About RAGA

RAGA took shape on Makarasankranti, 2006 as an informal group of people whose primary aim is to appreciate, enjoy and promote one of the greatest traditions: Classical Music of India.

Read our 2012 update and appeal.

RAGA is now a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization.

You may now donate to RAGA right here, using your credit card, by clicking on the picture of Goddess Saraswati below. A secure deposit will then be made to RAGA's account through Sulekha.

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Renew your commitment in any one of the following ways:

Become a Patron by donating $1000 annually and email your photo for us to display on this RAGA site
Donate any amount larger than the annual donation of $120
Donate annual membership donation of $120
You may also donate by check made out to RAGA and mailed to our treasurer Dr. P. Seshadri, 31 Red Stone Drive, Weatogue, CT 06089.
Please enquire about your workplace policy regarding matching funds. If your organization has such a program, please be sure to fill the appropriate form at your workplace and RAGA will then receive an additional contribution from you indirectly.

As in the past seasons, a RAGA member is entitled to attend all RAGA events, along with 3 more persons, free of any admission charges.

Concerts & Other Activities

Saturday, June 2, 2012: Sriranjini (Vocal) – Charulata Ramanujam (Violin) – B. Ganapathyraman (Mridangam).

Saturday, May 26, 2012: Saketharaman (Vocal) – S. Varadarajan (Violin) – Neiveli Venkatesh (Mrdangam).

Saturday, April 21, 2012: R.K. Shriramkumar (Violin) – Arun Prakash (Mrdangam) – B. S Purushotham (Kanjira).

Saturday, March 31, 2012: Sandeep Narayanan (Vocal) – Mysore Srikanth (Violin) – Neiveli Venkatesh (Mrdangam).

Contact

• For information, email: ctraga @ live.com

Past Concerts

2011

Sunday, October 9, 2011: Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal) – Vittal Ramamurthy (Violin) – Anantha R. Krishnan (Mrdangam).
Sunday, October 16, 2011: Sangeetha Shivakumar (Vocal) – Akkarai Subbalakshmi (Violin) – Melakaveri Balaji (Mrdangam) – Ravi Balasubramanian (Ghatam)
Sunday, October 23, 2011: Kanyakumari (Violin) – Patri Satish Kumar (Mrdangam) – Ravi Balasubramanian (Ghatam)
Sunday, May 8, 2011: Sangitakalanidhi Padma Bhushan R.K. Srikantan and Vidwan Rudrapatna Ramakanth (Vocal) – Suhas Rao (Violin) – Akshaya Ananth (Mrdangam). This concert is co-sponsored by the North American Sankethi Association.
Sunday, April 17, 2011: Rajesh Vaidya (Veena) – Karukurichi N. Mohanaraman (Mrdangam) – Sivaramakrishnan (Ghatam)
Saturday, May 28, 2011: Priya Sisters (Vocal) – B. Raghavendra Rao (Violin) – Neiveli Skanda Subramanian (Mrdangam)

2010

November 14, 2010: Malladi Brothers (Vocal) – B.U. Ganesh Prasad (Violin) – Patri Satish Kumar (Mrdangam).
October 28, 2010: Ranjani and Gayatri (Vocal). RAGA is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this concert with Wesleyan University at their NAVARATRI festival.
August 29, 2010: Maharajapuram Ramachandran (Vocal) – Nagai Muralidharan (Violin) – Mannargudi Easwaran (Mrdangam).
April 17, 2010: Rajiv Taranath (Sarod) – Nitin Mitta (Tabla).

May 2, 2010

May 23, 2010: Kunnakudi M. Balamuralikrishna (Vocal) – S.D. Sridharan (Violin) – Tanjor Murugabhoopati (Mrdangam) – Ravi Balasubramanian (Gatam).

