PRASAR BHARATI (INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER) ALL INDIA RADIO: AHMEDABAD – 380 009 ANNUAL LIST OF MUSIC ARTISTS OF ALL INDIA RADIO : AHMEDABAD AS ON 01/01/2020 Sr. Name of the Artist Type Category Grade Date of Basic Fee Last Date of Present Remarks No. Audition ` Broadcast in performance NPM/AVSS quality CLASSICAL – TOP GRADE (VOCAL -1 AND INSTRUMENT – 2) `1 USTAD SHAUKAT HUSSAIN KHAN CLASSICAL VOCAL TOP 19/08/2007 11000/- 17/12/2011-NPM According to His 98987 31629 21/07/2018-NPM Grade 2 NAKUL MISHRA CLASSICAL TABLA TOP 12/01/2016 STAFF According to His 09426356713 Grade 3 VIDUSHI MANJU MEHTA CLASSICAL SITAR TOP 19/08/2007 11000/- 28/09/2013-AVSS According to Her 079- 22866398 grade CLASSICAL – A GRADE (VOCAL -3 AND INSTRUMENT –7) 1 MAHENDRA TOKE CLASSICAL VOCAL A 16/04/2013 STAFF 28/09/2013-AVSS According to His 9879433699 Grade 2 RUPANDE SHAH CLASSICAL VOCAL A 11/06/1992 7400/- According to Her 9376100824 grade 3 VIRAJ AMAR CLASSICAL VOCAL A 17/07/1994 7400/- 27/06/2010-AVSS According to Her 98253 05328 grade 4 BIMAL KUMAR BHATTACHARYA CLASSICAL TABLA A 01/09/2016 7400 According to His 94275 21076 Grade 5 HETAL MEHTA CLASSICAL TABLA A 18/04/2006 7400/- According to Her 079- 22866398 grade 6 MUNJAL MEHTA CLASSICAL TABLA A 06/06/2019 7400/- According to His 98255 27116 grade 7 IKRAM KHAN KALAWANT CLASSICAL SARANGI A 29/03/2007 STAFF According to His 9725062184 Grade 8 MEHMOOD KHAN PATHAN CLASSICAL SITAR A 25/09/2000 7400/- According to His 9898237122 RETIRED Grade 9 POORVI N. MEHTA CLASSICAL SITAR A 19/05/1995 7400/- 01/09/2013- RASS According to Her 079- 22866398 Grade 10 RAFIQ KHAN CLASSICAL VIOLIN A 06/06/2019 STAFF According to His 94284 20738 Grade CLASSICAL – BH GRADE (VOCAL -9 AND INSTRUMENT – 18) 1 MONICA SHAH CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 3000/- Good 09898069350 2 NIRAJ PARIKH CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 16/03/1993 STAFF Good 09925032366 3 PRADIPTA GANGULY CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 06/04/1992 3000/- Good 4 PRAKASH SHAH CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 09/11/1993 3000/- Good 098256 11677 5 RANJANA HARISH CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 03/09/1993 3000/- Good 079-26746848 6 RAJENDRA DIXIT CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 26/07/2006 3000/- Good 7 SWETA ZAVERI CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 25/10/1990 3000/- Good 8 SHIRISH PANDIT CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 18/05/2015 3000/- Good 9 VIKASH PARIKH CLASSICAL VOCAL BH 09/11/1993 3000/- Good 09327002999 10 ANUJ ANJARIA CLASSICAL SANTOOR BH 06/06/2019 3000/- Good 9375664061 11 AMITA DALAL CLASSICAL SITAR BH 28/03/1995 3000/- Good 098240 86454 12 AAKASH TRIVEDI CLASSICAL TABLA BH 06/06/2019 3000/- Good 8879919426 Page – 2 Sr. Name of the Artist Type Category Grade Date of Basic Fee Last Date of Present Mobile No./ Phone No. Audition ` Broadcast in performance No. NPM/AVSS quality 13 SHREYANS SHAH CLASSICAL TABLA BH 21/08/2019 3000/- Good 85118 03048 14 BIJAL SHAH CLASSICAL FLUTE BH 01/08/1995 3000/- Good 