Kannada Rajyotsava Celebrations 2015

The Organizers of the Kannada Rajyotsava requested Shraddha to sing a kannada song for the Rajyotsava Celebrations in the complex.

The song chosen was 'Hachchevu Kannada Deepa' meaning 'Let's light the lamp of Kannada' .

Written by Shri Karki, the version She sang was originally sung by Ashwath.

You will find the lyrics here.

Here is the video of the performance.

ONAM 2015 Celebrations in APR

The ONAM committee approached the academy for musical programs for this year's celebrations.

We thus had two presentations  for a huge audience spanning thousands.

This program was held in the APR premises on Sep 5, 2015

Below are the videos of the programs.

No	Item
1	Bollywood Songs Medley - Lead singer -Shraddha Prabhu Supporting singers - Neeta Verma and Prachi Tayal , both students of the ADARSH KOKILA class
2	Zamaane Mein Aaye -  This is a song from Asha Bhosle's famous album 'Asha and Friends' . It was originally sung by Asha Bhosle and the winners of SAREGAMA Little Champs. In our presentation, we mastered a Karaoke Track and students from the Adarsh Stars Batch participated. They were led by Shraddha Prabhu.

Guru Poornima Celebrations 2015

The Academy celebrated Guru Poornima this year on 1st August 2015.

The programs included a variety from Shlokas to Bhajans to  Raaga Presentations to Bollywood Songs.

Students of all ages presented their peices with full confidence and very effectively. The youngest being 3 years , all the way to adults.

The whole event was compered by 8 year old Pratham Prabhu.

The list of programs is as below.

No	Item
1	Invocation – Was presented all vocal students. They sang the Official Invocation 'Shree Ganeshaay Dheemahi' based on Ajay Atul's Composition.
2	Saraswati Vandana -  Veena Vadini Varde - Was presented by the Students from the Vocal Juniors batch - Stars
3	Ram Bhajan - Payoji Maine - Presented by Students from the Vocal Tiny Tots Batch -  Angels
4	Dasvani - 'Bhagyada Lakshmi' - Vocal Solo by Pratham Prabhu
5	Bhajan - 'Thumak Chalat' - Keyboard Solo by Medha Sanjay
6	Classical Presentation - Raag Bhimpalas - Alaap, Bandish and Taane - Harmonium Solo by Dhruti Hegde
7	Classical Presentation - Raag Bhairav - Alaap, Bandish and Taane - Harmonium Solo by Diya Anand
8	Classical Presentation - Raag Durga - Alaap, Bandish and Taane - Harmonium Solo by Pratham Prabhu
9	Taal Teentaal – Tabla Solo by our Tabla Teacher Sri. Vishwas Saagar
10	Bollywood Song - 'Kajra Mohabbatwala - Kismet' by Mrs Neeta Verma and Mrs. Prachi Tayal
11	Raag Bhairavi -  Harmonium Solo by Music Teacher Mrs. Shraddha Prabhu -  She played the compositions 'Mile Sur' and 'Jyot Se Jyot'

Here is the play list .

Independence Day 2014

This Independence Day, The students of the academy from the APR DAffodils centre had a gala.

The Elder Students group sang 'Vande Mataram' and 'Jaha Daal Daal Par' after the Flag unfurling.  This was heralded by Shraddha's 'Aei Mere Watan Ke Logo'

Later, a huge group of young students and non students together sang 'Janani Janma Bhoomi' with great enthusiasm.

Post this, Pratham and Medha gave a Keyboard Medley of 'Hum Honge Kamyaab' and 'Sare Jaha Se Achaa'

The videos are below

Aei Mere Watan Ke Logo
Vande Mataram
Jaha Daal Daal Par
Janani Janma Bhooomi
Keyboard Medley

Event - Presentation 2013

On Sunday, August 25, 2013 , we organized a Presentation function at two of the apartments where we currently hold classes. Here is a brief write up  on

Purva Riviera Presentation 2013

The afternoon session was at Purva Riviera. All the students from this centre presented their pieces. The Audience comprised of Parents and friends. The Program started at 3:45 pm.

