Shashwati Mandal | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shashwati Mandal |
Also known as | Shashwati Mandal |
Born | 1971 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Origin | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music, Khayal, Tappa, Bhajan |
Occupation(s) | Indian Classical Vocalist |
Years active | 1979–present |
Shashwati Mandal (b. 1971) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist. [1] She is an exponent of the Gwalior gharana.
Shashwati was born in Gwalior in a family of musicians. Her maternal grandfather Pt. Balabhau Umdekar 'Kundalguru' was a darbar-gayak (court musician) at the royal court of Gwalior, and a singer of the Gwalior gharana. [2] Shashwati started her early classical training under the guidance of her mother, Smt. Kamal Mandal, at a very young age. From 1987-1992, she received a Department of Culture (Govt of India) scholarship to study under the veteran Gwalior gharana singer Pt. Balasaheb Poonchhwale. [3] Balasaheb instilled into her the finer nuances of Gwalior gayaki, and also trained her into the art of Tappa singing, the vibrant semi-classical genre. She continued her training with her gurus, Balasaheb Poonchhwale and Kamal Mandal until their deaths in 2005 [4] and 2006, respectively.
She also studied briefly under Purnima Chaudhuri for Thumri, Gundecha Brothers for Dhrupad, and Sarbat Hussain for Ghazal [1] singing. In 2009-2010, she received Sanskriti Foundation's Mani Mann Fellowship [3] to study under Madhup Mudgal of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. In addition, she is heavily influenced by the gayaki of Kumar Gandharva, and the repertoire of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana.
Shashwati has integrated these eclectic musical leanings into her gayaki (musical style). She has received praise for her full-throated resonant voice, and clarity of taans and murkis. [1] [5] She is widely regarded as one of the foremost exponents of Tappa singing. [6] [7] [8] [9]
She currently resides in New Delhi.
As a child prodigy Shashwati started giving public performance at the young age of seven. [1] She has performed extensively in India and abroad. Some of her major performances include Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav in Pune, Maharashtra in 2006 and 2022, [10] [11] Darbar Festival in United Kingdom in 2008, [12] Saptak Annual Festival of Music in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2010, [13] Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroh in New Delhi in 2010 and 2018, [14] [15] Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jalandhar, Punjab in 2012 and 2019, [5] [16] ITC Sangeet Sammelan in Kolkata, West Bengal in 2014, [17] Hridayesh Art Festival in Mumbai, Maharashtra in 2019, [18] and Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior (several years, most recently in 2021). [19] She is a 'top' grade artist at All India Radio and is an empanelled artist at Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Shashwati also served as a staff artist in All India Radio, Bhopal and an Assistant Professor of Music in Mumbai University, Mumbai.
Shashwati Mandal | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Shashwati Mandal |
Also known as | Shashwati Mandal |
Born | 1971 Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Origin | Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
Genres | Hindustani classical music, Khayal, Tappa, Bhajan |
Occupation(s) | Indian Classical Vocalist |
Years active | 1979–present |
Shashwati Mandal (b. 1971) is a Hindustani classical music vocalist. [1] She is an exponent of the Gwalior gharana.
Shashwati was born in Gwalior in a family of musicians. Her maternal grandfather Pt. Balabhau Umdekar 'Kundalguru' was a darbar-gayak (court musician) at the royal court of Gwalior, and a singer of the Gwalior gharana. [2] Shashwati started her early classical training under the guidance of her mother, Smt. Kamal Mandal, at a very young age. From 1987-1992, she received a Department of Culture (Govt of India) scholarship to study under the veteran Gwalior gharana singer Pt. Balasaheb Poonchhwale. [3] Balasaheb instilled into her the finer nuances of Gwalior gayaki, and also trained her into the art of Tappa singing, the vibrant semi-classical genre. She continued her training with her gurus, Balasaheb Poonchhwale and Kamal Mandal until their deaths in 2005 [4] and 2006, respectively.
She also studied briefly under Purnima Chaudhuri for Thumri, Gundecha Brothers for Dhrupad, and Sarbat Hussain for Ghazal [1] singing. In 2009-2010, she received Sanskriti Foundation's Mani Mann Fellowship [3] to study under Madhup Mudgal of Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. In addition, she is heavily influenced by the gayaki of Kumar Gandharva, and the repertoire of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana.
Shashwati has integrated these eclectic musical leanings into her gayaki (musical style). She has received praise for her full-throated resonant voice, and clarity of taans and murkis. [1] [5] She is widely regarded as one of the foremost exponents of Tappa singing. [6] [7] [8] [9]
She currently resides in New Delhi.
As a child prodigy Shashwati started giving public performance at the young age of seven. [1] She has performed extensively in India and abroad. Some of her major performances include Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav in Pune, Maharashtra in 2006 and 2022, [10] [11] Darbar Festival in United Kingdom in 2008, [12] Saptak Annual Festival of Music in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in 2010, [13] Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroh in New Delhi in 2010 and 2018, [14] [15] Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan in Jalandhar, Punjab in 2012 and 2019, [5] [16] ITC Sangeet Sammelan in Kolkata, West Bengal in 2014, [17] Hridayesh Art Festival in Mumbai, Maharashtra in 2019, [18] and Tansen Samaroh in Gwalior (several years, most recently in 2021). [19] She is a 'top' grade artist at All India Radio and is an empanelled artist at Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
Shashwati also served as a staff artist in All India Radio, Bhopal and an Assistant Professor of Music in Mumbai University, Mumbai.