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Shakti Sangeet
A Tribute to Women Composers
Performers
Shakti Sangeet offers a curated presentation of musical compositions by female composers from both historical and contemporary periods, spanning various genres within Hindustani Classical Music, Vachanas, and Bhajans.
The event will feature morning and afternoon ragas aligned with the temporal cycles outlined in the samay chakra. This presents a distinctive opportunity to experience ragas that are less commonly performed in concert settings, primarily due to the prevalence of evening performances.
The program will encompass bandishes from the Hindustani Classical tradition, bhajans attributed to Mira, and Vachanas composed by Akkamadevi.
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Performers
Mowna Ramachandra
Mowna Ramachandra began her training in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music from Sangeet Ratna Pt Arjunsa Nakod & then trained extensively, under the expert tutelage of the renowned vocalist Smt Veena Sahasrabuddhe of the Gwalior Gharana.
Mowna has received acclaim from artists & organizers in India & across the world. She is a B high grade artist in All India Radio & has performed on several AIR & DD Broadcasts.
Mowna has performed at the Tansen Samarog, Gwalior, Sur Singar Samsad, Karnataka Sangha & NCPA, Mumbai, Gaanvardhan Pune, Deval Club Kolhapur, Sur Sagar, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bangalore & several other prestigious venues within the country. She has also accompanied her Guru Smt Veena Sahasrabuddhe on several of her concerts by providing vocal support.
Away from home, Mowna has performed at the prestigious inauguration of the Oresund Bridge connecting Sweden & Denmark. Her concerts in USA, UK & Kuwait have been well appreciated.
Mowna is the recipient of the Kesarbai Kerkar scholarship from NCPA , Mumbai & the Karnataka Sangeetha Nritya Academy Scholarship for 3 years. She received the 1st Rank at the Vidwat examination conducted by the Government of Karnataka. She is the recipient of the title “Sur Mani” from Sur Singar Sansad, Mumbai.
Sagar Bharathraj
Sagar is the son and disciple of Shri Bharathraj Venkat Rao from Calicut, Kerala, who is a senior disciple of Shri. Omkar Gulvady. After coming to Bangalore for his post graduation in chemical engineering, Sagar learnt under Shri Ravindra Yavagal for a short while and has also undergone vocal accompaniment training from Smt. Aditi Upadhya.
Sagar is a research scientist with a chemical engineering background. A triple gold medalist for Btech from NIT Calicut, Mtech & PhD from IISc Bangalore, Sagar was also awarded the National Award for the best Mtech thesis in chemical engineering.
He is currently a research scientist with numerous international patents and publications to his credit, in the renewable energy and electric vehicles arena, working with Samsung Semiconductor India RnD, Bangalore.
Soorya Upadhyaya
Soorya Upadhyaya is a disciple of Vidwan Ananth Bhagwath and Pandit Ravindra Katoti.
