"So exhilarating has been the beauty of my journey in the realms of music, that the destination is no longer important"
- Anupama Bhagwat
Anupama Bhagwat
- sitar musician nonpareil, has carved a niche in Indian Classical Music with a versatile & eclectic style. Acclaimed world-wide with a repertoire of global performances since 1995, her sensitivity and erudition has taken her to the highest echelons of the modern genre.
One of the leading disciples of Pandit Shri Bimalendu Mukherjee, doyen of the Imdadkhani Gharana, Anupama's style is characterized by scintillating fast taans, mastery of the meditative alaap, and brilliant fluency of melody (raaga-bhava), while remaining true to tradition.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
First place in the All India Radio Music Competition (1994),
HRD Scholarship from the Government of India (1993-1996).
Conferred the title 'Surmani' by the Sur Shringar Sansad in 1995.
Part of world music performances such as Global Rhythms and Shanti.
Anupama has received grants in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2008, from the Ohio Arts Council (USA).