Bharatanatyam Dancers Purvadhanashree

Bharatanatyam Dancers Purvadhanashree

Critics and connoisseurs consider Purvadhanashree as one of the most outstanding Bharatanatyam dancers of the younger generation. She is amongst the youngest "A-top " Grade artiste of Doordarshan, India’s national broadcasting corporation. Born and brought up in New Delhi, she had the privilege to perform on the inaugural day of the December Festival 2000 at the Music Academy, Chennai. She was judged the best dancer at the Spirit of Youth concerts 1999 and was conferred the prestigious Dr. MGR Award. She has been awarded the title of ‘Nrityashree’ (Splendorous Danseuse) by the Saregamapadhani Foundation, Chennai.

Purvadhanashree is an empanelled artiste of Indian Council of Cultural Relations, Government of India. In 2000 Purva started her training in Vilasini Natyam. Since then she has performed widely across India. Purva has participated in various festivals including those conducted in Khajuraho, Mudra (Trivandrum) and Chennai Music Adademy. Central Sangeet Natak Akademi conferred her with the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar for Vilasini Natyam in 2009.

Vilasini Natyam

Vilasini Natyam is the name given to the dance tradition of the temple dancers of Andhra Pradesh. These dancers were known as Kalavantulu. Unlike similar traditions that have evolved in other regions of the country, the ritual-specific (Gudi Seva), ceremonial-specific (Kacheri Ata) and dance operatic (Ata Bhagavatam) aspects of the temple dances form an integral part of the Vilasini Natyam repertoire. Apart from being a distinctive style, Vilasini Natyam is unique in that it retains the functional classification of the art practiced by these Kalavantulu, suitably adapted for modern-day stage presentation.

An exquisite form of expression shaped over centuries enriched by the artistic imagination of countless temple dancers this dance tradition has been painstakingly researched and recast by Swapnasundari, who worked under the guidance of Maddula Lakshmi Narayana, who was an exponent of this tradition.

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Profile of Santoor Guru Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma

Santoor is a very ancient instrument of India. The original name of this instrument was Shata-tantri Veena which in Sanskrit language means a Veena of 100 Strings. Today, when we say Veena, it means a specific instrument but in ancient times Veena was a common word for different kinds of string instruments. The first string instrument was called Pinaki-Veena. The idea to create this instrument came from the Bow & Arrow when Arrow was released it created a sound out of that idea somebody created a musical instrument and named it Pinaki Veena. Pinak in Sanskrit language means the Bow and the idea to create this instrument came from the Bow & Arrow that is why it was named Pinaki Veena. In the Western Countries this instrument is called the Harp and in India we have got a miniature form of the same instrument known as “Swarmandal” which many vocalists these days use while singing. After Pinaki Veena, in Ancient India, we had different kinds of Veenas like Baan Veena, Katyayani Veena, Rudra Veena, Saraswati Veena, Tumbru Veena, & Shata-tantri Veena.

In Ancient Scriptures of India there is mention of Shata tantri Veena which is known today as “Santoor”. This instrument got its present name Santoor with the Persian language influence in our Country. There are Hundred Strings in Santoor. It is a hollow box on top of which there are 25 bridges. Each bridge used to have 4 strings resting on it. To play this instrument, two wooden mallets are used. This instrument had been in use in the Valley of Kashmir for many centuries, in a typical type of Music known as “Sufiana Mausiqi” which means a music connected with Sufi philosophy. In this style mostly Santoor is used as an accompaniment with the singers and sometimes played as a solo instrument also. In 1940s & 50s, the best known Sufiana Musicians in Kashmir Valley were Mohamed Abdullah Tibbat Baqaal and Mohamed Qaleen Baaf. Till then Santoor had never been used in Indian Classical Music. Actually outside the Valley of Kashmir nobody had seen this instrument or heard the name Santoor.

The Journey of Santoor changed in early 1950’s when Pt. Umadutt Sharma, Father of Shivkumar Sharma, who was a very versatile Musician, a performing Vocalist, and Dilruba player but equally well versed in playing Tabla & Harmonium, saw this Instrument in Kashmir and thought of introducing Indian Classical Music on Santoor. He had an intensive training of Music under Pt. Bade Ramdasji a legendary Vocalist of Benaras Gharana. In early 50’s Pt. Umadutt Sharma was Music incharge of Radio Srinagar for a few years. During that period he did an extensive research on Santoor and started teaching his Son, Shivkumar Sharma the intricacies of Santoor.

Shivkumar Sharma was initiated into Music at the age of 5 (five) as a Vocalist & Tabla player. He had started performing at a very young age as a Tabla player from Radio Jammu and Srinagar. It was an intriguing choice for Shivkumar Sharma to take up Santoor as his main instrument which had never been used in Indian Classical Music before that but as it was the will and direction of his Guru & Father, he started learning Santoor.

Later on Shivkumar Sharma had to carry on his experiments with Santoor for many years which improved in Tonal quality, in playing technique, in sitting posture of the instrument, in repertoire of music and emotional and spiritual expression of this instrument which has given Santoor its own distinct character.

One interesting feature about Santoor is that similar kind of instruments are found in different parts of the world, with different names. In China its called Yang Quin, in Central Asian Countries Cimbale, in Iran & Iraq Santoor, in Greece Santoori, in Germany Hackbret, in Hungary Cymbalom and many European Countries and in America Hammer-Dulcimer. Noteworthy thing is only in the Valley of Kashmir we have got Hundred String Santoor whereas in all above mentioned forms the instrument has got either less or more than 100 strings. That proves a point it was known as Shata-Tantri Veena in Ancient times and that’s why still in the Valley of Kashmir Santoor has got Hundred strings and no where else. Some people claim that Santoor originated in Iran but according to Indian Musicologists and Ancient Sanskrit scriptures Santoor (Shata-tantri Veena) is an Indian instrument. There is also another theory that gypsies travelled from India to different other countries in Europe etc. probably they carried this instrument from India where it got different names and shapes in different parts of the World. In Hungary for example gypsy music is played on Cymbalom. In fact Santoor is the predecessor of Piano because it is based on the same system. There are strings inside Piano which are struck by small hammers when we press the keys of Piano.

