Born to a musically inclined family, Gargi took her first lessons at a very tender age from her father, Sri Samar Bandyopadhyay, a disciple of Maestro Manabendra Mukhopadhyay. She has received valuable guidance by Sri Kalyan Sen Barat, Smt. Mandira Lahiri, Smt. Shubhra Guha & Sri Debashish Ganguly. Gargi pursued music in her higher studies and obtained a first class in masters from Rabindra Bharati University in 2001