Hindustani
Vocalist Dr Meeta Pandit
Acknowledged as the scion of the Gwalior musical
gharana, Meeta Pandit has emerged as a shining star in the world of classical
music. Meeta is grand-daughter and disciple of Padma Bhushan Pt Krishna Rao
Shankar Pandit, the doyen of Northern Indian Classical music in the 20th
century, and the daughter and disciple of legendary Pt L K Pandit. Meeta is the
sixth of the unbroken Pandit line and has the unique distinction of being the
first woman musician in the family. Her melodious and robust voice coupled with
intricate handling of ragas has won her critical acclaim, and a following of
music lovers.
Meeta's voice is unique-deep, rich and
penetrating with tremendous power, stretching over an amazingly wide range of
over 3 octaves. The rendering of traditional, but increasingly rare, Tappa is
one of the sublime offerings in her concerts. Besides the styles of Khayal and
Tappa, Meeta is equally adept with genres of Tarana, Bhajan, Thumri, Sufi, as
well as cross cultural music.
She has performed extensively in prestigious
festivals in India and abroad, at concerts in France, Germany, London,
Switzerland, Norway, Rome, USA, Russia, and Bangladesh. Meeta was presented as
the cultural ambassadress for the SAARC Music Festival in Islamabad in 2004.
She was also invited in 2003 by Government of France as Artist in Residence to
be based in Paris.A film on her titled 'Meeta - Linking a Tradition with Today'
has been made by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust along with Prasar Bharti
in 2005. She is an A-Grade artist of All India Radio.Her unique method of
teaching music for Indian and western students has made her a much sought after
guru (teacher). Meeta conducts workshops twice a year in France, besides
training many students under the guru-shishya parampara in India.
A PhD in Music, Dr Meeta Pandit has won many
National awards like 'The Golden Voice of India', 'Sur-Mani', 'Yuva Ojaswini'
and the 'Yuva Ratna' alongwith the 'Young Achiever of the Year' for the field
of Hindustani music by FICCI, a leading corporate forum in India. Leading
magazines of India such as 'India Today' and 'The Week' have featured her as
one of the 'Youth Powers' - leading India in the Millennium.In 2008, she was
awarded the highly prestigious 'Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar' of the
Sangeet Natak Akademi, given to promising artistes under 35.
Music Today has released her albums titled
'Footsteps', 'Young Maestros', and 'Tansen'.In an effort to increase awareness
of Indian classical music in India, Meeta hosts a 'Swar Shringaar' a radio
programme on World Space Radio - 'Radio Gandharva'.
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