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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 exemplary mother Dr. Sangeeta Shankar and illustrious grandmother, Padmabhushan Dr. N Rajam, ace violinists of the country. 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 break-neck 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, ‘Gunidas Sangeet Sammelan’ in Mumbai, ‘Saptak’ in Ahmedabad, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai, Maihar, Banaras Hindu University, Music Academy in Chennai, Kala Academy in Goa with her mother and grandmother. She has also performed in various cities like Delhi, Gwalior, Bangalore, Bhopal, Baroda, Amravati, Dehradun, Surat, Hyderabad, Mangalore, Coimbatore, Kanpur, Thane, Nagpur, etc.

Apart from having appeared on many platforms all over the country, she has also performed abroad extensively in countries like USA, Canada, Germany, France, Belgium, Singapore & Malaysia. Ragini also gives lecture demonstrations and conducts workshops on a regular basis whilst globe-trotting. She is a recipient of the Cultural Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. She also teaches at The Bandra Base of the Whistling Woods since its inception. Ragini has been highly applauded by music enthusiasts for being one of the most promising faces of Indian Classical music.

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