Item No.	Item	Video
1	Ganeshay Dhimahi by Pratham,Amogh,Dhruti and Diya
2	Pratham reciting the list.
3	Sargam and Alankaar by All Students
4	Behti Hawa from 3Idiots by Venu Kukundan
5	Dil Hai Chotasa from Roja by Jhanavi
6	Kal HO Na Ho by Amogh
7	Phoolonka Taaronkaa from Hare Krishna Hare Rama by Diya
8	All is Well by Shaurya
9	Jiya Re from Jab Tak Hai Jaan by Dhruti Hegde
11	Lakadi Ki Kaathi by Pratham Prabhu
10	Saare Jaha Se achaa by Prajesh
11	Raag Yaman Kalyan Bandish by Shraddha
12	Raag Yaman Kalyan Taranaa by Shraddha

Event - Presentation 2013

On Sunday, August 25, 2013 , we organized a Presentation function at two of the apartments where we currently hold classes.

Purva Fountainsquare Presentation 2013

The Morning event at  Purva Fountainsquare started at 11 am on dot. Most of the students presented their pieces. The audience included parents and friends. The event was a success and elicited many responses of appreciations. 

Below is the table of events and the videos to each item.

Item No.	Item	Video
1	Ganeshay Dhimahi by Pratham Prabhu
2	Sargam and Alankaar by All Students
3	Vakratunda by Arjun
4	Lingashtakam by Premnath
5	Twinkle Twinkle by Anushka
6	ABCD by Ria
7	Old Mac Donald by Aakruti and Aushima
8	Jingle Bells by Devika and Reya
9	Hum Honge Kaamyaab by Rimjhim and Saachi
10	Raag Malkauns Bandish by Shraddha
11	Raag Malkauns Taranaa by Shraddha

Republic Day 2013 Celebrations

Students of the Academy presented a musical program for the Republic Day 2013  celebrations  in the apartment complex of Purva Riviera , Bangalore.

They practised only 3 days before the event as the invitation to perform came only then. Even then the program was impressive.

Immediately after the flag unfurling, was the national anthem. The Kids sang in unison.

After the speeches by the chief guest Mr Kirmani, eminent Cricket player, The stage was thrown open for the kids to sing.

Pratham Prabhu started with a prayer ' Tan Ho Sundar'

Following this, the kids sang 'Hind Ke Jawan Ham'  and  later ' Saare Jaha Se achha'

The Students who participated were Pratham Prabhu, Prajesh,Nikilesh, Aryaman , Neha and Venu.

Keyboard accompaniment was by Mrs Shraddha Prabhu  herself.

Here is the playlist for the program

Photos and Videos of the Swara Shraddha Annual Day 2012 Concert

The First ever Annual Day of Swara Shraddha Music Academy was held on Dec 16,2012.

More details on the event are Here and Here.

Immediately below are the slideshows of photos taken on that day.

Embedded here is the playlist of the day's events

Swara Shraddha Annual Day Concert - Dec 16,2012

The D Day was here! Students were in a state of exhilaration with a tinge of butterflies in the stomach.  During the morning Grand rehearsal, one could feel their emotions.

Come afternoon and Krishna saw to the seating arrangements before setting up the video camera in the hall. Pratham even did a test run on his keyboard to see that the view was just right for the camera. Gradually the audience of parents, friends and well wishers started pouring in.

The program commenced at 4 pm. Shraddha was the MC.

At the very start, Pratham, Aryaman,Dhruthi and Diya, all students of the Singing class sang the Invocation of Ganesha - 'Gananayakay Gana Devatay'

After this, the students of the very first batch of classical keyboard class, Prajesh,Pratham,Nikilesh and Neha , presented the Sargam and Alankaars.

This was followed by Raag Bhoop by Neha. She also played 'Brown Girl in the Ring' , her favourite song.

After this Prajesh played Raag Durga and his favourite song 'Jingle Bells'.

Following him was Pratham who played Raag Saarang and the viral fav 'Why this Kolaveri'.

Immediately, after him was Nikilesh who played Raag Kaafi and a old timer 'Nanna Munna Rahi Hoon'.

Thus ended the classical set.

