Manju Mehta | |
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Background information | |
Born | 21 May 1945 |
Genres | Indian classical music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Sitar |
Vidushi [1] Manju Mehta (born Manju Bhatt; [2] 1945 [3]) is an Indian classical sitar player. [4]
Mehta was born in Jaipur to Manhohan and Chandrakalav Bhatt. [5] She grew up in a family of musicians; both of her parents were accomplished musicians, with her mother studying with several court musicians. [2] Her older brother Shashi Mohan Bhatt and younger brother Vishwa Mohan Bhatt would both be recognized as pandits later in life. [6] [7]
Sashi Mohan, a student of Ravi Shankar, [6] was his sister Manju's first sitar teacher. [2] After winning two consecutive State and Central Government scholarships, she was given the opportunity to study under sarod player Pandit Damodar Lal Kabra, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan [8] and Shankar. [2]
While studying and recording [9] with Kabra, Mehta began performing, competed in the All India Radio competition, and earned her master's degree in music. [2] During one performance, she met tabla player Nandan Mehta, a student of Kishan Maharaj and exponent of the Banaras gharana. [10] Manju and Nandan would later marry, [2] having two daughters— Poorvi and Hetal, who respectively play sitar and tabla—before Nandan's death in 2010. [10]
After marrying Nandan and the births of her two children, Mehta did not perform for almost a decade before, in 1980, she was accepted (like her earlier teachers Bhatt and Kabra) to study with Ravi Shankar. [2]
Mehta is a Top grade classical instrumentalist, [11] the highest grade of musicians in All India Radio's rating system. [12] She is the co-founder of Saptak school of music @ Saptak trust Saptak Festival of Music held every year in Ahmedabad. [13]
Manju Mehta | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Born | 21 May 1945 |
Genres | Indian classical music |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Sitar |
Vidushi [1] Manju Mehta (born Manju Bhatt; [2] 1945 [3]) is an Indian classical sitar player. [4]
Mehta was born in Jaipur to Manhohan and Chandrakalav Bhatt. [5] She grew up in a family of musicians; both of her parents were accomplished musicians, with her mother studying with several court musicians. [2] Her older brother Shashi Mohan Bhatt and younger brother Vishwa Mohan Bhatt would both be recognized as pandits later in life. [6] [7]
Sashi Mohan, a student of Ravi Shankar, [6] was his sister Manju's first sitar teacher. [2] After winning two consecutive State and Central Government scholarships, she was given the opportunity to study under sarod player Pandit Damodar Lal Kabra, a disciple of Ali Akbar Khan [8] and Shankar. [2]
While studying and recording [9] with Kabra, Mehta began performing, competed in the All India Radio competition, and earned her master's degree in music. [2] During one performance, she met tabla player Nandan Mehta, a student of Kishan Maharaj and exponent of the Banaras gharana. [10] Manju and Nandan would later marry, [2] having two daughters— Poorvi and Hetal, who respectively play sitar and tabla—before Nandan's death in 2010. [10]
After marrying Nandan and the births of her two children, Mehta did not perform for almost a decade before, in 1980, she was accepted (like her earlier teachers Bhatt and Kabra) to study with Ravi Shankar. [2]
Mehta is a Top grade classical instrumentalist, [11] the highest grade of musicians in All India Radio's rating system. [12] She is the co-founder of Saptak school of music @ Saptak trust Saptak Festival of Music held every year in Ahmedabad. [13]