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Indian Sitar Artist, Kota
Rajasthan
Vikas Bharadwaj (SURMANI)
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Gold Medalist and
Approved Artist of A.I.R. and Sangeet Natak Akademy. Awardee of three Gold
Medals, two from the Hon’ble Governor of Chattisgarh & one from Shri
Arvind Pareekh at Invocation function of Khairagarh Music University in
M.A. (Music) Sitar. Awardee of title SURMANI & Approved Sitar Artist of
All India Radio & Sangeet Natak Akademy. |
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His Objective
To spread the pleasing flavour of melodious
Indian Classical Music in and out
of India and to rekindle the interest of youth to carry our culture
forward.
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Academic Performance:
Vikas has done Graduation in Music (Sitar), English
literature and Sociology with 1st division and Visharad in Sitar from Akhil
Bharatiya Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya Mumbai, with 71% marks.
Gold Medal conferred on Vikas Bhardwaj by His Majesty Shri P.
Narsimhan Hon’ble Governor of Chattisgarh on achieving first position in
M.A. (Music/Sitar) from Indira Kala Sangit Vishwa Vidyalaya Khairagarh on
September 10, 2008 in Convocation Function of the University. He secured
72.67 % marks.
Presently he is working as Guest Faculty in J.D.B. Girls Govt. College
Kota & pursuing for NET and Ph.D.
His Musical
Achievements:
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Honored by District award at the main function
of Independence Day 1999, for his talent on Sitar just at the age of 12.
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First prize at Shri Baba Harballabh all India
music competition held on 27th of December, 2001 at Jalandhar in Punjab.
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Title SUR MANI by Sur-Singar Samsad, Mumbai, in
recognition of his meritorious performance in Kal Ke Kalakar Sangeet
Sammelan on 27th May, 2005.
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The performance has been acclaimed and praised
at State Convention of SPIC-MACAY held in Jodhpur on 20th July 2003 and in
Kota on January 07, 2006.
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The talent was praised from all the corners
during his concert for Maharana Kumbha Sangeet Parishad, in Udaipur
(Rajasthan) on 28th March, 2005 and a concert for Shruti Mandal on 14th May,
2005 at Ravindra Manch in Jaipur.
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Concerts for National and Rajasthan Sangeet
Natak Akademi.
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The V.I.P.’s like late Vice President of India
Shri Krishna Kant, Ex Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, His
Highness Shri Gaj Singhji, Dr. Kiran Seth, Shri M.S.Gill, Shri Soli J.
Sorabjee, Mrs. Shabana Azami, and Shri Anoop Jalota has blessed Vikas during
his performance at different occasions.
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Scholarship from Shruti Mandal Jaipur, National
Scholarship and a scholarship from Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akdemi and
Mehrangarh Museum Trust Jodhpur.
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Electronic as well as print media like Zee,
Star Plus, Door Darshan, The Week, Times of India and many others has
interviewed on different occasions.
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Honored by H.E. the Governor of Gujarat, Shri
Nawal Kishore Sharma on 30th December 2006 for his meritorious sitar
performance in the annual function of International College for Girls,
Jaipur.
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Performed at Ali Akbar Khan Hall, Umaid Bhawan
Palace in Jodhpur on January 13, 07 on the occasion of the birthday of His
Highness Shri Gaj Singhji.
Concerts
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The talent was praised from all the corners during the performance in the
closing ceremony of Rajasrhan High Court “Golden Jubilee” at Birla
Auditorium in Jaipur on September 25, 1999.
The skill was appreciated during his concert for Maharana Kumbha Sangeet
Parishad, in Udaipur (Rajasthan) on 28th March, 2005 and a concert for
Shruti Mandal Jaipur on 14th May, 2005 at Ravindra Manch.
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The performance has been acclaimed and praised at State Convention of SPIC-MACAY
held in Jodhpur on 20th July 2003 and in Kota on January 07, 2006.
Performance in National Mela Dusher Kota 2006.
Performance on the occasion of the Birth-Day celebration of His Highness Shri Gaj Singhji on January 13 of 2007 and 2008 at Ali Akbar Khan Hall,
Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur.
Performance for National and State Sangeet Natak Akademi in Pune, Mumbai,
Udaipur, and Ganga Nagar.
Electronic as well as print media like Zee, Star Plus, Door Darshan, The
Week, Times of India and many others has interviewed on different occasions. |
GURU
He is
a disciple of Virtuoso Pandit Nayan Ghosh in Mumbai who is maestro in both
Sitar and Tabla.
vikas_sitar@yahoo.co.in
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