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.

Being highly gifted in her musical talents, Ragini has grew 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 and 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 the 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. 

This event is sponsored by the Nick England Intercultural Arts Project.