Aliya Rasheed acquired rigorous musical training from the prolific Gundecha Brothers in Bhopal. Strict practitioners of the Guru-Shishya parampara, they tutored Aliya in their Gurukul– a residential school that follows the ancient Indian style of learning- Dhrupad Sansthan, for four years. During this time, she imbibed the complex and elaborate grammar and aesthetics of Dhrupad gayaki.
Since her return she has been performing to much acclaim and is also teaching at the National College of Arts Department of Musicology.