Advisory Board
Dr George Ruckert
Dr. George Ruckert, Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Music at MIT, has taught western music, world music, popular music, music fundamentals, folk music, and harmony and counterpoint. But his major field is the classical music of North India, which he studied with the eminent Indian sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan for more than twenty years. A sarod artist himself, he has played many concerts across the United States and Canada and has made several tours of Europe and India. He is also the founding member of MITHAS at MIT dedicated to promoting south asian arts.
Deepak Shahane
Deepak Shahane is a technologist who has worked for several successful iconic hi tech companies in leadership positions. He has a track record in helping companies achieve sustainable growth by achieving cost efficiency. He is a student of Tabla (Indian drums) and music is his passion. Deepak has been involved with several community organizations in the past helping them in all phases of their growth cycle.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan
For Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, the Sitar and Self are identical entities, and music is not just a discipline but life itself. Few instrumentalists have enjoyed so much of love and admiration as Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has from the music loving community worldwide. He has performed in all major musical festivals in India and abroad including the Festival of India held in the US, Europe, Russia, Canada, Middle East, Africa and Australia, enthralling audiences everywhere. He is the founding director of SPK Academy dedicated to teaching Sitar to the students of music in the USA. He is the recipient of numerous prestigious national awards including the Government of India’s ‘PADMASHREE’ and the ‘SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY AWARD’.
Jaya Subramaniam Sharma
Jaya Subramaniam is a Global Investor & Board Advisor, former Healthcare BioPharma Executive, Start Up Advisor with proven expertise in scaling companies, long term business & financial planning (LTFP) and Corporate Strategy. Jaya also serves on the Board of SHEOWS Cares Foundation to promote elderly care in India
and makes substantial contributions to the community.
Girish Satpute
Girish Satpute is a retired technology executive who supports multiple charitable organizations. He is an avid follower of the Indian Classical music, and committed to supporting it in the Boston area.
Board of Directors
Rajesh Godbole
Rajesh Godbole is the Founder President of Shadaj. Rajesh is a Mechanical Engineer by training and works as a technology leader in the hi tech industry. Rajesh is a student of music and deeply committed to nurturing and promoting Indian Classical Music in its most authentic form.
Milind Ranade
Milind is an avid follower of the Indian Classical music, and committed to supporting it in the Boston area. As a Board member, he contributes to the organization’s event planning, execution and publicity initiatives. Milind is a software engineer by profession and works for one of the leading technology companies.
Shirinwas Sane
Shriniwas is a Mechanical Engineer by profession. Shriniwas is an active member of several community organizations in the greater Boston area. He is also a founding member of Jilebi Arts, organization dedicated to Theater and arts. As a Board member, he contributes to the organization’s event planning, execution and efforts to broaden engagement with the classical music community.
Dr Pranoti Mandrekar
Dr Pranoti Mandrekar is a Professor at University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and a recognized leader in biomedical research. Pranoti is deeply committed to fostering cultural enrichment and community engagement. A dedicated student and advocate of Indian classical music she has played an active role in supporting and collaborating with organizations such as NESOM and other cultural institutions to organize high impact events that broaden access to music and promote cross-cultural exchange.
Naresh Iyer
Naresh Iyer is a long-standing volunteer and Board member of Shadaj, where he has been actively involved in promoting and supporting Hindustani classical music in the Greater Boston area. Naresh is deeply passionate about Indian classical music. As a Board member, he contributes to the organization’s strategic direction, governance, and efforts to broaden engagement with the classical music community. Professionally, he is a senior executive at a large financial institution.
Executive Committee
- Milind Ranade
- Ashish Shrowty
- Shrinwas Sane
- Jitendra Kulkarni
- Rajesh Godbole
- Niraj Ramchandran
- Prasad Deshpande
- Rahul Joshi
- Sushil Pangarkar
- Naresh Iyer
- Shrinivas Kane
- Nitin Borge
- Soumya Rajaram
- Bhavana Gallewale
- Ketki Purandare Limaye
- Sonali Dandekar Tambe
- Sameer Bildikar
- Vivek Joshi
Volunteers
- Tushar Walhekar
- Anjali Dodapkar Kalele
- Soumya Rajaram
- Priya Bangal
- Shantha Pai
- Madhavi Marathe
- Shashank Nene
- Madhu Nene
- Rucha Deshpande
- Hirak Modi
- Yogesh Karale
- Vaishnavi Kondapalli
- Amit Kavthekar
- Shilpa Kulkarni
- Ashwini Paranjape