Deepti was initiated into the world of music and dance when she was only four. Her entry into the artistic realm at such a tender age, gave her the sacred privilege of being the disciple of great masters. She studied Kathakali under the eminent gurus, Guru Gopinath, Guru Punnatur Madhava Panikkar and Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan, besides other teachers of International Centre for Kathakali in Delhi, where she was a student for more than 12 years.