She had a taste for music from childhood. Shanti learned light and classical music from various masters. As a young girl she gave background music for film "Nausherwan-e-Adil".

In 1952, she met the legendary Ghazal Singer, Begum Akhtar who completely changed her style of singing and personality. Shanti sang with Akhtar in many National Programmes of AIR and "Sangeet Samelans". In 1961, she went with Akhtar on a concert tour of Pakistan. A few months before her death in 1974, the Begum told her Concert audience at Baroda, "if you want to hear my music after my death, hear it through Shanti's singing".

Shanti has been broadcasting from All India Radio since 1947. She also performed on T.V. She sings Thumri, Dadra and Ghazal in pure Begum Akhtar style. Besides, she has sung many Sindhi songs and Ghazals. She has been a Professor of light classical music. She has performed in prestigious all India Conferences. She composed music of the theme song of film "Sidhartha" and acted in it too.