The modified Santoor which Shivkumar Sharma plays now has got 31 bridges, total number of strings 91. It has got a range of 3 Octaves and chromatic tuning. In Kashmir Santoor is kept on a wooden stand in front of the Musician while playing. Shivkumar Sharma changed that posture and started keeping it on the lap to cut the extra unrequired resonance which resulted in getting a very clear tone even while playing very fast passages like taan and Jhala. Although this is a difficult posture to maintain and requires some training of Yoga to maintain the spine in an erect form for longer duration of performance otherwise it can be difficult to sit in this posture. The height of the Musician also counts to maintain this posture. The mallets are held inbetween Index and Middle finger and the thumb. This is again very important part of holding the Mallets which is used in a very subtle form to create the meend (the technical term for playing unbroken notes). It’s a very important factor of playing this instrument, the mallet held in any other position will not produce this kind of tonal quality.

There was a time when Santoor was manufactured only in Kashmir but now there are Santoor makers in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Punjab and Varanasi who are making Santoors according to the modifications carried out by Shivkumar Sharma which has become a standardized form of this instrument. All his disciples and most of the other Santoor players who may not be his direct disciples around the World are following this system of Santoor playing. As everybody knows in the field of music technicalities of playing of an instrument can only be learnt directly from the Guru otherwise picking up the technique just by listening to the records or concerts or even videos can go wrong. Shivkumar Sharma has always encouraged serious students to come and learn from him directly which he has been doing for the last 40 years.

Source: http://www.santoor.com

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Profile of Sarod Guru Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

He was all of 6 years old when Amjad Ali Khan gave his first recital of Sarod. It was the beginning of yet another glorious chapter in the history of Indian classical music. Taught by his father Haafiz Ali Khan Amjad Ali Khan was born to the illustrious Bangash lineage rooted in the Senia Bangash School of music. Today he shoulders the sixth generation of inheritance in this legendary lineage.After his debut, the career graph of this musical legend took the speed of light, and on its way the Indian classical music scene was witness to regular and scintillating bursts of Raga supernovas. Thus, the world saw the Sarod being given a new and yet timeless interpretation by Amjad Ali Khan. Khan is one of the few maestros who consider his audience to be the soul of his motivation. As he once said, "There is no essential difference between classical and popular music. Music is music. I want to communicate with the listener who finds Indian classical music remote."

He has performed at the WOMAD Festival in Adelaide and New Plymouth, Edinburgh Music Festival, World Beat Festival in Brisbane, Taranaki in New Zealand, Summer Arts Festival in Seattle, BBC Proms, International Poets Festival in Rome, Shiraz Festival, UNESCO, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Adelaide Music Festival, 1200 Years celebration of Frankfurt WOMAD Rivermead Festival, UK, and ‘Schonbrunn’ in Vienna.

 In the matter of awards, Amjad Ali Khan has the privilege of winning the kind of honours and citations at his relatively young age, which, for many other artistes would have taken a lifetime. He is a recipient of the UNESCO Award, Padma Vibhushan (Highest Indian civilian award), Unicef's National Ambassadorship, The Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum and Hon'ry Doctorates from the Universities of York in 1997, England, Delhi University in 1998, Rabindra Bharati University in 2007, Kolkata and the Vishva Bharti (Deshikottam) in Shantiniketan in 2001. He has represented India in the first World Arts Summit in Venice in 1991, received Hon'ry Citizenship to the States of Texas (1997), Massachusetts (1984), Tennessee (1997), the city of Atlanta, Georgia (2002), Albuquerque, NM (2007)and the Key of the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Fort Lauderdale, Miami. April 20th, 1984 was cleared as Amjad Ali Khan Day in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1995, Mr. Khan awarded the Gandhi UNESCO Medal in Paris for his composition Bapukauns. In 2003,the maestro received “Commander of the Order of Arts and letters” by the French Government and the Fukuoka Cultural grand prize in Japan in 2004.

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His collaborations include a piece composed for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yoshikazu Fukumora titled Tribute to Hong Kong, duets with gutarist Charley Byrd, Violinist Igor Frolov, Suprano Glenda Simpson, Guitarist Alvaro Pierri, Guitarist Barry Mason, Cellist Claudio Bohorquez and UK Cellist Matthew Barley. He has been a visiting professor at the Universities of Yorkshire, Washington, Stony Brook, North Eastern and New Mexico. BBC Magazine had voted one of his recent CDs titled ‘Bhairav’ among the best 50 classical albums of the world for the year 1995. In 1994, his name was included biographically in "International Directory of distinguished Leadership", 5th edition. In 1999, Mr. Khan inaugurated the World Festival of Sacred Music with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1998, Khan composed the signature tune for the 48th International Film Festival.

In 2009, Mr. Khan presented his Sarod concerto Samagam with the Taipei Chinese Orchestra. The same year Amjad Ali Khan was nominated for a Grammy award in the best traditional world music album category. Khan has been nominated for the album 'Ancient Sounds', a joint-venture with Iraqi oud soloist Rahim Alhaj. Recently, the Khans collaborated with American Folk artist Carrie Newcomer at Lotus Arts Festival in Bloomington. On the ninth anniversary of 9/11, Amjad Ali Khan gave a Peace Concert at the United Nations in New York in the presence of the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon.

He has been a regular performer at the Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Kennedy Center, Santury Hall (First Indian performer), House of Commons, Theater Dela ville, Musee Guimet, ESPLANADE in Singapore, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Chicago Symphony Center, Palais beaux-arts, Mozart Hall in Frankfurt, St. James Palace and the Opera House in Australia.

In his case, the term 'beauty of the Ragas' acquires a special meaning as he has to his credit the distinction of having created many new Ragas.It is love for music and his belief in his music that has enabled him to interpret traditional notions of music for a new refreshing way, reiterating the challenge of innovation and yet respecting the timelessness of tradition.

Two books have been written on him. The first is titled, ‘The world of Amjad Ali Khan’ by UBS Publishers in 1995 and the second, ‘Abba-God’s Greatest Gift to us’ by his sons, Amaan and Ayaan published by Roli Books-Lustre Publications in 2002. A documentary on Mr. Khan called ‘Strings for Freedom’ won the Bengal Film Journalist Association Award and was also screened at the Ankara Film Festival in 1996.

