Sangeet Aaradhana Part-6 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 My greetings to all the readers’ music-lovers and well-wishers of `Sangeet Aradhana, Part-6 (Visharad)' in Gujarati and English language.

I would like to share with you all that I experienced while writing this series of books `Sangeet Aaradhana Part 1 to 6. I have felt close proximity with Mother Goddess Saraswati and God while writing, thinking or deliberating about these books. I was as if in a different world. I used to start writing notations, playing tanpura and singing at any moment, event night. I learnt sharing with the world. I have heard that classical music is an ocean and we are just drops is it. I realised that during this efforts.

Really, God has gifted me a good voice and it becomes blessing for me. This capability has been enhanced by my teachers, family members, society and world at large through their support and appreciation. This has made my life blissful.

I pray to God that I get constant support and company throughout my journey on the path of music.

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