Ajith Ranganathan,  student, joined The Ramani Flute Academy  in 1998. According to him His Guru will ensure that you get every note right. But would never lose  temper,

Ajit Ranganathan, whose mellifluous bamboo flute has entertained many lay and seasoned listeners of Indian classical music for over sixteen years.

Hailing from the temple town of Srirangam in Tamil Nadu, Ajit got his Electrical Engineering degree from Anna University, Chennai. He earned his masters  degree in electrical and computer engineering from New York University, Buffalo.

In India, he had initial training on the flute from Srimathi N. Kesi, a disciple of the flute legend T.R. Mahalingam (Mali). After coming to Pittsburgh, Ajit, a regular at the annual Cleveland Tyagaraja Music Festival, fine-tuned his technique from the maestro Sri N. Ramani. Ajit has played with Ramani on several occasions at the Cleveland Festival.