15 HEMANT BHATT CLASSICAL PAKHAWAJ BH 06/04/1992 3000/- Good 93742 45199 16 KADAR KHAN (Stays in U.S.) CLASSICAL TABLA BH 3000/- Good 17 LAXMAN PHULPAGARE CLASSICAL TABLA BH 3000/- Good 99095 51382 18 NIHAR MEHTA CLASSICAL TABLA BH 3000/- Good 19 NAGRAJ RAMANATHAN CLASSICAL SITAR BH 08/12/1991 3000/- Good 999 8222 387 20 PRATIMA ANANDJIWALA CLASSICAL SITAR BH 24/03/1995 3000/- Good 94278 04685 21 PRITHVIRAJ MISHRA CLASSICAL TABLA BH 21/12/1993 3000/- 28/09/2013- AVSS Good 9414 00 80 88 22 PARTHA SARKAR CLASSICAL FLUTE BH 19/08/2011 3000/-- Good 9088143149 (Trans. From AIR Kolkata) 23 RAJAL SHAH CLASSICAL TABLA BH 04/12/1992 3000/- Good 98258 86153 24 SAPAN ANJARIA (2nd IN AIR MUSIC CLASSICAL TABLA BH 06/06/2019 3000/- Good 98790 07155 COMPETITION IN 2011) 25 SHISHIR BHATT CLASSICAL PAKHAWAJ BH 16/03/1993 STAFF Good 94263 77470 26 TANMAY MISHRA (Trans. From AIR : CLASSICAL GUITAR BH 29/06/2011 3000/- Good 9879835867 Vadodara 27 VINOD VAISHNAV CLASSICAL TABLA BH 04/07/1991 3000/- Good 93282 48473 CLASSICAL – B GRADE (VOCAL -6 AND INSTRUMENT – 22) 1 AMI NIRAJ PARIKH CLASSICAL VOCAL B 11/11/1998 1700/- Good 9925032166 2 BALRAJ NARENDRABHAI CLASSICAL VOCAL B 15/11/2016 1700/- Good 97229 23255 SHASHTRI 3 RUJUL PATHAK CLASSICAL VOCAL B 26/03/2003 1700/- Good 079-26563378 4 SASWATI BHATTACHARYA CLASSICAL VOCAL B 16/06/2016 1700/- Good 97254 73557 5 VRAJ VALLABH GOSWAMI CLASSICAL VOCAL B 02/09/2013 1700/- Good 6 YASH MEHTA CLASSICAL VOCAL B 21/08/2019 1700/- Good 9426046304 7 DHAVAL NAYAK CLASSICAL TABLA B 06/06/2019 1700/- Good 9427042794 8 HEMANT JOSHI CLASSICAL TABLA B 06/09/1995 1700/- Good 9 HASMUKH CHAVDA CLASSICAL TAR SEHNAI B 04/06/1991 1700/- Good 10 HIREN R CHATE CLASSICAL TABLA B 02/09/2013 1700/- Good 099788 48608 11 JAJWALYA SHUKLA CLASSICAL TABLA B 11/11/1996 1700/- Good 12 JAY DABGAR CLASSICAL TABLA B 03/12/2002 1700/- Good 13 KEYUR B. SONI CLASSICAL FLUTE B 23/12/1999 1700/- Good 098243 17243 14 MANTRAK MEHTA CLASSICAL TABLA B 21/12/2016 1700/- Good 079-26605720 15 MATANG PARIKH CLASSICAL TABLA B 10/06/1993 1700/- Good 99987 45222 16 MAYUR M. NARVEKAR CLASSICAL TABLA B 23/12/1999 1700/- Good 17 NAMAN GANDHARV CLASSICAL PAKHAWAJ B 10/04/2019 1700/- Good 18 PRAVIN SHINDE CLASSICAL TABLA B 27/12/1993 1700/- Good 19 PIYUSH NAGAR CLASSICAL HARMONIUM B 1700/- Good 20 RAJU GANDHARVA CLASSICAL HARMONIUM B 1700/- Good 21 RAMESH BAPODARA CLASSICAL TABLA,PAKHAVAJ B 24/01/1995 1700/- Good 22 SUGNA SHAH CLASSICAL SITAR B 13/06/1991 1700/- Good 23 SURESH PARIKH CLASSICAL FLUTE B 25/10/1990 1700/- Good 24 SHISHIR BHATT CLASSICAL HARMONIUM B STAFF Good 09426377470 25 VRAJ NIKUNJBHAI PATEL (1ST IN CLASSICAL TABLA B 27/11/2017 1700/- Good AIR MUSIC COMPETITION IN 2017) 26 VANRAJ SHASHTRI (2ND IN AIR CLASSICAL SARANGI B 04/10/2018 1700/- Good 97242 97780 MUSIC COMPETITION IN 2018) 27 YAMIN KHAN CLASSICAL HARMONIUM B 1700/- Good Page - 3 Sr. Name of the Artist Type Category Grade Date of Basic Fee Last Date of Present Mobile No./ Phone No. Audition ` Broadcast in performance No. NPM/AVSS quality 28 YOGENDRA R. DIXIT CLASSICAL PAKHAVAJ B 02/09/2013 1700/- Good (COMPOSER GRADE I - 2 AND GRADE II - 6) 1 HASMUKH PATADIA COMPOSER GRADE I 20/07/1994 STAFF According to His 09427016126 Grade 2 GAURANG VYAS COMPOSER GRADE I 7200/- According to His 079-26423572 Grade 3 NAYAN PANCHOLI COMPOSER GRADE II 14/03/2019 4,000/- Good 98250 38547 4 RAJU GANDHARVA COMPOSER GRADE II 4000/- Good 5 SHYAMAL P. MUNSHI COMPOSER GRADE II 11/04/1990 4000/- Good 98250 69291 6 SUDHIR KHANDEKAR COMPOSER GRADE II 4000/- Good 7 SUHANI SHAH COMPOSER GRADE II 14/03/2019 4,000/- Good 98254 84557 8 YAMIN KHAN COMPOSER GRADE II 17/05/1995 4000/- Good LIGHT – TOP GRADE (VOCAL – 1) 1 NAYAN PANCHOLI LIGHT VOCAL TOP 12/01/2016 11,000/- NP 2014 According to His 98250 38547 Grade LIGHT – A GRADE (VOCAL - 7) 1 BANSARI YOGENDRA LIGHT VOCAL A 24/07/1982 7400/- According to Her 98240 81721 Grade 2 HASMUKH PATADIA LIGHT VOCAL A 14/03/2019 STAFF According to Her 94270 16126 Grade 3 KALYANI KOTHALKAR LIGHT VOCAL A 26/03/2009 7400/- NP 2014 According to Her 98256 10160 Grade 4 MALTI LANGE LIGHT VOCAL A 17/05/1988 7400/- According to Her Grade 5 PRAFUL DAVE LIGHT VOCAL A 24/07/1982 7400/- According to His 98253 25130 Grade 6 PRATIMA TRIVEDI LIGHT VOCAL A 24/07/1982 7400/- According to Her Grade 7 SAROJ GUNDANI LIGHT VOCAL A 24/07/1982 7400/- According to Her Grade LIGHT – BH GRADE (VOCAL -20 AND INSTUMENT - 4) 1 AMI NIRAJ PARIKH LIGHT VOCAL BH 29/06/2001 3000/- Good 9925032166 2 BIREN PUROHIT LIGHT VOCAL BH 26/03/2009 3000/- Good 98254 98394 3 DIPTI DESAI LIGHT VOCAL BH 26/03/2009 3000/- Good 9825278760 4 FALGUNI DOCTOR LIGHT VOCAL BH 15/03/1999 3000/- Good 9426284999 5 NAYNESH JANI LIGHT VOCAL BH 26/03/2009 3000/- Good 98253 58274 6 PRAVIN JOSHI LIGHT VOCAL BH 24/06/1998 3000/- Good 98254 36560 7 PARAGI AMAR LIGHT VOCAL BH 06/05/2016 3000/- Good 98250 93947 8 REKHA THAKAR LIGHT VOCAL BH 09/02/1993 3000/- Good 97277 25094 9 RITISHA MUKHERJEE (Trans. From LIGHT VOCAL BH 16/04/2018 3000/- Good 95863 63784 AIR Kolkata. 2nd in AIR Music Comp.- 2012) 10 SANJAY VASITHA LIGHT VOCAL BH 15/03/1999 3000/- Good 11 SALAMATKHAN SHEIKH LIGHT VOCAL BH 26/03/2009 3000/- Good 98792 51620 12 SONAL RAVAL LIGHT VOCAL BH 31/12/1998 3000/- Good 13 SHILPA PANDIT LIGHT VOCAL BH 16/09/2015 3000/- Good 98255 26025 14 SURESH S.RATNOTTAR LIGHT VOCAL BH 06/05/2013 3000/- Good 079-23257760 15 SUDHIR THAKAR LIGHT VOCAL BH 30/10/1992 3000/- Good 098792 09537 Page – 4 Sr. Name of the Artist Type Category Grade Date of Basic Fee Last Date of Present Mobile No./ Phone No. Audition ` Broadcast in performance No. NPM/AVSS quality 16 SUNANDA SHAH LIGHT VOCAL BH 22/09/1971 3000/- Good 9909 9732 61 17 SURESH JANI LIGHT VOCAL BH 23/09/1971 3000/- Good 18 SHRUSHTI BHATT LIGHT VOCAL BH 06/05/2016 3000/- Good 9998745333 19 VAISHALI TRIVEDI LIGHT VOCAL BH 15/09/1999 3000/- Good 098791 67614 20 VIBHA DESAI LIGHT VOCAL BH 23/08/1971 3000/- Good 21 GOPAL BRAHMBHATT LIGHT DHOLAK BH 19/04/2018 3000/- Good 98790 52112 22 PARTH TRIPATHI LIGHT TABLA BH 19/04/2018 3000/- Good 99985 13888 23 RISHIN R SARAIYA LIGHT TABLA BH 19/04/2018 3000/- Good 98981 87771 24 SHYAMSUNDER BRAHMBHATT LIGHT TABLA BH 12/06/1991 3000/- Good LIGHT B GRADE (VOCAL – 103 INSTRUMENTS – 66) 1 AARTI S.