring for sucha small girl so confident and deeo passionate about guitar and she make both anchors so mesmerized from her amazing❤

🇮🇳🕉️🙏🙏🌹🌹You are truly a Goddess who has come to take our sacred carnatic music around the world. May all your dreams come true. Loved your attire. Vande Mataram ❤

Hard to believe she is 10 this girl is awesome.

America have identified this great talent someone sitting in India - brilliant you are fabulous Maya

She spoke honestly ,innocently and the smile on her face so vibrant of her intelligence.May god bless her slways snd touch greater heights ahead inspiring our present generation and future to adore our culture and tradition of music .Many will be inspired by her.Good days are coming for indian classical music though many are still engaged.A big ❤for her.

Maya is brilliant and so humble and sweet❤❤❤ just one question Where was the golden buzzer????? ⭐️ 🌟 💫

I cant be that articulate as she is at 10 let alone that talented .. may she have a lot of fun on this surreal journey that she is on

What a talent! Not to mention that electric voice and smile. Mesmerising! Love you kid! The face of a modern India! 🇮🇳

Maya has her own RU-vid channel. Support her by viewing her lovely updates.

She is 11 years and the talk music like a Music Teacher, wish her the Best Music Carrier in her life.

The way she speaks,yes she is 10 year old. Amazing

When I was doing graduate Wilson college I have seen millenium live even performing with Deep purple on East world concert tour after Mumbai they were very lucky to performed at Seoul South Korea again opening for Deep purple..... Maya you have started and will be a successful career in this world 🎉 congratulations

As a Tool fan for more than 20+ years. this is so refreshing to see. esp. a young Indian girl promoting in a mainstream media. Love it! made my day 🤘

So confident and knowledge

She is an Indian girl and Indian girl is never be thought low level 👍🏻 god bless u MAYA👍🏻

I am honoured to hear you thoughts, I like the way you introduce indian carnatic music . Love & support from Bharat. ♥️🇮🇳

Brilliant! Wishing Maya all the very best.

Maya is just awesome!! Keep Rockin 🎸 girl!! ❤❤❤❤

She is very talented and intelligent.. All the very best dear keep rocking.. 👏👏

Whoa mind blowing. Her intelligence. Her communication skills are far beyond a high IQ 40 year olds these days. A true gem! India - protect her at all cost!

Maya your name says it all.. Magical❤

She is definitely a reincarnation of a famous guitar player... this talent is serious ... ❤🎉

You have told us that the daughter of India is no less than anyone else, you have done a very good thing, good luck daughter

Being a guitarist since class 9 years old from the guitar world books but she's amazing and awesome mine was Metallica classic songs enter sandman, unforgiven, sad but true etc.... keep rocking Maya you 💕 have the roots

She has been an internet sensation for a couple of years. AR Raheman and Shruti Hassam recognized her only when west recognized her. It clearly indicates that Indians need western approval.

I analysed what was going through the minds of the show presenters and it was so much interesting.... it broke laugh inside with no expression outside....

new indian star is born to rule the music world.good going girl .make ur parents proud.bless u

You rock girl

Super fusion

Well you should hear her geek-ing-out on Adam John's guitar playing in Tool songs in her RU-vid videos, after nailing the songs herself, that too when she was nine or something, quite unbelievable. I sincerely hope she continues her passion with heavy metal, its a very powerful form of music.

Maya you have self discovered along with ur Appa,now many forms in your head creation. So grand. Would love to hear GuitarCarnatic in the future. Love Classical Indian constant in my head. Ha ha.

Wow Few people know that some of the best metal guitar plays use Konnakol or a variant to help with very complex guitar rhythms. Indian classical music changed my guitar journey completely

She still calls "Appa"❤ living in America

My fave! Love her gift 💝, she has my vote !

Very old soul in a young body

Great Keep exploring

Beautiful smile ❤️😍🤩karnatic music ❤️maya u just awesome 🔥🔥

Incredible India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

Very nice. Awesome.

Maya🎉🎉

DEUS TE ABENÇOE MAYA ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ABENÇOE SUA FAMÍLIA um abração !!!

Live the carnatic music and rock fusion!

AWESOME

Guitar is excellent English is superb

Maya that was a very good performance congratulations

Maya is new rock queen 👑❤

Tamil girl.. Maya Neelakandan... We Tamils are very proud of you...

Awesome

Just can't believe she's just turned eleven.

PROUD TO BE A SOUTH INDIAN

Who ever dressed her in AGT ... give them award. Because it suited her completely. She should have played metallica. ORION

Gotta love sitar on the guitar

Woooo😂😂Oh my that’s unbelievable ❤❤❤

God Bless ❤🌹

Mind boggling

What a girl!!

Wow, mesmerising little wonder, 😇

I wish you all the best and good health my child. You have very Very best future in your life, please respect your parent's ❤🎉

Carnatic music lives in Chennai and in the heart of where tamil, telugu, Ka and Kerala people lives across the world.

She is a modern, beautiful miracle..

Love you soooo much dear beeti Maa ..🌹🌹🙏🙏🌹🌹

Viva India ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Great music keep it up, all the best

Oh my, You are a phenomenon!

Very nice finggering dit you play well ❤

God bless you baby

Nice..

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Woww

ha ha...it's all flying over their heads...you can also listen to KULA SHAKER's Govinda' a brit rock band...also bands like MOTHERJANE from India has been doing it for years now... All it took was a 10 year old girl and AGT to bring it to the fore..

CHAMP player !!!😊

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wow

South respects more our cultures in and out Bharat. Overall our kids across the country and beyond the border, love to mix east and west but with respect for own culture.

She must be Acarnatik Musician I her previous Birth ni india🎉