In 2007, Mr. Khan featured in the Southbank Centre’s recently launched the Royal Festival Hall hoardings project ‘Rankin’s Front Row’, where his photograph is included in the frieze that will run the length of the river façade of the Royal Festival Hall. Khan performed at the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament on the commemoration of India's 60th year of Independence in 2007. His concerto for Sarod and orchestra, Samaagam, the result of an extraordinary collaboration with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, is the latest embodiment of his unique ability to give new form to the purity and discipline of the Indian classical music tradition. Samaagam was released worldwide in April 2011 on Harmonia Mundi’s World Village label. In the season 11/12, Amjad Ali Khan was the focus of a 4-concert residency at the Wigmore Hall in London including a new piece with the Britten Sinfonia.

Other highlights include recitals at the Edinburgh International Festival, the Enescu Festival in Bucharest. Recently, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Academy. In spring this year Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan brought his teaching philosophy to Stanford University this year in a residency titled Indian Classical Music: A Way of Life. As a finale to the Maestro residency, Amjad Ali Khan performed with Maestro Jindong Cai and the Stanford Philharmonia at the Mozart and More Festival.

Married and with two sons, Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan Ayaan Ali Khanare well known names in the music scene and are the seventh generation of musicians in the family. ‘Coming Masters’ as the New York Times calls them. Amjad Ali Khan's wife Subhalakshmi Khan has been a great exponent of the Indian classical dance, Bharatnatyam, which, she sacrificed for her family. As a soul, so in his heart, he is a man who has proven his indomitable belief in the integration of two of life's greatest forces, love and music. He is a living example of a man who practices that integration each day of his life, both on stage and off stage. 

Source:http://www.sarod.com

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Profile of Flute Guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

An internationally acclaimed flautist of India, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is a very popular and eminent artiste par excellence who is known for his outstanding contribution in popularizing Indian Classical Music all over the world.  His consummate artistry has distinguished him as the greatest living master of the North Indian Bamboo Flute, acclaimed both at home and abroad.

Unlike many other great Indian artistes, Pandit Chaurasia does not come from a family of musicians.  Rather, music is a path he found for himself and struggled very hard to overcome all the hurdles that came his way to emerge out successful with his sheer grit, sincerity, hard work, devotion and dedication.Born on July 1st, 1938 in Allahabad, he began his musical pursuit at the age of 15, learning classical vocal technique from Pandit Rajaram.  Within a year, however, he had switched to flute playing, after hearing Pandit Bholanath, a noted flautist from Varanasi.  He tutored under Pandit Bholanath for eight years.  In 1957, barely out of his teens, he became regular staff artiste of All India Radio, Cuttack in Orissa, where he worked as performer as well as a composer.  From here began his musical journey that took him all over the globe.

Transferred by AIR (All India Radio) Cuttack to Mumbai in 1960, he received further guidance from Surbahar player Shrimati Annapurna Devi, daughter of late Ustad Allaudin Khan and sister of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.  Under her guidance his music acquired a new dimension and he left AIR to pursue his performing career.Since that time Pandit Chaurasia has been performing nationally and internationally winning acclaim from varied audiences and from fellow musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, Jean-Pierre Rampal, among others.  Pandit Chaurasia tours regularly in the US and Europe and is a featured artiste in almost all major music festivals around the globe.

As a musician Pandit Chaurasia is a rare combination of an innovator and a traditionalist.  He has significantly expanded the expressive possibilities of classical North Indian flute- playing through his masterful blowing technique and his unique adaptation of alaap and jod to the flute.  He is an immensely popular artiste in India and abroad.Pandit Chaurasia’s horizons also extend beyond North Indian Classical music to Indian folk and popular music and to western music as well.He has composed music for many Indian films.The famous “Silsila” which he collaborated on with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was a platinum disc in India, and the musical duo Shiv-Hari went on to compose soulful music for many successful movies like Lamhe, Chandni, Faasle, Parampara, Sahibaan and Darr.His experimental album “Eternity” which incorporated many western elements alongside of North Indian Classical ones to become a platinum disc.  Pandit Chaurasia has recorded many such albums in which he has tried to blend Indian Classical Music with western music to create beautiful and soulful music.   He has recorded a compact disc at Oslo along with jazz artiste John McLaughlin and Jan Garbarek, which has gained international popularity.  Besides these he has cut many albums of Indian Classical music, thematic music, music for meditation, bhajans and folk music.

He has also shared stage with eminent artistes from all over the world.  He has performed memorable jugalbandis with the stalwarts of Indian Classical music like Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Dr. Balamuralikrishnan, Smt. Kishori Amonkar and jammed with western artistes like John Mc Laughlin, Jan Garbarek, Larry Coryell, Egberto Gismonti and many others.  He has conducted orchestras with western instrumentalists also amongst which is  ‘Adi Anant’.In addition to his performance and compositions, Pandit Chaurasia also plays the role of a dedicated Guru & teacher.  He has several dedicated and talented students not only in India but also around the world who are making their mark on the Indian Classical music front.  When he is not touring and performing he is busy teaching music in Mumbai, where he has built a Vrindaban Gurukul, a Gurukul type ashram where he teaches music in the traditional Guru-Shishya Parampara.  For his students hailing from Eastern and Central zones, he has another school in the same Gurukul style in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.  He also teaches music at the Rotterdam Music Conservatorium, where he is the Artistic Director of the Indian Music Department.For his outstanding contributions to Indian music, Pandit Chaurasia has been recognized and conferred upon with many national and International honours.  A list of some of his most prestigious honours is: -

Awards

1. The Sangeet Natak Academy Award-1984
2. The Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar-1990
3. Padma Bhushan-1992
4. Konark Samman-1992
5. Yash Bharti Samman-1994
6. Kalidas Samman-1999
7. Padma Vibhushan- 2000
8. Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award-2000
9. Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award-2004
10. Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau-Netherlands-2008
11. Ordres des Arts et Lettres – France-2008
12. Honorary Doctorate, North Orissa University-2008
13. Honorary Doctorate, Utkal University, Odisha- 2011
14. Honorary Doctorate, IIT Kharagpur-2011
15.  Sangeet Natak Academy Fellowship Award-2012

source:http://www.hariprasadchaurasia.com 

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Profile of Kathkali Dancer Kalamandalam Amaljith

             

Born on 25 May 1974 at Allepey to Shri P muraleedharan Nair and Smt Shyamala Nair in to a Traditional family of Kathakali dancers. GrandfathersGuru Champakulam Pachu Pillai a well known Kathakali dancer and Dr.Guru Gopinath a well known dancer.

