Dr. Abha Chaurasia's Page

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Dr. Abha Chaurasia

SHARADA SANGEET ACADEMY

8/1, RACE COURSE ROAD

Indore - 452 003

Cell. : 9827300972, 9406613631

E-mail:abha@abhavibha.com

Website: www.abhavibha.com

Guru

Trained under the kind guidance of many renowned and respected Musicians & Vocalists -Dr. S.Tambe, Dr. Leelawati Adsule, Dr.S.Wad, Shri Kamal Kamle, Late Pt. Balasaheb Ji Poochwale, Pt. Prabhakar Gohadkar,

 performances

She has given performances of Indian Classical Vocal Music and light music solo & duet with sister Vibha in various cities of India & Abroad.

• MOJIANG International Twins festival, CHINA
• Sangeet Samrat Ustad Alladiyakhan Music Festival, Mumbai.
• Thoorium Festival, Payyanur, Kerala
• India International centre, Delhi
• India Intercontinental cultural association, Chandigarh.
• Swaranjali Foundation. Epicentre Gurgaon
• Lok Kala Manch. Delhi.
• Sister Nivedita centenary celebration Kolkata.
• Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal.
• Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal
• Tribal Museum. Bhopal.
• Baba Ramdas Sangeet Samaroh, Jaipur
• Navrang Organisation, Varanasi
• Bhatkhande Sangeet Samaroh, Gwalior
• Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh.
• Layayatra Music festival, Poorva Sanskritik Kendra, Delhi
• Vivekananda 150th Birth Anniversary, Vadodara.
• Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Samaroh, Rashtriya Sangeetagya Pariwar, Jhansi
• Swaranubhuti & Sangeet Sankalp, Amareli (Gujrat)
• Golden jublee Samaroh Ramakrishna Ashram Gwalior
• D.T. joshi memorial music festival, Burdwan (W.B.)
• Ramakrishna Mission Vrindaban(U.P.)
• Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Delhi
• Vivekananda 150^th Birth Anniversary celebration, Ramakrishna Sarada Misson, Delhi.
• Literature & Music Promoters Org, Kota (Rajasthan)
• Ramakrishna Mission,Bhopal
• Consecration ceremony of Universal Temple. Limbdi (Gujrat)
• Simhastha Sangeet Samaroh organized by M.P. Government, Ujjain
• Uma Sanjhi Mahotsav, Mahakaleshwar mandir Ujjain
• Shani jayanti Sangeet Mahotsav Indore
• Sangeet Samaroh Sanavad.
• Innerwheel and Rotract club, Dwarkadhish Temple, Itarasi.
• Ramakrishna Mission, Narainpur. (C.G)
• Ramakrishna Ashram Ujjain.
• Manas Sangeet Sabha Bhopal.
• Swami Vivekananda Sangeet Samaroh, Ravindra Bhawan Bhopal
• Nikunj Sava Sansthan, Vrindavan
• Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Ashram Raipur
• Swami Vivekananda 150^th Birthday celebration, Narainpur (C.G)
• Ram Navami Utsav, Devaprayag (Uttarakhand).
• Sankalp & Lok Sanskriti Manch, Indore.
• Abhinav Kala Samaj, Indore.
• Maa Aanandmayee Birth festival. Indore.
• Jain Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Indore
• Ganesh mandal Indore
• Bharosa Nyas Indore.
• Greater Vaishali Ganesh Mahotsav.
• Pancham-Nishad & Mahendra Joshi foundation, Indore
• Press club Indore
• Shri Sarada Math Indore etc.
• Given performances in Sangeet Baithak Time & again at different places.

ACHIEVEMENTS: -

• Awarded as “Pride of Madhya Pradesh” by Award Council of India, Lucknow.
• Got “Sangeet Kalanidhi” award from Rashtriya Sangeetagya Pariwar, in Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Samaroh, Jhansi
• Got “Shastriya Sangeet Ratna” award from Nikunja Sewa Sansthan Vrindavn
• Regular Artist of All India Radio.
• Received prizes in Lata  Mangeshkar Competition, Indore .
• Fetched 2nd Position in Merit List of D.A.V.V. in Post Graduation.
• Participated in Youth Festival Representing D.A.V.V., Indore.
• Awarded Gold Medal from Chaurasia Samaj for securing Second Position in Univeristy in Post Graduation
• Received prize in Swaranjali State Level Competition, Ujjain.
• Given Performance of Classical Music in “Yuvavani programme of Akashwani”.
• Received prizes in School & College Music competitions.
• President of Music College, Indore.
• Sang for many commercial recordings.
• Recording of Jugalbandi with sister Vibha was broadcasted in World Space Radio and Surtarang Radio of Wolverhampton (U.K.).
• Recordings of Jugalbandi regularly broadcast from Web Radio.

EDUCATION: -

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Indian Classical music from Devi Ahilya University, Indore in 1999.
• National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Universities and Collages (NET) Cleared twice under University Grant Commission.
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Indian Vocal Music from D.A.V.V., Indore.
• Master of Arts (M.A.) in Indian classical music (Vocal) from D.A.V.V., Indore
• Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Indian Classical Music from Indira Kala Sangit Viswavidyalaya, Khairagarh .
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Biology from D.A.V.V., Indore.
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) in Indian Classical Music from Indira Kala Sangeet Viswavidyalaya, Khairagarh 

ACADEMIC WORK

• Her book has published from Germany. Title is “Role and Importance of Compositions of Khayal in establishment of Raga.”

• Presented research paper “Teaching Techniques: Development and Deterioration” in the deliberations held at the International Symposium on Areas of Innovation in Teaching and Practice of Indian Classical Music organized by Omenad and Madhukali at Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India on Dec.22 &23, 2007.

• Published research articles in book ‘Dev Shruti’ published by Kafla Inter-Continental,
• Published research articles in research journal 'SAMAKALIKA SANGEETHAM'', the Journal dedicated to Indian Classical Music and financially assisted by SANGEET NATAK AKADEMI, New Delhi.

• Articles published in different magazines.

• Presently running a music Institute Sharada   Sangeet Evam Kala Academy with special emphasis on classical music along with semi-classical & light music.

• Examiner of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya Mandal Mumbai, Raja Mansingh Tomar University of Music & Fine Arts Gwalior.

                                                                                             Dr. Abha Chaurasia