Way to go Dr. Shankar Mahadevan.
Shankar Mahadevan, versatile music composer-singer, is on a roll with another honor coming his way, this time in the form of a Doctorate conferred upon him by the D.Y Patil. University Navi Mumbai. This comes on the heels of the recent Grammy and is his second honorary doctorate after Birmingham City University of the United Kingdom.
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Music and healing through the Sitar
As witnessed over the years, the deep connection between music and mental health is revealed through innumerable anecdotes and musical folklore. Distilling his expertise as a young sitarist, Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma, the New York based disciple of the legendary Sitar player Ravi Shankar has gone on to discover his calling as he integrates mental health into his performances. Rishabh wants people to discover the healing power of music and be open about their struggles. He’s currently on a multi-city tour to India.
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Celebrating legendary Music Composer Vijay Bhaskara’s centenary
Scoring music for a mind-numbing 720 feature films, Vijaya Bhaskar is easily among the most fertile musical artists of our time. Trained in both Hindustani classical and Carnatic music he imbibed Western music purely by visiting various restaurants playing music in Bengaluru. Jayatu Jaya Vitthala his immortal melody continues to reverberate and enchant like his zillion others.
All Girl Band “The Konkan Kanya” thrill all.
The quintet that came together in the various college festivals across the country discovered a common thread of music to cling to and have never looked back. Their effusive energy has caught on like wild fire and continues to bring them accolades every time they set out to woo fans with their eclectic mix of influences that include Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar, Ghulam Ali among others.
