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Ragini Shankar

ContemporaryHindustani violinist and fusion performer

Biography

Ragini Shankar performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the granddaughter of N. Rajam and daughter of Sangeeta Shankar.

Her music belongs to a family tradition associated with gayaki ang, where the violin is shaped to reproduce the movement and nuance of the singing voice.

Together with Nandini Shankar and Sangeeta Shankar, she represents a multi-generation Hindustani violin lineage active in classical and crossover settings.

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