            At the age of 12 yrs he started learning Kathakali under his grandfather Guru Champakulam Pachu Pillai and later Completed three years Preliminary course at Kudamaloor Kalakendram under Guru Kudamaloor Karunakaran Nair, Guru Mathoor Govindan kutty, Kalamandalam Ramakrishnan and Kalamandalam Murali. After his initial training he joined Kerala Kalamandalam, Trichur Kerala and Passed 6 year diploma and 2 year post diploma in kathakali vesham.

            Joined The International Centre for Kathakali, New Delhi as a Teacher-cum-Artiste in 2000. He has worked under the guidance of the then Principal Shri. Sadanam P. V. Balakrishnan. He has been teaching students in the Centre and has performed extensively in India and abroad like USA, Thailand, Netherland, Spain, Kazakistan, Pakistan, France, Italy etc. Has performed in the Fusion Programme of Kendra Sangeet Natak Academy, incorporating five classical dance forms of India in “Incredible India” in New York in 2009. Has performed in the “International Film Festival 2010” in Goa.

            During this tenure with the Centre, he has performed various characters of Ramanaya & Mahabharata as well as stories like William Shakespeare’s “Othello & Macbeth”, a Nigerian Play ‘Sakara”, ”Kalevala” a folklore from Finland etc. He has done equal justice to all veshams such as Pacha, Kathi, Kari, Tadi & Minuku.

He has also extended his services for Lecture demonstrations of CCRT in Delhi & Hyderabad; workshop in Spain & teachings for various institutions such as National School of Drama in Delhi. He is Certified as ‘B’ Grade artiste of “Delhi Doordarshan”.

            Received scholarship from Department of Culture (Government of India) in1997 and Junior Fellowship from Department of Culture (Government of India) for the period 2000-2002 (“Decline & fall in Kathakali Training - The Role of Institutionalisation”.)

            He was awarded the ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar’ 2010 from Sangeet Natak Academi ,New Delhi, ‘Natana Praveena’ award from Dr. Guru Gopinath Trust, Kottayam in the year 2011 and the ‘KPS Menon Award’ for the best student in the year 1992-93 at Kerala kalamandalam.

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Shree Salil Bhatt Creator of Satvik Veena

Shree Salil Bhatt Creator of Satvik Veena

Creator of the Satvik Veena and heir to a 500-year musical legacy, Salil Bhatt represents the dynamic face of the new age, Indian musician. Being hailed as the 'Global Indian Musician', Salil has done it all. From Solo Concerts and International Collaboration to Exotic Jugalbandis and Global Fusions, Salil has not only managed to marvel audiences in India, bit also has a big fan base in Canada, Germany, Australia, America, Taiwan, England, Switzerland, Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Singapore, Spain, Austria, and Italy. That too, in just a span of his trailblazing 25-year career!

Having received a Pre-Grammy Award nomination which speaks volumns of his highly successful international collaborations, Salil is the harbinger of rare honors for India as he is the first ever musician to perform inside the Parliament of Germany. He is also the first ever Indian musician to perform in Iceland and the first Indian musician to be invited by the Taiwanese Government for artist residency.

Salil V. Bhatt represents the tenth generation of the famous Bhatt lineage, where music has been flowing for more than five hundered years. Salil is the son of the legendary slide player and India's GRAMMY AWARD winner Padmashree Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.Pt. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena, a revolutionary instrument which has been hailed as a discovery in the Indian classical music scenario.

Salil reflects the dynamic style of rendering the classical nuances on the Satvik Veena in his concerts. His style incorporates the authentic and systematic exposition of Classical Indian Ragas and the embellishments of the World Music as well.Salil's baaz [style] assimilates the 'gayaki' [vocal] and 'tantrakari' [instrumental] representations which makes his playing complete with innumerable variations. Salil specializes in playing high-speed taans demostrating his great skill on the Satvik Veena. Trained by his mentor Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Salil follows the Classical Indian Raga authenticity to its strictest norms and creates the purest picture of every Raga he plays.

exponent Salil Bhatt has been conferred the prestigious Maharana Mewar Foundation Award for his outstanding achievements and his meritorious services rendered in the field of Indian classical music. Salil Bhatt is the illustrous son of Grammy Award Winner Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Salil Bhatt has created a new version of the traditional veena named as the 'Satvik Veena' for which he is receiving innumerable accolades and rave reviews all over the world.

List of major awards, honours and titles of Salil Bhatt:

1- Maharana Mewar Foundation Award

2- Abhinav Kala Samman

3- Mahakal Sangeet Ratan

4- International Achievers Awards

5- Title of "Global Indian"

6- Title of "Prince of Raga"

7- Rag Bhavishya Samman

8- Grass Roots Grammy Nomination

9- Juno Award Nomination

10- Pre Grammy Award Nomination        List of Major recording releases of Salil Bhatt:

1- Revitalise

2- Swar Shikhar

3- Sopaan

4- Slide to Freedom (Part I & II)

5- Out of the Shadows

6- Mumbai to Munich

7- Revival of Gavati

8- Relax

9- Karnatikas veena jugal bandi

10- Mohan's veena

Salil is the son of Grammy award-winner, Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, the Iconic Indian classical musician.

Major International Achievements

1. First Indian musician to perform in the German Bavarian parliament in Munich in 2005 celebrating 500 years of Indo-German cultural relations.

2. First Indian musician to perform in Iceland for the Prime Minister of Iceland and the entire Icelandic Parliament along with the President of India Dr. Abdul Kalam in 2005.