2009

October 3, 2009: Kadri Gopalnath (Saxaphone) – Harikumar (Mrdangam) – Kanyakumari (Violin) – Balasubramanian (Gatam). RAGA is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this concert with Wesleyan University at their NAVARATRI festival.
August 30, 2009: Shubhra Guha – Shubhra Guha (Vocal) – Pandit Ramesh Misra (Sarangi) – Nitin Mitta (Tabla)
July 29, 2009 - August 26, 2009: RAGA MUSIC & ARTS CAMP 2009 – Under the Direction of Vidwan Shri. Shashikiran
July 19, 2009 at 4:00 PM: Geetha Rajasekhar (Vocal) – V.V.S. Murari (Violin) – B. Gowrishankar (Mrdangam)
May 31, 2009 at 4:00 PM: Neyveli Sri Santanagopalan (Vocal) – S.D. Sridhar (Violin) – Tanjore Murugabhoopati (Mrdangam)
May 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM: Keyboard Sathya – Embar Kannan (Violin) – Poongulam Subramaniam (Mrdangam) – Krishnababu (Talam)
April 26, 2009 at 4:00 PM: Carnatica Brothers; Shashikiran and Ganesh (Vocals) – Nagai Sriram (Violin) – Guruvayur Dorai (Mrdangam)
April 11, 2009 at 4:00 PM: Smt. Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi (Violin) – Smt. Sikkil Mala Chandrasekhar (Flute) – Smt. Jayashree Jairaj (Veena) – Ms. Rajna Swaminathan (Mrdangam) – Smt. Bhagyalakshmi Muralikrishna (Morching)

2008

October 19, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Kushal Das (Sitar) – Biplab Bhattacharya (Tabla)
RAGA is pleased to be a co-sponsor of this concert with Wesleyan University at their NAVARATRI festival Saturday, October 4, 8pm Mysore M. Nagaraj and Mysore M. Manjunath (Violin) – Srimushnam Rajarao (Mrdangam) – Ravi Balasubramanian (Gatam)
September 21, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Shashikiran and Ganesh (Vocal) – Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli (Violin) – Tanjore K. Murugabhoopathi (Mrdangam)
September 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Mala Chandrasekhar (Flute) – Mullaivasal G. Chandramouli (Violin) – Tanjore K. Murugabhoopathi (Mrdangam)
August 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM: Solkattu Workshop; Conducted for RAGA by David Nelson of Wesleyan University
May 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Vidwan O.S. Thiagarajan (Vocals) – B.V. Raghavendra Rao (Violin) – Tanjore K. Murgabhoopathi (Mrdangam)
May 11, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Maharajapuram Srinivasan (Vocals) – Maharajapuram Ganesh (Vocal Support) – Pakkala Ramdas (Violin) – Trivandrum Balaji (Mrdangam)
April 6, 2008 at 4:00 PM: Madurai T.N.Seshagopalan (Vocals) – Jai Shankar Balan (Violin) – Suresh Ramachandran (Mrdangam)

2007

October 6, 2007 at 8:00 PM: Professor T.N. Krishnan (Violin) – Sriram Krishnan (Violin) – Professor Trichy Sankaran (Mrdangam)
July 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM: Kalaimamani Nityasree (Vocal) – B. Raghavendra Rao (Violin) – I. Sivakumar (Mrdangam)
June 23, 2007 at 4:00 PM: Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran – Rohan Krishnamurthy (Mrdangam)
May 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM: Sangitakalanidhi T.K. Govindarao (Vocal) – Pittsburgh Vikram P. Sundararaman (Vocal) – K.V.S. Vinay (Volin) – Jayanth Balasubramanian (Mrdangam)
May 6, 2007 at 4:00 PM: Sangitakalanidhi Dr. N. Ramani (Flute) – Nagai Muralidharan (Violin) – Srimushnam Raja Rao (Mrdangam)
April 21, 2007 at 4:00 PM: Vidwan T.M. Krishna (Vocal) – B.U.Ganeshprasad (Violin) – Vinod Seetharaman (Mrdangam)

2006

October 29, 2006 at 4:00 PM: T.N. Krishnan (Violin) and Rohan Krishnamurthy (Mridangam)
October 7, 2006 at 8:00 PM: Sudha Raghunathan (Vocal), Co-sponsored with Wesleyan University
September 17, 2006 at 4:00 PM: Nayan Ghosh (Sitar) – Nitin Mitta (Tabla)
May 14, 2006 at 4:00 PM: S. Sowmya(Vocal), R.K. Shriramkumar (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan (Mrdangam)
April 22, 2006 at 4:30 PM: Dr. Krishna Raghavendra (Veena)
April 9, 2006 at 4:00 PM: Sanjay Subramanian (Vocal), Nagai Muralidharan (Violin), Guruvayur Dorai (Mrdangam) and Neyveli Venkatesh (Kanjira)