Trained in the Gwalior and Jaipur gharana gayaki-s, Ranjani Ramachandran is a versatile musician equally at ease in rendering other forms such as thumri, dadra and soulful bhajans. She has also carved a unique niche with her active engagement in pedagogy and research in music.
Ranjani was initiated into Hindustani music at a young age by her mother, Vijaya. She has been trained by eminent artistes like Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar (SRA, Kolkata), Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Pt. Kashinath Bodas (Kanpur) and Vidushi Girija Devi (SRA Kolkata). Ranjani has been duly recognized for her talent with numerous awards and accolades including the Pt. Ramkrishnabua Vaze Yuva Gayak Puraskar; Surmani award from Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai; Resident Scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata; Fellowship for Young artistes and Junior & Senior Research Fellowship for doctoral studies instituted by the Government of India; Charles Wallace Research Grant (CWIT,UK). Ranjani is a Doctorate in vocal music and is presently working as a faculty in the Department of Hindustani Classical Music at Sangit Bhavana, Visva-Bharati Unversity, Santiniketan in West Bengal. In recent years Ranjani has also participated in inter-disciplinary projects with visual arts and has been engaged in collaborative research with ethnomusicologists in India and abroad.
Album: SWARVRITTA
Artist: Ranjani Ramachandran
Song: Mhare Ghar Avoji Pritama Pyara
Tabla: Sri Sanjay Adhikary
Harmonium: Sri Hiranmay Mitra