3. Did artist residency in Taipei for one month, imparting music to the Taiwanese students and also collaborating with Aboriginal singer of Taiwan in 2006.

4. Performed for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC RADIO in remote city of Whitehorse in Canada in 2008.

5. Performed for the Folkways live, in Edmonton Canada and recorded for the world's most famous Smithsonian museum.

6. Performed for the Queen Elizabeth in New Delhi during her historic visit to India in 1997.

7. Performed for the historic Indo-Pak summit in Agra in July 2001, the most important event in Asia at that time for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpaee and the entire Indian Parliament members along with the President of Pakistan.

8. Performed the world famous Epcor Centre in Calgary, Canada in 2008 with musicians from Canada, Iceland, England.

9. Performed extensively in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales for Asian Music Circuit tours in 1995 and 2005.

10. Performed in Australia's biggest International Guitar Festival in Adelaide in 2007.

11. Performed in Chicago World Music Festival in U.S.A in 2007.

12. Performed in All the International fold festivals of Canada including Vancouver Folk Fest, Vancouver Island musicfest, Calgary Folk Fest, Edmonton folk fest, Winnipeg folk fest, Guelph music fest, Canmore folk fest, South Country fair, Ottawa Folk fest, Toronto music fest, Stan Rogers Folk fest in Canso [nova scotia, Canada]. 

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Odissi Dancer Kavita Dwibedi

Odissi Dancer Kavita Dwibedi

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Daughter and disciple of Odissi maestro Guru Harekrishna Behera, Kavita Dwibedi is one of the leading exponents of Odissi dance in India today. She is a Post Graduate in Sociology from Delhi University and holds Visharad (B.A) in Odissi dance from Gandharva Mahavidyalay. A dancer of vision and versatility, Kavita is known for her superb abhinaya. A widely travelled danseuse, Kavita had a highly successful Indian Council For Cultural Relations (ICCR) sponsored performance tour to the U.K., Italy, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Denmark, Ireland and Norway during the 50th anniversary celebrations of India's independence in 1997. The artiste has also earned wide acclaim for her performances at some of the world’s highly prestigious platforms in countries like the U.S.A. and Canada and including her presentation at the UN Headquarters at New York . She has also taken part in international events in Spain (1991), China (1994), Japan (1994), Kuwait(1995), Maldives (1995), Kyrgyzstan(1998), Germany (1999) and France (1999).

In her professional career spanning over ten years, Kavita Dwibedi has also had the privilege of presenting Odissi dance recitals in almost all the major dance festivals in the country like the Khajuraho Dance Festival (1996), Konark Music and Dance Festival (1992,1995), Natyanjali Dance Festival(1997), Soorya Dance Festival (1994,1998), Mamallapuram Dance Festival (1994-97), Malabar- Mahotsavam (1996), Tansen Tyagraj Festival (1997), Sidharth Music and Dance Festival (1998) and Puri-Beach Dance Festival (1996). She had also been invited to participate in the festival of Odissi dance Nrutya Parva (1998) to mark the 50 years of Odissi organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi at Bhubaneswar.

A dancer of deep commitment towards an undiluted and authentic approach to Odissi, Kavita is credited with a number of new choreographies based on traditional chhanda music of Orissa like the much lauded Ritu – Rang (Seasons of Love) and Proshitapatika (Naayika longing for her beloved Naayak). Her other landmarks in choreography are Saptatala Dhyaan, Khajuraho Vaibhav and Jugalbandis with Manipuri, Bharatanatyam and Kathak .

She was awarded a Junior Fellowship by the Department Of Culture, Government of India in 1997. She was also a recepient of a Government of India Scholarship in the field of Music & Dance from the Ministry of Human Resource Development for the period 1990-92.A winner of several awards and medals, Kavita Dwibedi is the founder Director of Odissi Akademi, Delhi -- an Institution set up by her to promote and propagate Odissi dance and music. 

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Kathak Guru Vidushi Smt. Geetanjali Lal

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Vidushi Smt. Geetanjali Lal

Foremost among the leading kathak exponents geetanjali lal has carved a special niche in the world of dance.Trained by the great stalwaets like roshan kumari, gopi krishana, mohan rao kalayanpurker and her husband shri devi lal, geetanjali lal is also a gifted musician trained by her father sh.rajnikant desai of agra gharana from childhood.

Performing  from the last  four decades in all the major national and international dance festivals, geetanjali has received encomiums for her brilliant solo exposition of jaipur gharana and her own group chorepgraphic works for which she has scored the music.she is known for her imaginative choreography of “kaun banega crorepati”, “indradhanush”, “meghdoot”, “the spirit”, “avroha”, “saheli”, dhrupad vasanti leela, dance drama rabindranath tagore’s “chitrangada” etc.Blessed with an impressive stage presence her performances bring to life the beauty of the mughal and rajput paintings.add to it her lyrical renderings of impressional numbers and her performance generates high aesthetic visuals, which linger long in memory. Based in delhi, she worked as a senior guru with the national institute of kathak where she trained number of students among which vidha lal and abhimanyu have made a mark in the field of kathak.she was also the director of kathak kendra, the national institute of kathak dance, new delhi.

She held the post of chief of repertory kathak kendra from 2009-2012. She is a top grade artist of doordarshan and (i.c.c.r) indian councile for culture relations, new delhi.She has been coundcting kathak workshops and lec-dem in various universties and cultural instiututions in india and abroad. Geetanjali lal has been awarded the Prestigious sangeet natak akademi award in the year 2007.She has been awarded the title of “nritya sharada”, natya kala shree”, “bharat gaurav”, “kala shiromani” and “kalpana chawala award, , jijabai women achivers award, acharya kala vipanchee and many more for excellence, by various cultural organisations, for her contribution in the field of kathak dance.Apart from dancing she is also an actress, having acted in a kashmiri feature film “shayar-e-kashmir mehjoor” in a lead role and won the j & k best actress award during her college days.

She has choreographed many kathak dance ballets and short numbers like.

1. Dance ballet “chitrangada” , “chandalika”, riturang by rabindranath tagore

2. Meghdoot dance ballet written by kavi kali das.

3. Short numbers: raks-e-bismil, varsha mangal, avaroh, jaidev, dhurapad vasanti leela,   udaan, indradhanush. She has also choreographed the works of sur das, kabir, raskhan, vidyapati, meera etc. On various occasions, andaaz.

