About us

Raaga, Inc. is a Florida nonprofit arts and education organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of music, dance and performing art forms from the Indian Subcontinent through the medium of concerts, lecture demonstrations, regularly scheduled teaching sessions and e-learning.

Founded in 2015, Raaga is an exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Board of Directors(2017):
All Raaga board members are volunteers and do not receive any payment.

Harshad Bhatt
Moved to Fort Myers straight from Hyderabad in 1997.
Greatly interested in Indian music, Harshad has been a member of Raaga since its inception.

 

                                                                                                        Rathna Bushan

 

 

   

Mallika Nandur
Always looking to foster Indian Culture and encouraging Indian artists, Mallika
enjoys contributing to Raaga by putting together publicity material and
maintaining the website.
She is also appreciative of the music classes conducted by Lakshmi Krishnan.

   Neenu Vishnu Pratap
My passion for Indian classical dance
started when I was six years old. I
learned dance for ten years and very
much enjoy both classical dance and
songs. Being a member of Raaga has
helped me to be a part of the community
that is constantly trying to preserve
and promote the Indian cultural forms.

Nithya Sharma (208)  841-2498

 

 

 

 

Malathi Shivaprakash (908) 268-4093 

For more information, contact:

Lakshmi Krishnan – President

(239) 851-4352  
ramiah.krishnan@gmail.com

Passionate about Indian Classical music,
Lakshmi’s dream of sharing this with the
Community of SWFL is being fulfilled through Raaga.  Lakshmi takes pleasure in giving vocal music lessons to the youth and adult members of Raaga

 

Shaila Singh, Secretary
(262) 366-9369
Shaila@raagafl.org

Shaila comes from the colorful state of Rajasthan, India.  She learnt classical Indian Dance, Kathak, at the age of 5.  Shaila believes that Raaga can be a great tool in enlightening youth and adults, bringing peace and tolerance to the diverse population of SWFL.

Anju Uttamchandani
Treasurer (239) 994-7120
anju@raagafl.org   Raaga provides regular Music and Dance classes for its members.
For further information contact:

Music – Lakshmi Krishnan                                               Dance – Nithya Sharma
(239) 281-4352                                                                   (208)  841-2498