Sangeet Aaradhana Part-5 Upantya- Visharad (Learn Music- Practical and Theory)

About the Author Monica Shah is a founder and director of Aaradhana Sangeet Academy. She is a renowned classical vocalist of Kirana Gharana. She has obtained her preliminary training from Shri Laljibhai Chauhan of Agra Gharana. She is a prominent disciple of Dr. Smt Pradipta Ganguli With complete dedication and devation Dr. Shah has adopted melodious Gayaki (style) of late Pt. Shri Rasiklalji Andharia, a great maestro of Kirana Gharana. She is taking training under the Guidance of thumari queen Smt. Girijadevi. She has performed more than 1000 Concerts of classical music and Bhajans.

Her father was a Ceramic Industrialist and mother is a Sitarist She has secured gold medals in Ph.D. in music in 2000, in 1987, Sangeet Visharad in 1981.

She was decorated with many Awards like, the most prestigious Award of Gujarat Gaurav Puraskar (Government of Gujarat), Surmani Award, Navdip Pratisthan Award, Pt. Omkarnath Thakur Award, Sangeet Shiromani Award, GCCI Award, etc... She is a regular singer of radio and doordarshan.

She has performed at many famous festivals and places like Saptak Festival (Ahmedabad), Bajju Samaroh, Tanariri festival (Vadnagar), Kumbha Samaroh (Udaipur), Classical Female festival, Kankaria carnival festival (Gujarat), Sankalp festival, Sur singar, Swar Sadhana, Kala Gurjari, (Mumbai), Sangeet Academy. M.S. University (Baroda). S.R.A (Kolkata) gandharva maha vidhyalaya, Flame University (Pune), etc... She performs and also conducts work-shop at U.S.A. and Canada every year.

Her audio CD's of Classical vocal, Jain-stavans, Bhajans, Kirtans are highly appreciated by music-lovers.

Preface Music is the hidden language of our soul'

'Music is kirtan yoga. It is worth experiencing'. Once when I presented Ganapati Stuti in desh raag in a function our Prime Minister (then chief minister, Gujarat State) who was present there uttered these words.

We have inherited such an invaluable treasure friends come; let us take benefit from it.

Music is greatly beneficial and people not only enjoy it they even benefit in physical and mental illnesses through music therapy. I and many people associated with Aradhana music academy have been experiencing this for decades now.

Music is a treasure which no thief can steal, no robber can take away, it does not need a bank locker to preserve it, not even cupboards to store it. Once acquired it remains with us as unlocked, everopen treasure. It is a capital which does not need any account books. Why not use this godgiven treasure? Music is helpful in cultivating physical strength, mental capacity, concentration, memory, self confidence, breathing and digestive systems problems and above all it gives spiritual strength.

Here is my humble effort to propogate and popularize classical music through Aaradhana Sangeet Academy. `Sangeet Aaradhana' is a series of books to advance this effort. My efforts have been appreciated by Shri Narendrabhai Modi, scholars, music lovers, music teachers and students and it has been well received by all. I heartily thank you all.

I pray to Goddess Saraswati and God Almighty to extend their blessings and support me in these efforts. Thanking you all once again.

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