Music lessons in Schaumburg, IL are conducted by "Veena Pani" Saraswathi Ranganathan. The curriculumn includes Junior, Senior and Vidwat (proficiency) level Veena and Vocal music lessons. Saraswathi offers training specially tailored for children who are enthusiastic in learning and also for refined performers. Her students have performed at many cultural celebrations across Chicago. Saraswathi has a rich musical lineage. She had her initial Veena training at the age of 6 from her mother Shantha Ranganathan and grandmother Sulochana Mahadevan. She continued advanced guidance under E P Alamelu, a renowned Veena artiste from India. She has performed widely both in India and in the US at several prestigious musical institutions, and won accolades and awards in State and National level music events, including a National award for "Best Raaga rendering" for her excuisite raaga and thaanam rendering in Shankaraabharanam and Bhairavi ragas.

She secured first rank in her home state in the proficiency level music exams. In addition to excellent press reviews, she has to her credit the title “Veena Pani Saraswathi” conferred by the Pontiff of Sringeri, India. She has also released audio cassettes with her teacher entitled ‘Samarpanam’. She is an active Veena performer for the Guitars of Spain.

Smt. Shantha Ranganathan is an AIR artiste from Bangalore with expertise in Carnatic classical music, Thiruppavai, Thiruvempavai, Raga composition, Bhajans, Sanskrit Stotras and Devaranama.

She believes in equal opportunity for everyone to learn music. She peformed Devaranama regularly on AIR Mysore and Bangalore.

Smt.Shantha is also well versed in Bharatanatyam. She received intensive training from her mother Spashta Gana Kala Mani,Smt. Sulochana Mahadevan. and performed with her Mother all over India. Recently she has recorded two CDs. One is a collection of 12 exquisite Dasa Krithis and another with Andal thiruppavai and Vaaranamaayiram.

Recent performances include Lemont temple , Shirdi Sai Temple in Illinois, Lakshmi temple in Dallas.