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{{Infobox musical artist<br />
| name = Dr. Sangeeta Shankar<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|08|12|df=yes}}<br />
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| instrument = [[Violin]]<br />
| genre = [[Indian classical music]]<br />
| occupation = [[Violin]]ist, [[Composer]], [[Entrepreneur]], [[Professor]]<br />
| years_active = 41<br />
| website = [http://www.sangeetashankar.com www.sangeetashankar.com]<br />
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Dr. '''Sangeeta Shankar''' is an [[India]]n [[violin]]ist who performs [[Hindustani classical music]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sangeeta Shankar, was born in [[Banaras]] in a musical family to [[N. Rajam]] and T. S. Subramaniyan. Sangeeta started her training at a very early age in [[Hindustani music]] under the tutelage of her mother.<br />
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People often refer to her music as the "Singing Violin"{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}. She is the niece of [[T. N. Krishnan]]. Violinists [[Ragini Shankar]] and [[Nandini Shankar]] are her daughters.<br />
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==Education==<br />
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Sangeeta Shankar obtained her degrees in music from [[Banaras Hindu University]].<br />
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==Performing career==<br />
She first started performing on television when she was 8 years old.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}}<br />
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She accompanied her mother at the age of 13, and gave a debut solo performance when she was 16.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} Sangeeta Shankar had also organized a festival of young musicians in Varanasi called 'Abhinav', during the year 1984-85. She performs not only in various states and provinces of India, but also in numerous countries around the globe. She plays violin in the ''Gayaki Ang''. Sangeeta has performed across the globe and in numerous places throughout India. She has performed in various countries in Europe, extensively toured the USA and Canada, and performed in countries like Russia, Holland, Japan, Singapore to name a few.<br />
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She also conceived and created a TV serial of 26 episodes, named 'Swar Sadhana' in the year 2000. This serial was made for creating an awareness of Indian classical music among the masses. Its highlights were the interesting story format and the participation of various prominent celebrities like [[Madhuri Dixit]], [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]], [[Birju Maharaj]], [[Jagjit Singh]], [[Naushad]], [[Amol Palekar]], [[Pankaj Udhas]], [[Yukta Mookhey]], [[Kanak Rele]], [[Suresh Wadkar]], [[N. Rajam]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Annu Kapoor]], [[Veena Sahasrabuddhe]], and many others.<ref>Official Website of Sangeeta Shankar [http://www.sangeetashankar.com "Welcome to the official website of Sangeeta Shankar"]</ref><br />
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Presently, she is the Director and founder of a music company, Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd.,<ref>http://www.legendarylegacy.com</ref> which consists of a storehouse of excellent classical music and also other exclusive products.<br />
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Currently, she is also educating the future film makers, imparting voice culture & music training at [[Whistling Woods International]].<br />
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She is working on an educational project called 'Milaap', which aims to educate children about values and culture and inculcate an atmosphere of happiness, love and peace amongst humanity.<br />
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She currently resides in Mumbai.<br />
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==Discography==<br />
* Tabula Rasa (Fusion) with [[Vishwa Mohan Bhatt]] and [[Bela Fleck]], nominated in 1997 for Grammy Best World Music Award.<ref name="CDUDetails">{{cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Sangeeta+Shankar/a/albums.htm |title=Sangeeta Shankar Discography of CDs |publisher=CD Universe |accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref><br />
* Melody & Rhythm with [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]]<ref name="Sangeeta Shankar on Yahoo! Music">Other album details [http://music.yahoo.com/sangeeta-shankar/ "Sangeeta Shankar on Yahoo! Music"]</ref><br />
* Violin Dynasty (Raag Bageshree) with [[N. Rajam]]<ref>Details of the 'Violin Dynasty' album [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nrss "N.Rajam & Sangeeta Shankar | Violin Dynasty | CD Baby"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204145245/http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nrss |date=4 December 2010 }}</ref><br />
* Aasha (Raag Jog)<ref name="Sangeeta Shankar on Yahoo! Music"/><br />
* Kumari Sangeeta (Raag Bihag, Chayanat)<br />
* Sensitive Strains of Violin (Raag Sohini, Bheem)<ref name="CDUDetails" /><br />
* A Delicate Touch (Raag Jogkauns, Desh)<br />
* Together (Ragam Bhairavi, Malavi, Bilaharai, Todi) with [[N. Rajam]]<ref name="CDUDetails" /><br />
* Dedications to Dawn (Raag Mian ki Todi, Bairagi, Suha Sugharai)<br />
* Sangeeta Shankar (Raag Todi, Bairagi)<br />
* Music therapy for Migraine - Times Music (Raag Darbari Kanada)<br />
* Saundarya (Raag Shyam Kalyaan)<ref>Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. (Record Label) [http://www.legendarylegacy.com "Legendary Legacy"]</ref><br />
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[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian violinists]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Musicians from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil musicians]]<br />
[[Category:Women musicians from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century violinists]]<br />
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