Violin concert - Ragini Shankar
Sat, 17 May 2025 (EDT)
07:30PM - 09:00PM
Chhandayan Center for Indian Music
4 West, 43rd Street, #618
New York, New York 10036
Ragini Shankar - Violin
Mukundraj Deo - tabla
Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, descent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.
Ragini Shankar
Ragini, as her name suggests, originates from the word Raga. Ragini means melody, an embodiment of music. Born in a family with a musical lineage spanning over seven generations, Ragini Shankar began her training in Hindustani (North Indian) Classical Music on the Violin at the tender age of 4 under the tutelage of her illustrious grandmother, Padmabhushan Dr. N Rajam and her exemplary mother Dr. Sangeeta Shankar, ace violinists of India. Being highly gifted in her musical talents, Ragini has grown to show brilliance in her performances.
Her asset being her ability to reproduce vocal music on the violin (Gayaki Ang, a revolutionary technique invented by her grandmother, Dr. N Rajam) with astounding accuracy, tonal quality & exceptional fingering and bowing techniques. As a young 11-year-old, Ragini gave her first public performance in Bharat Bhavan Cultural Center, a multi-faceted center for the performing arts, in Bhopal. Thereafter she has performed in many prestigious music festivals all across India like the 'Sawai Gandharva' Music Festival in Pune, ‘Doverlane Music Festival' in Kolkata, film actress Hema Malini’s ‘Jaya Smriti’, ‘Mahashivaratri’ at Isha Foundation, Coimbatore, 'Saptak' in Ahmedabad, 'Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan' in Mumbai, Banaras Hindu University, Music Academy in Chennai with her mother and grandmother.
Apart from having appeared on many platforms all over the country, she has also performed abroad extensively in countries like USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai. Ragini also gives lecture demonstrations and conducts workshops on a regular basis during her travels. Known for her ability to reproduce vocal music on the violin, she has collaborated on musical projects with acclaimed artists in diverse genres.
Ragini and her sister Nandini Shankar have been signed by Decca Records US, a part of Universal Music Group for a full-length music album for their musical ensemble ‘Taraana’, fusing elements of timeless Indian classical music with contemporary cutting-edge 21st century production punctuated by their virtuosic violin interplay. She has collaborated with Grammy Award-nominated music producer Nick Patrick and acclaimed song-writer Amy Wadge for the album. Besides she has collaborated on diverse projects with renowned lyricist Irshad Kamil’s ‘Ink Band’, a series of beautiful poetry interwoven with melodious music, noted French composer Thierry Pecou’s ‘Sangata’, an Indo-French musical project and Dr. Sangeeta Shankar’s innovative fusion ‘in Strings’ which gives a grand new majestic sound to popular Indian tunes.
She is a recipient of the Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award and the Jashn-e-Youngistan award presented by the Vice President of India. She has also appeared on the platform of Talks at Google and TEDx for Indian music. She has also appeared in an article in France’s leading newspaper ‘Le Monde’. She currently teaches at Sharangadev School of Music and Culture and was a faculty at the Whistling Woods International-School of Music, a premier film school in Mumbai for 6 years.
Ragini has been highly applauded by music enthusiasts for being one of the most promising faces of Indian Classical music She has also excelled in her academics being a top ranker in Mechanical engineering and holds a master’s in music.
Mukundraj Deo - tabla
Sitting: In the main room on the floor with back jack support, chairs in the second and third room.
Dress Code: Casual, comfortable, descent. Please take off your shoes before entering the studios.
Food and beverage: Only water is allowed inside the studios. Please bring your own supply.
Ragini Shankar
Ragini, as her name suggests, originates from the word Raga. Ragini means melody, an embodiment of music. Born in a family with a musical lineage spanning over seven generations, Ragini Shankar began her training in Hindustani (North Indian) Classical Music on the Violin at the tender age of 4 under the tutelage of her illustrious grandmother, Padmabhushan Dr. N Rajam and her exemplary mother Dr. Sangeeta Shankar, ace violinists of India. Being highly gifted in her musical talents, Ragini has grown to show brilliance in her performances.
Her asset being her ability to reproduce vocal music on the violin (Gayaki Ang, a revolutionary technique invented by her grandmother, Dr. N Rajam) with astounding accuracy, tonal quality & exceptional fingering and bowing techniques. As a young 11-year-old, Ragini gave her first public performance in Bharat Bhavan Cultural Center, a multi-faceted center for the performing arts, in Bhopal. Thereafter she has performed in many prestigious music festivals all across India like the 'Sawai Gandharva' Music Festival in Pune, ‘Doverlane Music Festival' in Kolkata, film actress Hema Malini’s ‘Jaya Smriti’, ‘Mahashivaratri’ at Isha Foundation, Coimbatore, 'Saptak' in Ahmedabad, 'Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan' in Mumbai, Banaras Hindu University, Music Academy in Chennai with her mother and grandmother.
Apart from having appeared on many platforms all over the country, she has also performed abroad extensively in countries like USA, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai. Ragini also gives lecture demonstrations and conducts workshops on a regular basis during her travels. Known for her ability to reproduce vocal music on the violin, she has collaborated on musical projects with acclaimed artists in diverse genres.
Ragini and her sister Nandini Shankar have been signed by Decca Records US, a part of Universal Music Group for a full-length music album for their musical ensemble ‘Taraana’, fusing elements of timeless Indian classical music with contemporary cutting-edge 21st century production punctuated by their virtuosic violin interplay. She has collaborated with Grammy Award-nominated music producer Nick Patrick and acclaimed song-writer Amy Wadge for the album. Besides she has collaborated on diverse projects with renowned lyricist Irshad Kamil’s ‘Ink Band’, a series of beautiful poetry interwoven with melodious music, noted French composer Thierry Pecou’s ‘Sangata’, an Indo-French musical project and Dr. Sangeeta Shankar’s innovative fusion ‘in Strings’ which gives a grand new majestic sound to popular Indian tunes.
She is a recipient of the Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award and the Jashn-e-Youngistan award presented by the Vice President of India. She has also appeared on the platform of Talks at Google and TEDx for Indian music. She has also appeared in an article in France’s leading newspaper ‘Le Monde’. She currently teaches at Sharangadev School of Music and Culture and was a faculty at the Whistling Woods International-School of Music, a premier film school in Mumbai for 6 years.
Ragini has been highly applauded by music enthusiasts for being one of the most promising faces of Indian Classical music She has also excelled in her academics being a top ranker in Mechanical engineering and holds a master’s in music.