Ronkini Gupta

Indian classical vocalist Ronkini Gupta is looking forward to hitting the stage at Raagini, a concert that celebrates women. "There are no ragas to celebrate women per se, but some of them are gender specific, simply because there are certain traits that are more akin to women. For instance, grace, sweetness or playfulness are often equated with females. It's not that men don't feel these emotions; but they are related more with women than men," says Gupta, who will present the ragas that render the subtleties of emotions well because of the selection of the notes they are made up of. "That's why they are called raaginis. I will present madhuvanti, gaud sarang and sohani ragas," she adds.