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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India

Feb 7, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Music

With Sangeet Team (Dave, Jayashri, Ramaprasad, Rungun & Padma)

Presenting Indian Classical Music from the Indian sub-continent and anywhere else in the world too. We are five different DJs that present from our personal collections with our own introduction to the songs. We broadcast every Saturday 9:00 am to 12:00 on 103.3 FM (NJ,NY and PA).

Padma Presents: "Saraswati"

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Sangeet - Classical and Folk Music of India
10:50 AM
Sriranjani Santhanagopalan and Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath (Vocal) - Veena Pustaka in Vegavahini Ragam and Jhumpa Talam
Sriranjani Santhanagopalan and Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath (Vocal) Veena Pustaka in Vegavahini Ragam and Jhumpa Talam Muthuswamy Dikshitar

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Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (top photo) was born in 1988 as the daughter of the eminent musician Sangita Kalanidhi Neyveli Santhanagopalan. She had advanced training starting at the age of 17 from her father. She has won several awards including Best and Outstanding Vocalist prize from The Madras Music Academy.

Popularly known as AVR, Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath (bottom photo) hails from Bangaluru and started her musical training at the age of 3. She went on to receive training under several eminent Carnatic Gurus. Aishwarya is the winner of many awards from the Madras Music Academy.

10:45 AM
Rajkumar Bharati (Vocal) - Vellai Tamarai in Bhimplas Ragam amd Adi Talam
Rajkumar Bharati (Vocal) Vellai Tamarai in Bhimplas Ragam amd Adi Talam Mahakavi Subramanya Bharati

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Carnatic Vocalist, composer and film playback singer Rajkumar Bharati (born 1958) is the great grandson of the celebrated Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramanya Bharati. Rajkumar had his Carnatic music training under Valliyur Gurumurthy, T V Gopalakrishnan and Balamurali Krishna. Rajkumar Bharati has served as vocal accompaniment for innumerable dance performances.

10:15 AM
Pandit Ronu Majumdar (Flute) - Raag Saraswati
Pandit Ronu Majumdar (Flute) Raag Saraswati

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Pandit Ronu Majumdar (born in 1963) learnt flute music from his father who was the disciple of the legend Pandit Pannalal Ghosh. Ronu later became the disciple of Pandit Vijay Raghav Rao, Pandit Lakshman Prasad Jaipurwaal and Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Ronu has several international collaborations and honors to his credit.

10:01 AM
Amrutha Venkatesh (Vocal) - Sri Saraswati in Arabhi Ragam and Rupaka Talam
Amrutha Venkatesh (Vocal) Sri Saraswati in Arabhi Ragam and Rupaka Talam Muthuswami Dikshitar

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Vidushi Amrutha Venkatesh is a top Carnatic vocalist from Bangalore, Karnataka; She trained under Prince Rama Varma, Prof. Parassala Ponnammal, Smt. Charumathi Ramachandran and Sri M.T. Selvanarayana. Amrutha has won several Best Vocalist awards from the prestigious Madras Music Academy.

9:12 AM
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod) - Raag Saraswati
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod) Raag Saraswati

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Acknowledged as one of the great twentieth century masters of the Sarod, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 1945) learnt music from his father Haafiz Ali Khan and gave his first recital at the age of six. He is an international performer and has won numerous accolades including Padma Vibhushan and several honorary doctorates.

9:04 AM
P Unnikrishnan (Vocal) - Sarasiruhasanapriye in Nattai Ragam and Adi Talam
P Unnikrishnan (Vocal) Sarasiruhasanapriye in Nattai Ragam and Adi Talam Puliyur Duraiswamy Iyer

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Carnatic vocalist P Unnikrishnan (born 1966) is the great grandson of an eminent Ayurvedic physician and patron of Carnatic music in Chennai. Unnikrishnan started musical training at the age of 12 under V L Seshadri and continued it under Sangita Kalanidhi Dr S Ramanathan and in the “Veena Dhanammal Bhani Special Workshop.” An A Grade Artiste of All India Radio, Unnikrishnan is a successful film playback singer and accomplished cricket player.