Sangeeta Shankar

Sangeeta Shankar
संगीता शंकर
Shankar in 2010
Background information
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965
Varanasi, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • entrepreneur
  • professor
InstrumentViolin
Years active1981–present
Websitesangeetashankar.com

Sangeeta Shankar (Marathi: संगीता शंकर; born 12 August 1965) is an Indian classical violinist who performs Hindustani classical music and fusion. She is the daughter and protégé of awarded violinist N. Rajam.

She has performed internationally and follows the gayaki ang technique of reproducing the human voice on the violin. She passed on the tradition to her daughters Ragini and Nandini Shankar. Their family includes her husband Shankar Devraj and son-in-law Mahesh Raghvan.