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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. 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. First
prize at Shri Baba Harballabh all India music competition
held on 27th of December, 2001 at Jalandhar in Punjab. Title
SUR MANI by Sur-Singar Samsad, Mumbai, in recognition
of his meritorious performance in Kal Ke Kalakar Sangeet Sammelan
on 27th May, 2005. 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. Concerts for National
and Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi. 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. 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. 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.
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.
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Concerts
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. 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.
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GURU
He is a disciple of Virtuoso
Pandit Nayan Ghosh in Mumbai who is maestro in both Sitar and
Tabla.
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