Dhrupad Recital by 'Dhrupad Bandhu' Shri Sanjeev Jha and Shri Manish Kumar

In the 'SICPA Global' series, please join us for Dhrupad Recital by 'Dhrupad Bandhu' Shri Sanjeev Jha and Shri Manish Kumar alongwith Shri Dnanyeshwar Deshmukh on Pakhawaj and Smt. Vijaya Ramam on Tanpura.

About The Artists

‘Dhrupad Bandhu’

Shri Sanjeev Jha received his initial training from Ustad Habeeb Khan (Hazipur) and Pandit Arun Bhaduri (SRA, Kolkata). He has done his Bachelor in Music (BMus) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and Master in Music (MMus) from Delhi University. He is the first male Dhrupad singer to be trained at the Dhrupad Sansthan under Padma Shri Gundecha Brothers. He was part of the ICCR team that performed in a five-country Dhrupad tour in Singapore, Philippines, Belgium, Argentina and Brazil. He has been imparting Dhrupad training in Delhi and is currently a visiting professor at The Ashoka University in Sonepat, Haryana.

Shri Manish Kumar received his initial music training from Dr. Vijay Kapoor (Varanasi). He has done a Diploma in Vocal (Hindustani Classical) Music, and Bachelor in Music (BMus) from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. He got his Master in Music (MMus) degree from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidhyalaya, Khairagarh. He has been under the guidance and training of Padma Shri Gundecha Brothers since 2007. Manish received the National Scholarship from the Government of India for Dhrupad Vocal (2009-11). He was also awarded a scholarship from the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. He is the Co-Founder & Director of Dhruvpad Gurukulam Foundation in Hyderabad and is actively teaching Dhrupad. He is also a "Graded Artist" of All India Radio.

Pakhawaj

Shri Dnanyeshwar Deshmukh has been a student of Pakhawaj since his childhood under the tutelage of his father and guru, Shri Ragnath Deshmukh. Since 2009, he has been performing in the Dhrupad style of Pakhawaj under the tutelage of Pandit Akhilesh Gundecha and Padma Shri Gundecha Brothers.