4. Choreographed and musically composed various tarana’s in various taal and raaga.

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Kathak Dancer Ms. Mahua Shankar

Profile of Ms. Mahua Shankar

A disciple of the legendary figure of Indian classical dance, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj, Mahua was enticed by the beauty of Kathak at a very early age of 5. Her first Gurus were her parents; Father, the late Shri Pradeep Shankar, and her mother, Smt. Rekha Shankar. They imbibed an undying love in her for this exquisite dance form.She persuaded her learning further from a great exponent and acclaimed guru of Kathak; Smt. Reva Vidhyarthi for about 2 years. She then joined the celebrated Kathak Kendra in Delhi and was disciple of Vaswati Mishra for another 2-3 years.

Already have collected learning from such talented Gurus, she then became the disciple of a prodigy of Indian Classical Dance - Pandit Birju Maharaj. The youngest student of his class – just 14 yrs, she was his favorite. From then on, she has been associated with him, first Learning, then Teaching as well as Performing along his side and in his group.When Birju Maharaj started Kalashram, his Dance school in 1998, she has been a devotee there, of teaching, performing and at the same time mastering this elegant Dance Form, till 2009.

Since 2009 she has been presenting as a freelance performer and her delicate dance style has impressed many a hearts both in India as well as abroad. She believes her Journey on this path of Rhythm and learning about it, is never ending and rightfully so.Awarded with the “Shringar Mani” 2007 from Sur Shringar Samsad – Mumbai . Mahua Shankar has danced, to great acclaim, in several prestigious festivals. As a young dancer, she has also had the distinction of performing in Rashtrapati Bhavan, before the then President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Have performed with Pandit Birju Maharaj in his major productions in many prestigious festivals and has travelled extensively in India and abroad. Has to her credit dance sequences in two major films, “Gaddar” with Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel and “Devdas” with Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit.

नमस्कार,अगर इस जीवन परिचय में आपको कोई कमी या कोइ नई बात जोड़नी/घटानी हो तो अछुती इस पेज का लिंक विषय लिखते हुए  हमें इस पते पर ई-मेल करिएगा.ताकी हम इसे अपडेट कर सकें-सम्पादक 

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Flute Sisiters SUCHISMITA & DEBOPRIYA

Suchismita and Debopriya sisters, born at Allahabad hail from a family of musicians. Their parents Mr. Robin & Mrs. Krishna Chatterjee are well known musicians and have imparted early training of vocal music to them. Under the guidance of late Pandit Bholanath Prasanna, they received their initial flute training at Allahabad. Belonging to a family of musicians they were later inspired to, and have had the privilege of being disciples of the great flautist Padmavibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Music Academics

They completed their D.M. (Docenten Musicus) and U.M.(Uitvoerend Musicus) with distinction from the "Rotterdam’s World Music Conservatory", (Holland)  in the year 1997-1998. They also studied western classical music apart from their main subject flute.

They completed their “Sangeet Prabhakar” (Bachelor of music.)  from Prayag Sangeet Samiti – Allahabad, in the year 2000-2001, in both Vocal & Flute. Suchismita won the gold and Debopriya won the silver medal in flute.

They have completed the “Sangeet Pravin” (master of music) from Prayag Sangeet Samiti - Allahabad, in the year 2004-2005, in both Vocal & flute and topped the list of successful candidates, where Debopriya won the gold and Suchismita won the silver medal in flute.

They are graded artists of "Aakashwani" (Mumbai Kendra).

Scholarships

Suchismita and Debopriya were both awarded a scholarship from “Nuffic” through the Indian Embassy (Holland) for the year 1996-1998, while they were studying there.

Debopriya has been awarded the National scholarship from the department of culture (Govt. of India) for the year 2001-2003 to pursue her musical endeavors.

Both of them had also received a scholarship from “Vrindaban Gurukul” for the year 2000-2001.

Performances

For the past fifteen years they have had the honor & privilege of accompanying their guru on stage for various prestigious concerts in India and abroad. To name a few, The Dover Lane Music Conference - Kolkata, Savai Gandharva Music Festival - pune. Saptak music festival- Ahmedad, Uttar Pada music conference - Kolkata. They have also performed individually at various music conferences and soirees, in Delhi, Allahabad, Kolkata, Varanasi, Hariyana, Pune, Bombay as well as in America, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, London, Dubai, Srilanka & Muscat.

Their first individual performance at Bombay was the prestigious music conference "Sampoorna Yugal Sangeet Ratri"on the 7th of Jan 1995, which was telecast on National Hook up, which earned them name and appreciation from connoisseurs of Indian Classical music.

Achievements

They have performed in one of India’s most prestigious conferences “Kal Ke Kalakar” where they were awarded the title “Sur Mani” and also performed at "Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan” in December 2001, which is one of the most prestigious conferences of Indian Classical Music.

Debopriya has been bestowed the “Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar” for the year 2008 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.

They have to their credit audio releases like,

Beyond Dusk released by ‘Questz’ & Guru Shishya released by ‘Sense World Music’ and ‘Times Music’ in which one CD is along  with their Guru, and the other is Jugalbandi of both the sisters, which is earning wide spread popularity.

