Ranjani Ramachandran

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1 Assistant Professor Dept. of Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) Sangit Bhavana, Visva Bharati Santiniketan Ranjani Ramachandran Contact Address Department of Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) Sangit Bhavana, Visva Bharati Santiniketan , West Bengal Website: Tel.: Designation: Assistant Professor Department: Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) Area of Specialization: Khayal (Vocal) Date of Joining: 5 th Nov EDUCATION AND MUSICAL TRAINING: Ph.D. in Music, Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune: April 2014 Masters (M.A.) in music (Hindustani Vocal), Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune; First Rank with Distinction; May 1999 UGC NET (with JRF); 2006 Resident Scholar ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata: Aug.2001-April 2006; Graduated with A grade AWARDS Sangeet Visharad, Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal Vocal Music Training from India s best known gurus: Pt. Kashinath Shankar Bodas, Smt. Veena Sahasrabuddhe (Padmashree) Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, (Padmabhushan) Vidushi Girija Devi Ramkrishnabua Vaze Yuva Gayak Puraskar 2013 Surmani Award, Sur Singar Samsad, 2010 Yamunadevi Shahane Shastriya Gayan Puraskar, Ganvardhan, Pune, 2001 First rank in M.A. (Music) examination, University of Pune: May 1999 GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS Charles Wallace India Trust (CWIT) Research Grant CV 1of 3

2 UGC-NET Senior Research Fellowship ( Nov Oct.2011) UGC-NET Junior Research Fellowship (Nov to Oct. 2008) Young artist Scholarship for Hindustani Classical music, from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Culture, Govt. of India ( ) OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Empanelled Artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations( ICCR) 2008-Present Graded artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan Performances in many prestigious music festivals in India and abroad (Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroha (New Delhi); Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan; ITC Sangeet Sammelans Sangeet Pratibha of Sangeet Natak Academy; Nehru Centre (London); Learnquest Academy (Boston); Basant-Bahar (California); Classical Arts Society, Houston; Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre (Mumbai); Arpan Festival, India Habitat Centre(New Delhi), Kalakshetra Art Festival (Chennai); Pt. Kumar Gandharva Smirti Samaroha, (Dewas); Horizon Series, ICCR (Varanasi and Pune). Two Commercial audio CDs TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, Department of Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal), Sangit Bhavana, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal: Nov Present Undergraduate and Post-graduate teaching (visiting Lecturer) at Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune: Empanelled as Guru at Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune: Jan July 2013 Online music teaching lessons to aspiring students WORKSHOPS CONDUCTED Workshop: Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music at Society for Indian Music and Arts (SIMA), Penn State, State College, US: 2 nd June 2014 Music Workshop at Swarganga Music Foundation, Atlanta, U.S: 29 th May, 30 th May day Workshop on Hindustani Classical Music compositions in selected Ragas at the Phoenix Gharana (Music school in the U.S.); Phoenix Gharana, School of Indian Arts, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S: 21 st May, 22 nd May, 23 rd May 2014 Music Workshop at the Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music, Prasnati Nilayam: 12th to 15th March 2012 Workshop-Demonstrations in Govt. Schools, Kota, Rajasthan, conducted under the auspices of SPIC MACAY( Society for promotion of Indina culture and music : October 2012 SEMINAR Kolkata Style: Looking into Indian Classical Music ( National Seminar under UGC SAP- DRS Project), Department of Instrumental Music, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata: 12 th -13 th March CV 2of 3

