Ragini Chakravarty

Current

• Sangeet Se Sangeet Tak at Freelance

Education

• Bhatkhande Music Institute

Connections

9 connections

Industry

Music

Websites

• My Blog

Ragini Chakravarty’s Summary

RAGINI CHAKRAVARTY is a new generation Hindustani Classical Vocalist of the Kirana Gharana. Gifted with a mellifluous voice and enriched with a refreshingly feminine style of singing Ragini has adapted perfectly to the Kirana gayaki which puts emphasis on melody and sweet intonation of words. Her singing takes one slowly and steadily into the beautiful inner world of a particular raga with elaborate meditative alaap and lilting sargams and then climaxing with intricate taans and fast compositions.

Ragini has been doing stage performances all over India eliciting tremendous response from the rasikas. She has also been doing concerts on Doordarshan and All India Radio in different forms of vocal music. Thanks to the adaptability of her voice Ragini has excelled in the lighter forms of vocal music too including modern songs and jingles.

Trained in the Gurukul tradition Ragini always finds time to carry on the tradition by imparting music lessons to the young talented disciples. Her role as a music guru was very much appreciated in a vocal music workshop conducted during May 3-8. 2006 at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, Guwahati. With a group of fifty eager students and a dedicated guru the time tested guru shishya parampara has asserted its potency one more time.


Ragini had repeated the exercise in May, 2008 and in June 2009 at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra with more 30 students in each workshop and introduced a few songs composed by her. The five-day workshops were a resouding success.



ªªLeading disciple of Padmabhushan Dr. Prabha Atre since 1990.

§Winner of the Junior Scholarship for Hindustani Classical Vocal Music given by the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 1998 after an all India competition.

§Numerous merit certificates and prizes in school, college and Assam state level competitions since 1975 in the categories of modern song, bhajan, ghazal and khayal.

Ragini Chakravarty’s Specialties:

Performing artiste with concerts on stage and the electronic media all over India.

Interested in having concerts abroad, particularly in the US and Europe.

Running Gurukul system of music classes in Mumbai. Classes in other cities could be organized.

Ragini Chakravarty’s Experience

• Sangeet Se Sangeet Tak

  Freelance

  (Music industry)

  March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

  Started a unique musical concept, 'Sangeet se Sangeet tak--A Musical Journey' with the initial concert at Karnatak Sangha Auditorium, Mumbai. From the pristine Ragas to the lighter forms while being rooted to the Ragas. Language barriers were crossed by taking in vocal recitals and songs in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi and Assamese languages. Melody is ageless, timeless and sans language barriers.
  
  The concert got tremendous appreciation from all-- common audience and the connoisseurs.
  
  More concerts on this concept in other cities are on the anvil. Enquiries welcome.

Ragini Chakravarty’s Education

• Bhatkhande Music Institute

  B.Mus. , Hlindustani Classical Music , 1985 — 1987

  Activities and Societies:

  I am a performing artiste and I regularly do music concerts on stage or for the electronic media.
  Concerts in any part of India or abroad.
  Also running music classes for Prabha Atre Foundation and occasional workshops for cultural organizations of India.

Additional Information

Ragini Chakravarty’s Websites:

• My Blog

Ragini Chakravarty’s Groups:

Heads a cultural organization 'Shrutinaad' for carrying out musical functions and releases and workshops.

Ragini Chakravarty’s Honors:

§Winner of the Junior Scholarship for Hindustani Classical Vocal Music given by the Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development in 1998 after an all India competition.
§Audio album of Assamese songs released in March, 2003.

§Numerous merit certificates and prizes in school, college and Assam state level competitions since 1975 in the categories of modern song, bhajan, ghazal and khayal.

Ragini Chakravarty’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests