Wednesday, August 28, 2013
PANDIT
SANJEEV ABHYANKAR was
born on October 15, 1969 in Pune, India to Dr. Shobha Abyankar. Pandit Sanjeev Abhyankar, the maestro from the
Mewati Gharana, is an artist of international acclaim in the field of
Hindustani Classical and Devotional Music. An extremely popular artist, he is
the inspiration for the young generation. With his magical singing, he has
attracted the young generation towards the Indian Classical music. In a career
spanning more than 25 years, he has assumed the mantle of a role model of
dedication, hard work, patience and perseverance.
He started
learning Hindustani Classical Music, at the age of eight, groomed by his
mother, and her guru Pandit Pimpalkhare and later from Padma
Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj. Though his aim had been to pursue a career
in music since childhood, he has acquired a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce.
Sanjeev
Abhyankar rendered his first stage performance in Mumbai, at the age of 13
in 1983. Since then, he has traveled extensively all over the country,
performing in conferences and art circles around the world, spreading the
fragrance of Indian Classical music to the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Europe, Africa and
the Middle East.
He has several
albums with HMV, Music Today, Sony Music, Times Music, Navaras
Records U.K., Neelam Audio Video U.S.A., Sona Rupa U.K., BMG Cressendo, Ninaad
Music, Fountain Music & Alurkar Music. He has also given playback for films
such as Maachis, Nidaan, Sanshodhan, Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar and Banaras.
Besides
performing in art circles throughout India, he has performed in commercial
conferences such as Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Samaroh, Pune;Baba Harvallabh
Samaroh, Jalandhar; ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan and Doverlen Conference,
Calcutta; Vishnu Digambar Paluskar Jayanti Samaroh, Mumbai; International
Melody Foundation's Ustad Amir Khan Samaroh and Gunidas Festival, New Delhi;
Swami Haridas Sammelan, Vrindavan; Pandit Motiram Sangeet Samaroh, Hyderabad; Ustad
Allauddin Khan Samaroh and Ustad Amir Khan Samaroh, Madhya Pradesh; Saptak
Conference, Ahmedabad; Master Dinanath Sangeet Mahotsav, Goa; Hindustani
Kalakar Mandali Conference, Bangalore; and the Kalidas Samaroh, Nagpur.
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