Shashikala Dani

Vidushi Shashikala Dani (, ) is an Indian Hindustani classical Jaltarang artist. She is one among the few musicians and presently the only All India Radio-graded female exponent of the Jaltarang. She is a multi-instrument artist with concert & teaching experience in Jaltarang, Harmonium, Sitar, Violin, Dilruba and Tabla. She is also an All India Radio-graded vocalist in the Gamaka genre of Hindustani Light Music.
Biography.
Shashikala earned a Bachelor of Arts and settled in Hubballi, where she married Shri Arun Dani, son of journalist T.S.R. Awardee Lt. Shri Surendra Dani. They have a son together, the musician Sugnan Dani. After working at the State Bank of Mysore for 33 years, she is now recognized as a notable Jaltarang artist, striving hard to preserve, develop, and promote this unique instrument.
Musical career.
Particularly fascinated by Jal tarang, she decided to dedicate and develop her classical music career with a focus on this instrument.
After much experimentation with the Jaltarang, Shashikala has imbibed both "Gayaki and Tantrakari angs" in her playing style. She is trained in the Gwalior gharana school of Hindustani Classical Music under her father and Guru Pt. D. R. Warang. She has also developed multiple other styles over the years. Her specialty is "Layakari".
She is presently involved in mentoring young and passionate musical talents at her institute, Swara Naada Sangeeta Vidyalaya®.