Prof. Rita Ganguly, was nurtured in a highly educated and cultured family of Lucknow, presided over by the eminent littérateur Dr. K. L.Ganguly. Rita, right from childhood was encouraged, unreservedly towards academic advancement as well as artistic excellence.

Trained originally in Dhrupad by Gopeshwar Bandopadhyay of the Vishnupur Gharana, at Shantiniketan Prof. Rita Ganguly, (having won the National Scholarship for Kathakali And Bharatanatyam) won it for a record third time for music, which has turned out to be her enduring love and pre-eminent credential.