Sangeeta Shankar
| Dr. Sangeeta Shankar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 August 1965 |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, Composer, Entrepreneur, Professor |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 41 |
| Website | www.sangeetashankar.com |
Dr. Sangeeta Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music.
Sangeeta Shankar, was born in Banaras in a musical family to N. Rajam and T. S. Subramaniyan. Sangeeta started her training at a very early age in Hindustani music under the tutelage of her mother.
People often refer to her music as the "Singing Violin". She is the niece of T. N. Krishnan. Violinists Ragini Shankar and Nandini Shankar are her daughters.
Sangeeta Shankar obtained her degrees in music from Banaras Hindu University.
She first started performing on television when she was 8 years old.
She accompanied her mother at the age of 13, and gave a debut solo performance when she was 16. Sangeeta Shankar had also organized a festival of young musicians in Varanasi called 'Abhinav', during the year 1984-85. She performs not only in various states and provinces of India, but also in numerous countries around the globe. She plays violin in the Gayaki Ang. Sangeeta has performed across the globe and in numerous places throughout India. She has performed in various countries in Europe, extensively toured the USA and Canada, and performed in countries like Russia, Holland, Japan, Singapore to name a few.
She also conceived and created a TV serial of 26 episodes, named 'Swar Sadhana' in the year 2000. This serial was made for creating an awareness of Indian classical music among the masses. Its highlights were the interesting story format and the participation of various prominent celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar, Zakir Hussain, Birju Maharaj, Jagjit Singh, Naushad, Amol Palekar, Pankaj Udhas, Yukta Mookhey, Kanak Rele, Suresh Wadkar, N. Rajam, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, Annu Kapoor, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, and many others.
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