We then had Aryaman,Pratham and Diya sing 'Nani Teri Morni' with Shraddha on the keyboard .

After this Diya played 'Here we go round the mullbery bush' .

We then had Dhruti on the stage with two of her favourites - 'Row Row Row Your Boat' and 'I am a little Teapot'.

Having finished with the new students' presentations here, we had the mid senior levels on the stage.

Shweta played 'Vakratunda' and 'Zoobi Doobi' from the blockbuster movie '3 idiots.'

The last item for the day was presented by Shourya who played 'Bam Bam Bole' from another blockbuster 'TZP.'

Shraddha then gave a vote of thanks and the function ended with the national anthem which was played by Shourya.

Greats of the Program

1. It was the First Annual Program of the academy.
2. All the Kids were exuberant. They had worked hard for this day and were eager to show their talent.
3. Each kid got a memento(a book from Shraddha's personal collection) especially chosen by Shraddha to suit that child's liking and calibre.
4. The Audience was genuinely interested and encouraging.
5. Krishna video recorded the entire event.

Misses in the program

1. The program was limited only to the existing students and their friends, meaning only these audience were shared the invitation. In retrospect, We think the invitation could have been extended to a larger crowd.
2. The original plan was to give certificates along with the memento. But the Certificates weren't ready till the nth moment and hence had to be dropped from the agenda.

The Fotos of this event are here.

Musical Morning on Diwali 2012

Swara Shraddha was approached by PR Maharashtra Mandal for  a musical event.

Likewise Shraddha trained, sang and accompanied two other singers.

A more detailed write-up and videos are available here

Independence Day celebrations 2012

Our Students actively participated in the Independence Day Celebrations for 2012.

Here is the list of programs

1. Group song 'Des Rangila' from Fanaa was sung for the Flag unfurling event on Independence Day 2012.  The Team involved Shraddha,Anu,Divya,Nilisha, Deepa and Radhika.
2. Pratham Prabhu Debuted with singing and keyboard performance of 'Vande Mataram'
3. Group song 'Hind Desh Ke Nivasi' was sung with props and Traditional attire. The team involved Pratham,Nikilesh,Prajesh,Advait, Aryaman, Diya,Shweta,Janvi,Shriya,Arya
4. Shraddha Gave a Keyboard Medley Performance.

Apart from this Shraddha was felicitated by the Sparsh Team for 'Selfless Contribution towards Cultural Programs'

For Photos and details please visit http://shraddhasmusicaljourney.blogspot.in/2012/08/independence-day-2012.html

Natya Geet Presentation at Marathi Melava -1 Apr 2012

Shraddha had a chance to present a Natya Geet at the Marathi Meet in Purva Riviera on Apr 1,2012.

More writeup on this is Here

The Video is right here

Hearts and Roses Event in Purva Riviera

Yeah Valentine's Day is around the corner.

And Shraddha spent the 11th of this month(since the 14th is reserved for her loved ones) in a wonderful medley .

The Cultural Committee of Purva Riviera decided to put up a gala "Hearts and Arrows". They requested to put up a 30 mins singing event.

So she decided to set up three medleys of 10 minutes each. The first would be the Golden Oldies, The second -> Naughthy Retros and the third would be the Fiesty 2000s. Setting together a group was a major task in itself especially getting male singers was very difficult. But All's well that ends well.

So Yesterday, ie 11th February saw Shraddha resplendent on the stage belting out melliflous melodies and heart pumping groovies from the yester years to present year.

The crowd enjoyed and that was evident from the applauds!

Here are the numbers set up. The ones in Bold were Shraddha's Solo Performances while the others were either Group performances or Male Singer Performances

Golden Oldies

Aie mere johar jabi From Waqt 1965
Babuji dheere chalna from Aarpaar
Tauba tauba From Mr. Natwarlal
Roop Tera Mastana from Aradhana
Panchi Banoon - Chori Chori
Zumka Gira re from mera saya


Naughty Retros

Janejaa dhoondata phir raha from Jawani Diwani
Do labjokee hai dil ki kahani from Gambler
Neele Neele Ambar from Kalaakaar
Jawan Janeman from Shaan
Dum Maro Dum from Hare Krishna Hare Raam

Fiesty 2000s

Chand sifarish from Fana
Chance pe dance from rab ne Bana Di Jodi
Chikni Chameli from Agneepath

Republic Day 2012 Celebrations

The Cultural Committee of Purva Riviera approached Swara Shraddha for some group performances.

