Ragini Shankar
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![]() Ragini Shankar performing at Theatre de la Ville, Paris[1] | |
Background information | |
Born | Varanasi, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music, fusion |
Occupation(s) | Violinist |
Instrument | Violin |
Website | www |
Ragini Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the grand-daughter of the renowned Padmabhushan Dr. N. Rajam.[2] and the daughter of Dr. Sangeeta Shankar[3]
Early life
She began her training at the age of 4 and gave her first public performance as an 11-year-old.[4] She plays violin in the Gayaki Ang, a revolutionary technique to reproduce vocal music on the violin.
Education
Shankar excelled in her education in mechanical engineering and also holds a master's degree in music.[5]
Performing career
She has performed in various prestigious festivals like the Europalia,[6] MERU, Netherlands,[7][8] Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival,[9] Dover Lane Music Conference,[10] Saptak Festival of Music,[11] Theatre de la Ville, Paris,[12] Theatre de l'Alhambra, Geneva, Switzerland,[13] MilapFest,[14] Yaksha (festival),[15] Aarohi for Pancham Nishad,[16] Jaya Smriti organised by Hema Malini,[17] Temple of Fine Arts,[18] Bengal Music Foundation.[19]
She has performed in several countries abroad; the USA,[20] Canada,[21] UK,[22] Netherlands,[7] Switzerland, [23] Germany, France,[24] Belgium,[25] Hungary, Singapore,[26] Malaysia and Dubai.[27] Ragini gives lecture demonstrations and conducts workshops on a regular basis during her travels.
She is known for her collaborations with various 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’.[28][29] She is a part of the renowned Bollywood lyricist Irshad Kamil’s The Ink Band, a series of poetry interwoven with music.[30][31] She is also a part of an Indo-French musical project called Sangata, formed by the noted French composer Thierry Pecou[32] and was covered in an article in Le Monde.[33] Her recent collaborations include inStrings, an innovative fusion band, giving a new sound to popular Indian tunes.[34]
Ragini is a recipient of the distinguished Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award[35] and the Jashn-e-Youngistan [36] [37] Award presented by the Vice President of India. She was a faculty at Whistling Woods International School of Music in Mumbai for 6 years and currently teaches at the Rajam School of Violin.[38] She has appeared on the platform of Talks at Google[39] and Tedx[40] for her talks on Indian music.
She resides in Mumbai.
Awards and honours
Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award,presented by Rajashree Birla, 2019[41]
Jashn-e-Youngistan presented by the Vice-President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, 2018[42] [43]
Jaya Smriti presented by film actress and dancer, Hema Malini, 2012
Discography
Month/Year of Release | Name | Genre | Artist(s) | Type | Label |
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March 2023 | Indian Rivers | Indian Fusion | Ragini Shankar, Nandini Shankar | Single (Album:Taraana) | Decca Records US, Universal Music Group |
February 2023 | The Land of Spice | Indian Fusion | Ragini Shankar, Nandini Shankar | Single (Album:Taraana) | Decca Records US, Universal Music Group |
October 2021 | Vaishnava Jana To | Indian Semi-Classical | Ragini Shankar | Single | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
January 2021 | Vibe | Indian Fusion | Ragini Shankar | Single | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
July 2020 | Longing | Indian Fusion | Ragini Shankar | Single | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
March 2020 | Neelambari Live | Indian Fusion | Sandeep Narayan, Ragini Shankar | Album | Sounds of Isha |
January 2020 | Vande Maataram | Indian Semi-Classical | Sangeeta Shankar, Ragini Shankar, Nandini Shankar | Single | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
May 2019 | Wings in the Sky | Indian Fusion | Ragini Shankar | Single | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
October 2019 | Devi Bhajan in Raga Rageshri | Indian Semi-Classical | Ragini Shankar, Ojas Adhiya | Album | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
September 2019 | Raga of the Rain | Indian Classical | Ragini Shankar, Ojas Adhiya | Album | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
April 2014 | Asha | Indian Classical | Ragini Shankar, Mukundraj Deo | Album | Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. |
References
- ^ Theatre de la Ville, Paris
- ^ N. Rajam
- ^ Sangeeta Shankar - The Legacy Continues, archived from the original on 11 April 2015, retrieved 29 September 2014
- ^ Ragini Shankar's official website
- ^ "Meet Dr Sangeeta Shankar and her daughters Ragini and Nandini Shankar, who weave magic with their violins".
- ^ Europalia, archived from the original on 31 October 2018, retrieved 29 September 2014
- ^ a b "MERU".
- ^ "MERU Concert - Ragini Shankar on violin - Raga Bihag". YouTube.
- ^ DNA Syndication
- DNA India - Pune's Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav ends on a soulful note, 12 December 2011
- Mid-Day Archives: Performance by 3 generations of family steals show on final day, 12 December 2011 - ^ Dover Lane Music Conference
- Dover Lane Music Conference, archived from the original on 15 February 2015, retrieved 29 September 2014 - ^ Saptak Annual Festival, 30 December 2009
- Saptak Annual Festival
- Saptak Annual Festival
- Saptak Annual Festival - ^ "Theatre de la Ville, Paris; Paris".
- ^ "Theatre de l'Alhambra, Geneva; Switzerland".
- ^ "Indika: Evening Raga – Ragini & Nandini Shankar | Milapfest". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Yaksha (festival)
- ^ Pancham Nishad - Past Events, archived from the original on 23 June 2014, retrieved 29 September 2014
- ^ Solaris Event Archives, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 29 September 2014
- ^ Thyagaraja Tansen Music Festival, The Temple of Fine Arts, Malaysia
- ^ "Violins charm Bengal classical fest". 30 November 2015.
- ^ https://www.skidmore.edu/zankel/documents/Jan2017-ZankelSpringBrochure.pdf
- https://muse.union.edu/music/ragini-shankar-violin/ - ^ Viloin Concert by Dr.N Rajam,at Sringeri Vidya Bharathi Temple - Toronto. YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Indika: Evening Raga – Ragini & Nandini Shankar | Milapfest". Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Theatre de l'Alhambra, Geneva; Switzerland".
- ^ https://detoursdebabel.fr/Sangata-1057 Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine
- https://www.indeenfrance.com/lille.php/lille-lire/ragini-shankar-en-concert - ^ https://europalia.eu/archives/india/en/article/three-generations_141.html Archived 31 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.art-base.be/index.php?view=details&id=593%3Atemplate-concert&option=com_eventlist - ^ https://www.rasikas.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18588 [bare URL]
- ^ "Gulftoday.ae | Sisters in perfect accord". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Shriram Iyengar (14 March 2023). "Violinists Ragini and Nandini Shankar's debut album infuses global sounds". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Taraana (2023). The Land Of Spice. Retrieved 12 August 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Rahman launches Irshad Kamil's INK Band music series". Business Standard India. 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Aise Na Dekho (Extended Version) | | the Ink Band by Irshad Kamil | Season 1". YouTube.
- ^ "Ensemble Variances - Sangâta". www.ensemblevariances.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018.
- ^ "" Sangâta ", le nouveau râga occidental de Thierry Pécou". Le Monde.fr. 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Indika: InStrings | Milapfest". Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award".
- ^ "Dailyhunt".
- ^ "Dailyhunt".
- ^ "Faculty | Whistling Woods International".
- ^ "Talks at Google | Google". YouTube.
- ^ "TEDxGCEK | TED".
- ^ "Aditya Birla Kala Kiran Award".
- ^ "Dailyhunt".
- ^ "Dailyhunt".