The Guru - Smt. Swati Panda
“Good music is that which touches your soul" says Swati Panda, the founder of the Raganjali School of Music. The propagation of Hindustani music in Massachusetts is her mission. A dedicated teacher, Swati Panda strives to inculcate the love for music in her students through clear instruction and intensive training. Raganjali School of Music is a modern day Gurukul, which currently offers Hindustani vocal music classes at Shrewsbury. In February 2021, Swati Panda received teacher registration from the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal, Mumbai.
Swati Panda holds a Masters' (Sangeet Alankar) degree in Hindustani (North Indian Classical) vocal music from Sangeet Mandir, Bhubaneswar, Orissa - an affiliate of the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal. Swati's musical training began with Guru Shri Gopal Ch. Panda. A few years later, she found her musical guide and mentor, Late Dr. Mohan Charan Senapati. It was under his loving and patient guidance that she received her Sangeet Visharad (B.A.) & Sangeet Alankar (M.A.) degrees from the ABGMVM, via Sangeet Mandir (founded in Bhubaneswar by Dr. Senapati, and an affiliate of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal). Swati's style represents a blend of Gwalior & Kirana gharaana gayaki, the result of her Guru's extensive training under the well known Gwalior Gharana vocalist Pandit Keshav Bua Ingle (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) and the Kirana Gharana legend Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Dr. Senapati also received additional training in Hindustani vocal from legendary stalwarts such as Pt. Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Pt. Gajanan Bua Joshi, Pt. Janardan Marathe.
Swati's gayaki is characterized by methodical, yet mellifluous note progression followed by varied and complex taan patterns. Besides Khayals, Swati's repertoire includes thumri, bhajans and other semi-classical compositions. Swati has been composing, writing and teaching music in the Massachusetts area since 1993.
Swati Panda holds a Masters' (Sangeet Alankar) degree in Hindustani (North Indian Classical) vocal music from Sangeet Mandir, Bhubaneswar, Orissa - an affiliate of the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal. Swati's musical training began with Guru Shri Gopal Ch. Panda. A few years later, she found her musical guide and mentor, Late Dr. Mohan Charan Senapati. It was under his loving and patient guidance that she received her Sangeet Visharad (B.A.) & Sangeet Alankar (M.A.) degrees from the ABGMVM, via Sangeet Mandir (founded in Bhubaneswar by Dr. Senapati, and an affiliate of the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal). Swati's style represents a blend of Gwalior & Kirana gharaana gayaki, the result of her Guru's extensive training under the well known Gwalior Gharana vocalist Pandit Keshav Bua Ingle (AUTOBIOGRAPHY) and the Kirana Gharana legend Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. Dr. Senapati also received additional training in Hindustani vocal from legendary stalwarts such as Pt. Vinayakrao Patwardhan, Pt. Gajanan Bua Joshi, Pt. Janardan Marathe.
Swati's gayaki is characterized by methodical, yet mellifluous note progression followed by varied and complex taan patterns. Besides Khayals, Swati's repertoire includes thumri, bhajans and other semi-classical compositions. Swati has been composing, writing and teaching music in the Massachusetts area since 1993.