Hence Shraddha decided on the following songs

1: Janani Janma Bhoomi - Originally sung by Manna Dey in the movie Prithviraj Chauvhan.
2: Jayostute - Written my Swatantraveer Sawarkar, sung by Lata Mangeshkar and group under the music direction of Hrudaynath Mangeshkar.
3: Parakullai Nalla Naada - Written by Bharatiyar.

On the actual Day,ie 26th Jan 2012 , we presented the first two songs after the national anthem due to time constraints.

Here are the videos of the songs.

Janani Janma Bhoomi




Jayostute

New Year 2012 in Goa

This new year, I was at my parent's place and hence reached just in time for the New year celebrations in the colony.

My mother presented two songs and I presented one.

The one I sang was "Latapata Latapata" - a Famous Marathi song from Amar Bhoopali sung by Lata Mangeshker

Here is the video. (The second stanza of the song could not be recorded since the battery gave away!!!)

T7100 Celebrations in 2006

I was invited to present a song on the Platinum client celebration in my workplace Accenture India way back in 2006.

I presented " रात अकेली है  "  from Jewel Thief .  here is the video

Children's Day 2011 in Purva Riviera

The Cildren's Day was celebrated in Riviera on November 13th.

The Cultural committee decided to have a cultural program for celebration at the very last moment ie on 11th night. Likewise i was contacted to set up some group songs.

I set about creating a medley of 5 songs to be sung in a group but i had last minute drop outs and 3 hours before the actual program I had to redo all the medley right from choosing different songs to cutting them and joining up to form a good medley. I also roped in my hubby Krishna to sing one song.

SO in the evening, when i took my final CD to the mixer, it turned out that it wouldn't work and Krishna had to run home to get his laptop to run the MP3.

Apart from that the program started well. I presented a medley of songs to the audience of kids and parents.

1: Kajra Mohabbatwala -> Me
2: Chaiyya Chaiyya -> Krishna
3: Dhoom Machale -> Me
4: Rangeelaa Re -> Me.

The Audience absolutely loved this! Thanks all for the accolades. :-)

The Video for this is below although my friend who initially started recording before my husband could take over missed recording a whole 5 mins of the show.

Ganesha Celebrations 2011

Shraddha gave a Classical performance for Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations in Purva Riviera on Sept 1,2011.

The performance had Shankarji on the flute , Chandrshekharji on the Tabla and Shraddha on the Keyboard.

The Raag was Hamsadhwani, Shankar played the Aaalap while Shraddha continued with the popular Hindi Song  "Jaa Tose Nahi" and the Taana.

Onam 2011 in Purva Riviera

Onam is a colourful festival celebrated by Keralites in India. The highlight of this festival is the bright and sparkling "Pookolam" ie. rangoli of flowers put in front of the house.

Shraddha was involved very actively this time in helping set up the Pookolam and the Cultural India Collage for our Block on Sept 24th,2011 . The sum total of all our efforts was really pleasing and we won the "SECOND" place in the complex!!! CONGRATS TO ALL OF USSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS FROM THE ONAM GROUP 2011.


Apart from this, Shraddha was also into a folk dance for the cultural event in the evening.

This was a gypsy dance on a Malayalee song featuring Prabu Deva - Arane Arane

Here is the video

Independence Day - 2011

Swara Shraddha was busy with Independence day celebrations helping set up the following songs

1: Swagatam Shubha Swagatam

2: Humko Man ki Shakti Dena

3: Vande Mataram

Shraddha was also a participant of the Classical Dance Fusion.

For more info on all these, please read blog post http://shraddha.blogspot.com/2011/08/independence-day-2011.html

The videos are as below

1: Swagatam Shubh Swagatam :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSSfnc8LCvI

2: Mahaganapati - Classical Fusion Dance :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q7IVfc3Ae0