3 National Conference on Agra Gharana, Lalit Kala Kendra (Center for Performing arts), University of Pune : 2012 International Conference on Bandish and its Different facets, Lalit Kala Kendra (Center for Performing arts), University of Pune : 22 nd, 23 rd, 24 th Feb RESEARCH Doctorate in music from Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune: April 2014; UGC-NET- Junior Research fellowship and UGC Senior Research Fellowship grant: ; Thesis Topic: Stylistic Diversity within the Gwalior Gharana: An analytical study of the gayaki of some Gwalior Gharana Vocalists from the 20 th Century Co-Editor of Punyaswar 2011, A publication of Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pune Ongoing Collaboration with Dr. Martin Clayton, Professor of Ethnomusicology and Dr. Laura Leante, Lecturer, Department of Music, Durham University, UK since Feb.2010 in their current research project The reception of Performance in North Indian Classical Music PUBLICATION Ramachandran Ranjani, Diversity within the Agra Gharana, Punyaswar, pp.77-79, 2013 Ramachandran Ranjani, Gwalior Gharana of the Khayal Form: Origin, Development and Salient Features, Samakalika Sangeetham, Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp.89-96, Ramachandran Ranjani, International Conference on Bandish and its Facets: An introduction, Punyaswar, pp.1-2, 2011 PERFORMING ARTISTE Ranjani is a versatile and talented Hindustani classical vocalist of the younger generation. Endowed with a rich vibrant voice and coupled with immense dedication to her chosen vocation, Ranjani has earned wide acclaim for her performances which are known for their powerful exposition and highly melodic appeal. Trained in the Gwalior and Jaipur gharana gayaki-s, Ranjani is also known for her soulful renditions of devotional bhajans. In addition to traditional bandishes, Ranjani has a vast repository of beautiful and intricate compositions including taranas set to tune by contemporary composers like Pt. Balwantrai Bhatt, Pt. Vasant Thakar, and Pt. Ramashraya Jha. Devotional Bhajans of Meera, Surdas, Kabir (Nirguni Bhajans) and Tulsidas are also an integral part of her concert repertoire. Selected Performances Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroha, New Delhi Kalakshetra Annual Art Festival, Chennai Chandigarh Sangeet Sammelan( 2008 and 2013), Chandigarh Sangeet Pratibha, Sangeet Natak Academy, Vishakapatnam ITC Sangeet Sammelans in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore HCL Concert Series, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi CV 3of 3

4 Bengaluru Temple Festival 2013, Bangalore Natyaghar, Santiniketan Basant Utsav, Santiniketan Pt. Firoz Dastur Foundation Memorial Concert, Miraj Isha Navratri Festival 2013, Isha Yoga Center, Coimbatore Pt. Lalmani Mishra Sangeet Samaroha, Kanpur Bharatiya Sangeet Vidyalaya, Dharwad Swarprabhu Sangeet Sammelan, Goa Kala Academy, Goa Gaanvardhan, Pune Riwaayat and Campus Concert series, Hyderabad Horizon Series, ICCR, Pune Kalaprakash and ICCR, Varanasi Uttaradhikar, Ustad Allauddin Khan Sangeet and Kala Academy, Mandasor, Madhya Pradesh Pt. Kumar Gandharva Smriti Samaroha, Dewas SPIC MACAY, Kota, Rajasthan Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, Mumbai Swarganga Music Festival, Thane Arpan Festival, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi Kal ke Kalakaar Sammelan, Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai Pt Kalvint Smriti Samaroha, Theosophical Society, Varanasi Spirit of Youth festival, Music Academy, Chennai Viswa Kala Sangam, Chennai IITF, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi Homecoming Festival, ITC-SRA, Kolkata Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Vashi and Pune Nehru Centre, London Learnquest Academy, Boston Classical Arts Society, Houston Concert tour to U.S in 2005 Youth Festival, NCPA and PL Deshpande Foundation, Jalgaon Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of music, Puttaparthi Varsharambha, University of Pune, Pune Shaniwar Sangeet Mandal, Osmanabad Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai Goregaon Music Circle, Mumbai Karnatak Sangh, Mumbai Deval Club, Kolhapur Shivananda Swami Punyatithi Sangeet Mahotsav, Aundh- Satara Acharya Bodas Centenary Concert, Kanpur IMSc Cultural Association ( ICA), Chennai Swami Haridas Sammelan, Mumbai NCBS, TIFR, Bangalore CV 4of 3

5 Press Quotes Vocalist Ranjani Ramachandran was an apt choice for opening the festival. Her singing was an impressive instance of classical poise and dignity. Her voice was robust and tuneful; and her articulation of swaras delightfully correct and open... S.K.Saxena, Review, Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroha, Sruti we were struck by the South Indian vocalist s fluency in Hindustani music and her ability to render flowing alaaps and taans.".. Amarendra Dhaneshwar, Time Out, Mumbai "Ranjani impressed with her khayals in the dusk-time raga Shree that is a testing ground for most musicians. She concluded her recital with a brief but succinct Chandrakauns composition, Sharad Ki Chandni. One appreciated her occasional deploying of the note Shuddha Rishabh in the upper octave, which most musicians often ignore. The Hindu, New Delhi, Review of Arpan Festival Ranjani s rich promise and potential, besides dedicated commitment, will surely win her meaningful public acclaim Sunday Express The sancharas in the tarasaptak were precise and forceful and Ranjani displayed good variety in bol tans, The Hindu Swar ki sachchayi, bandish ki spashtata is gayika ki sadhna prakat karti hai, Navbharat Times, Mumbai CV 5of 3