Manjusha Patil A skillful blend of aesthetics & melody Born in Sangli (a small town in Maharashtra), known for its origin to several music maestros. Manjusha’s parents being great music lovers, identified the inborn talent and encouraged Manjusha for a career in music. She started her initial training from Pt. Chintubua Mhaiskar. Alongwith a “Sangeet Visharad” from Akhil Bharatiy Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj - Manjusha acquired a Bachelors degree in Hindi followed by a Masters degree in Music with a Gold Medal to her credit from Shivaji University, Kolhapur. She has been a consistent winner of many prestigious music competitions. During one such competition, Late Sangeetacharya Pt. D.V. Kanebua of Ichalkaranji happened to see Manjusha singing and noticed her rich potential, which proved to be a turning point in her career. Then being in the Gurukul tradition under Pt. Kanebua, she was fortunate to absorb the authentic nuances of Agra and Gwalior Gharana. She received further training from Late Pt. Narendra Kanekar, a senior disciple of Pt. Kanebua and then also from Dr. Vikas Kashalkar. Currently Manjusha is honing her advanced skills under the able guidance of Padmashree Gantapasvi Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar. Manjusha is gifted with a mellifluous voice which she has further enhanced by mastering sustenance of swaras, aesthetic approach, creative thinking, perfection of sur & command on rhythmic aspects. With purity in exposition of Raga, complex patterns of 'Taan' rendered with speed & clarity - Manjusha is equally adept in Semi Classical Music like Thumri, Dadra, Abhang and Natya Sangeet. All these elements constitute her delightful performances. Though as a truly dedicated musician, she is constantly in the quest of excellence through perseverance but a rich portfolio of prestigious national and international concerts & the awards bestowed on her are a clear testimony of Manjusha’s successful footsteps in the world of music. www.swarmanjusha.com Some prestigious performances- Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, Pune in 1998 and 2002 Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, Kundgole Tansen Samaroha, Gwalior, 2005, 2014 Alla Uddin Khan Saheb Academy, Bhopal All Bengal Music Festival, Kolkata Malhar Festival, Nehru Centre, Mumbai. P. L. Deshpande Foundation Programmes at NCPA, Mumbai Maharashtra Mandal, Delhi Vanita Samaj, Delhi Kala Akadami, Goa Sur Mandal, Hyderabad Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi Swar Sadhana, Baroda Chandigadh Sangeet Sammelan Akashwani Sangeet Sammelan, Chandigadh Sangeet Ashram, Dover Lane Kolkatta Kalakshetra, Chennai BKF Foundation, Banglore Ustad Rahamat Khansaheb Mahostav, Dharwad Mani Mann Felowship Concert at Habitat Centre, New Delhi BMM Convention at Chicago, July 2011 Pt. Kumar Gandharv Sangeet Mahostav, 2011 UAE and Muscat Tour 2011 USA Tour 2012 Darbar Festival, London, 2013 BAITHAK, Singapore, 2014 IIC, India International Centre, New Delhi, 2014 Bengal Classical Music Festival, Bangladesh,2014 Awards and accolades SAPTAK Mahostav, Ahemdabad, 2015 Awarded as “TOP” grade Artist by AIR, New Pt. Bhimsen Joshi Samaroh, Nashik, 2015 Delhi for classical as well as Light Classical Music with Gold Medal in 1988 Regularly performs outside India - many concerts Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Purskar, 2010 by in UAE, Muscat, UK and USA Sangeet Natak Academy Pt. Jasraj Gaurav Pursakar in 1998 Late musician Shri Ram Kadam Puraskar in 1994 -1995 Pt. Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze Puraskar in 1996 Pt. Manik Varma Puraskar in 2005 Pt. Malati Pande Puraskar in 2005 Shanmukhananda Sangeet Shiromani Puraskar in 2008 Selected as a classical singer on panel of ICCR Artists, New Delhi Fellowship - Mani Mann Fellowship, 2008 by Sanskiti Foundation of Central Govt. of India. She is studying “rare bandishes” & “Sangeet Prakar (Pattern) from Dr. Ashok D Ranade, a well-known Musicologist. www.swarmanjusha.com B3 /302 Shri Suvarnaratna Gardens, Cummins College Road, Karve Nagar, Pune 411052 (Maharashtra), India Resi : 0091-20-2547 52 32 Mobile : 0091– 9822761473 Telefax: 0091-20-2547 52 32 email : [email protected] www.swarmanjusha.com .