Suchismita & Debopriya are one of the only performing women flautists, and   have a long way to go…

Address:

India:                                          

G/602, Manshi Complex

Kashi Gaon

Post- Mira

Dist- Thane 401104

Mumbai

India               

E-mail:     suchismita.acharya@gmail.com

                 debopriya.ranadive@gmail.com

नमस्कार,अगर इस जीवन परिचय में आपको कोई कमी या कोइ नई बात जोड़नी/घटानी हो तो अछुती इस पेज का लिंक विषय लिखते हुए  हमें इस पते पर ई-मेल करिएगा.ताकी हम इसे अपडेट कर सकें-सम्पादक 

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Pt.Tejendra Narayan Majumdar-Sarod Guru

Pt.Tejendra Narayan Majumdar-Sarod Guru

One of the best-known Sarod players of the present generation, Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar has long achieved that order of excellence and popular acceptability which ensure one's place in posterity. Early initiation into music by his grandfather, the Late Bibhuti Ranjan Majumdar, and later his father, the Late Ranjan Majumdar, nurtured Tejendra's considerable talent. Vocal and rhythm training under the Late Pandit Amaresh Chowdhury and Sri Anil Palit further ensured a holistic musical development. Tejendra was then accepted by the Late Ustad Bahadur Khan as his disciple.Tejendra MajumdarEighteen years of intensive study under him matured his talent into true genius. Recognition of it came by in 1981, when he stood first in the All India Radio Music Competition and was awarded the President's gold medal and the Pandit D.V.Paluskar award. After the untimely demise of his guru, 

he studied under the Late Sri Ajay Sinha Roy and later under one of the legends of Indian Music--the world-renowned Ustad Ali Akbar Khan--from whom Tejendra is fortunate enough to receive his training today. One of the best equipped musicians to carry on the Senia Maihar mantle, Tejendra combines the intellectual density and technical virtuosity of his gharana with an extraordinary tone, touch and an ambient melody which transcends any qualification. Above all, he has in abundant measure that indescribable ability to take the listeners along with him--the rare quality that is the hallmark of genius. He is also a Top Grade artist of AIR and Doordarshan.Pandit Tejendra Narayan Majumdar's brilliance and popularity as a classical artiste has not dimmed his interest in composing, arranging and experimenting in other areas of music. From composing the background score of meaningful films to musical ballets, Tejendra is always ready to take on any musical challenge.

Most of his time is, however, taken up in touring the country and abroad, presenting innumerable concerts, lecture demonstrations, doing recordings and taking up teaching assignments. Within the country he is a regular artiste in the premiere concert circuit, while in Europe, Canada and in the United States, his popularity has ensured his regular representation in some of the most prestigious concerts. Within Europe, Tejendra is very popular in the countries like France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Austria and the UK. He is also very much popular in the Asian countries like Japan and Bangladesh. Constraint of space will not allow an exhaustive catalogue, but only a short representative one.

details Website http://www.tejendranarayan.com

नमस्कार,अगर इस जीवन परिचय में आपको कोई कमी या कोइ नई बात जोड़नी/घटानी हो तो अछुती इस पेज का लिंक विषय लिखते हुए  हमें इस पते पर ई-मेल करिएगा.ताकी हम इसे अपडेट कर सकें-सम्पादक 

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Sitar Maestro Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri

Sitar Maestro

Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri 

           

Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri, a brilliant performer, is acclaimed as one of the most outstanding Sitar players of the country today amongst the present generation. His Sitar sparkles with the rare combination of virtuosity with technical finesse and a deep sense of aesthetics. His music also reflects the eternal essence of Sitar. He has for his father, the World Renowned Sitar Maestro, Pandit Debu Chaudhuri,Padmabhushan Awardee. He also had the great fortune to learn from his Dadaguru (father’s guru), Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan Sahab, the great legend of the “Senia” tradition, which has been named after “Mian Tansen” , the doyen of Indian Classical Music. Tansen is often called the father of Indian Classical Music and those who belong to his family and follow his tradition are called “ Senia ”. Prateek ji is the automatic successor to this rare “Senia” tradition of the great Indian Classical Music, having a unique tradition of playing the Sitar not only with the traditional and rare 17 frets ( instead of 19,20 or 21 frets, found at present), but also having a unique string arrangement of it’s own.

Prateek ji, today, strides the musical panthenon  like a young handsome Colossus. Hisgraceful style and intricate technique echo the great masters of the past. From his nimble fingers resonate, the rich tones and melodious phrases, which are characteristics of his style.  His skillful fingers handle rapidly moving passages with ease, while maintainingintegrity and beauty of every note, the mark of a true virtuoso. With each performance, he evokes masterful handling of his instrument emitting grace, fluidity and dexterity with each note.

His charming stage presence and charisma only serve to enhance the overall grandness of the performance. That being so, it must be mentioned that simplicity and clarity are the hallmark of his  style. Amongst his numerous achievements, Prateek ji has been ranked as an “A Class” Artist  by the National Television and Radio of the Govt. of India. Hismastery over the Sitar and "Laya" (rhythm) has been acclaimed and praised by the leading musicians of the country and he has also been accompanied by almost all the leading Tabla maestros, in his recitals in India and Abroad.

Special Awards & Recognitions :

Prateek ji has been awarded the reputed “Kala Ratna Award” from the Swami Haridas Sangeet Samaroha Samiti in Vrindavan, the  “Savitri Samman Award”, from Delhi,  “Sangeet Ratna Award”, from Delhi  “Jadubhatta Award ” from Kolkata “Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee Award” from Lucknow, “The Best Instrumentalist Award” from Delhi and the  “Surmani Award” from Mumbai, amongst many other Awards and recognitions. His name has also been listed amongst the prominent personalities of the World in American Biographies Intl. and Asia’s Who’s Who.

Special Concerts :

·         Prateek ji was invited to perform a very Special and Prestigious Concert celebrating the60 years of the  Indian Parliament  in the Central Hall of the Parliament of India in the year 2012 , which was attended by the President of India, Prime Minister of India, theVice President, Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the whole of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members of the Indian Parliament.

