Mumbai, June 15 -- Poet and performer Vaishnavi Sharma, popularly known as Raag Vaishnavi, has opened up about the deep influence of Indian philosophy, epics, family traditions and language on her creative journey, saying she wants to make Hindi "cooler" and accessible to younger generations.

Speaking about the origin of her stage name, Vaishnavi said the idea emerged from her love for India's classical and literary traditions.

"Initially there was not a huge deep thought given, but like in Shastriya Raag Vyavastha there is Raag Saraswati, Raag Bhairavi, Raag Durga, there is nothing like Raag Vaishnavi, so I took a creative liberty with whom I identify. So Raag Vaishnavi came from there," she told ANI.

At a time when many young artists...