• Prateek ji received the rare distinction and honour to give a Special Concert for the President of United States of America, Mr. Bill Clinton during his first visit to India
• He also had the honour to perform  for the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam and Shri R. Venkataraman in Rashtrapati Bhawan,New Delhi.
• He has also performed for the Prime Minister of Norway during his trip to India in 2005.
• Prateek ji  has performed at Major Venues across the world including the prestigious Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Centre, in USA and  thefamous Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. He also  has to his credit  many successful concerts  in Major Music Festivals in India and Abroad.
• He is the only Indian musician to have performed with the Renowned  “Swarovsky Music Wattens” Orchestra, consisting of  80 musicians,  from Austria in a  Special Concert  held in  Jaipur, India in the year 2005, which was highly appreciated and profusely praisedby the audience. The Concert was also graced by Smt. Pratibha Patil, the Governer of Rajastan and now the President of India.
• Prateek ji  has also been the featured artist  in almost all the Major Festivals of the country including the famous and prestigious Music Festivals like the Jaipur International Heritage Festival in Jaipur, UNESCO Music Festival on  Intl. Day for Tolerance in  Delhi, ITC Music Festival in Kolkata, Delhi and Hyderabad, Tansen Music Festival in Gwalior and Delhi, Maihar Festival of Music inMaihar,  Sawai Gandharva Music Festival in Poona, Saptak Festival  in Ahmedabad,  Sankat Mochan Festival in Varanasi, Baba Harballabh Festival in Jalandhar, Pandit Vishnu Digambar Jayanti in Delhi,  UMAK Music Festival in Delhi, Kolkata and Jalandhar just to name a few, amongst many others..
• Prateek ji  was invited to give a Special Live Concert for BBC 3 Radio in London.
• He has been featured in the prestigious National Programme of Music in All India Radio May’2000 and  the National Television of India ( Doordarshan ) in 2003.
• Prateek ji has also been featured in the prestigious AIR Sangeet Sammelan (Radio Music Festival) of the Govt. of India, held in Shimla in2004 andMumbai 2010

Unparalled Unique Creations

• SITAR ECSTASY : The Creator and Leader of “ SITAR  ECSTASY ”  the “ sought after ”  Sitar Fusion Group with a Beautiful , Pulsating, Rocking  and a  Heady Mix of a variety of Indian and Western Musical Forms including Indian Classical, Western Classical, Light Music, Arabic, World Music, Rock, Musical & Rhythmic Dialogues  all performed in a unique and in a creative manner appealing to all age groups.
• SITARS OF INDIA: The Creator and Leader of  “ SITARS OF INDIA”  the Unparalled ,  Rare  and  Exciting Sitar Ensemble with a Difference , encompassing and showcasing a  beautiful synthesis and amalgamation of  theimmense variety of  Musical forms found in India at present  in such a Uniqueand Exciting   manner,  which has not been attempted anywhere all over the World.
• SOUL OF INDIA -The Grand Orchestra : Prateek ji  is the Creator and the Main Leader of “ SOUL OF INDIA -The Grand Orchestra ” the “rare”,  “unique”,  and sought after Grand Musical Orchestral Ensemble of the country India , which has got musical elements of great variety including Indian Classical, Western Classical. Rockmusic, Jazz music, Sufi music, Music from Rajasthan, Pop music, a Grand Rhythmic ensemble known as ‘Taal Vadya Kacheri’ and also other elements of World Music presented in a Grand scale with vocals and instruments

Unique Performances :

Fusion,   Cross over Music,   World Music   and   Jugalbandi (Duet)   Concerts

With his innovative ideas, also being a composer, Prateek ji received rave reviews after he  explored and experimented successfully with Fusion Concerts, World and Crossover Music, Carnatic Music and Jugalbandi ( Duet) Concerts in India and Abroad. He has given highly successful concerts with many reputed artists , forms of music and combinations with artists from various parts of the world,  which include :

·   Immensely popular Concerts : with Louis Banks,the Renowned Jazz Keyboard player and Sivamani, the famous Drummer and Percussionist from India. The name of the above group is “Rhythm Asia”  which is very much sought after.

·    Sitar with Japanese Drum players : Prateek ji performed a scintillating concert with Ryohhei and Kohei of the famous AUN group fromJapan

·    Sitar with Saxophone : He has also performed with Dave Pietro, the famous Saxophone player from New York, USA

·    He has also experimented successfully  with Carnatic musicians in India which also show his imagination in another dimension in his musical career. Another unique and rare concert performed by him was that  Prateek ji, on the Solo Sitar was accompanied by both Tabla andMridangam, a  highly successful and rare combination.

·    Prateek ji has also recently given extremely successful and sought after Jugalbandi (Duet) Concerts with his father, Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, i.e.  Duet Sitar Concerts and with many reputed artists of the country playing the  unique instruments like the Shehnai,  Sarangi , Harmonium and also theSarod. These concerts also had an overwhelming response and won the hearts of the audience.

Countries performed all over the world : 

He has toured extensively throughout the world with his father as well as a solo artiste. These include countries like  United States of America, Canada, England, New Zealand, France, Greece, Germany, Holland, Austria, Belgium, Japan,  China, Italy,  Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, Morocco, Denmark,  Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia (before partition), , Indonesia, Venezuela , Turkey, Syria,  just to name a few. Prateek ji is also the first Sitarist to visit and perform in countries like Bosnia (after partition of Yugoslavia) and even in Latin American countries like Columbia, Guatemala and Panama.

Academic excellence :

Prateek ji  has also excelled in each stage of his education. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for his M.A. (Music), while he has also secured the first position in M.Phil (Music) examinations and is Ph.D (Music) i.e a Doctrate from the University of Delhi. At present, he not only performs all over the world, but also teaches as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Music of the University of Delhi, India, thus being aunique and rare combination of an eminent performer and  teacher together in one , which is  very  hard to find.

Besides his innumerous performances all over the world, Prateek ji has also conducted several Workshops and also given several Lecture-Demonstrations in India and Abroad for students and musicians  in many countries.

Special Mention :

• He has recorded for many labels including India Archives in New York, USA and also with SaReGaMa, India.
• Recipient of National Scholarship for Music awarded by the Govt. of India
• Awarded the Delhi State Scholarship for Music by the Govt. of the State of Delhi.
• Recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship and  Senior Research Fellowship awarded by the University Grants Commission, Govt. of India for Research in Music.
• Represented India in the Six Nation Music Festival in Greece.

Contact :

Address : J-1852 Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi-110019,INDIA

Mob : 09810022228, Tel / Fax : 91-11-2627-1060

Website : www.prateekchaudhuri.com

e-mail: prateekchaudhuri@yahoo.com

नमस्कार,अगर इस जीवन परिचय में आपको कोई कमी या कोइ नई बात जोड़नी/घटानी हो तो अछुती इस पेज का लिंक विषय लिखते हुए  हमें इस पते पर ई-मेल करिएगा.ताकी हम इसे अपडेट कर सकें-सम्पादक 

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