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| instrument = [[Tabla]], Multi [[Percussion]] |
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| genre = [[Hindustani classical music]], [[World music]], [[Percussion]] |
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| occupation = [[Tabla]] Virtuoso, Musician, Music Composer |
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[[Anuradha Pal]] is an Indian Tabla player and composer who began learning the tabla before the age of seven. Despite traditional gender expectations around the instrument, Pal was encouraged to study tabla alongside her brother. In 1996, she founded Stree Shakti, one of India's first all-female classical music ensembles. |
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'''Anuradha Pal''' is a [[Tabla]] virtuoso, multi-percussionist and music composer who is acclaimed as the first professional female tabla player in the world by [[Encyclopedia Britannica]] and the [[Limca Book of Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jNYep_5MkU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/8jNYep_5MkU |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Showreel - Anuradha Pal|website=Youtube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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Her story is one of courage, fortitude, commitment and creativity. She ‘stormed the male bastion of Indian Rhythm’ (Sunday Observer 1996) as a child prodigy when barely nine years old. Countering unfair chauvinism, discrimination and politics with rigorous study, focused riyaaz, hard work and grit, first-generation Musician Anuradha Pal established herself as a ‘colossus on the percussion firmament and a trendsetter’ (Tribune 2009).<ref>{{Cite news|title=Woman of many rhythms|work=The Tribune|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120708/spectrum/book7.htm}}</ref> |
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Catalyzed by her own struggles, she founded the first ever all-female Indian Classical music band, Stree Shakti in 1996 to provide a platform to other deserving women, enthralling audiences in prestigious festivals worldwide for over 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti in 1996|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foyXSOdN0G4|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}</ref> |
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She is empanelled as an Outstanding category musician with [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]] & [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], Top graded Vidushi of [[All India Radio]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=All India Radio|url=https://www.facebook.com/566922436666804/photos/a.971616932864017/3148941415131547/|url-status=live|website=Facebook}}</ref> and is revered globally for her superb tonal quality, complimenting musicality and pinpoint rhythmic artistry, founded on over 25 years of rigorous training. Anuradha is also appreciated for her fresh perspective and knowledge of 6 gharanas of Tabla,<ref>{{Cite web|title=6 Gharanas {{!}} Anuradha Pal|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEdJ-7PTlE|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}</ref> her sensitive and thoughtful accompaniment<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tabla Accompaniment|url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPPn28oMNU8YRGGGlV7QG7CzRG8XdVlUu|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}</ref> with leading masters of Hindustani and Carnatic music and International collaborations<ref>{{Cite web|title=Collaborations|url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPPn28oMNU8Y-QYJBEWsaDxhQXFg6zkLl|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}</ref> with World music, dance, poetry, painting etc. |
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Brand ambassador of [[Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana|Beti Bachao Beti Padhao]], Anuradha has been hailed as 'Bharat ki Laxmi',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bharat ki Laxmi|url=https://twitter.com/mygovindia/status/1187273797969182720|url-status=live|website=Twitter}}</ref> ‘Rhythm Queen’,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Pal Press Clippings|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/news/|url-status=live|website=Anuradha Pal}}</ref> 'Percussionist par excellence', ‘Tabla phenomenon’ (India Today 2000), a ‘Trailblazer, trendsetter and Torchbearer', ‘the most influential woman in Indian Music (A.V. Max Magazine 2001), ‘National pride and inspiration’ (Tribune 2012), prominent Torchbearer of Indian Classical Music,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Torchbearers|url=https://twitter.com/1anuradhapal/status/833567382929039361|url-status=live|website=Twitter}}</ref> and a ‘Woman of Pure Wonder’for empowering other girls and changing society's perception. (Sahara Times 2004). |
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Lauded as a female empowerment icon, Anuradha has several trendsetting firsts - musical and social contributions - to her credit. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Anuradha Pal was born in Mumbai to |
Anuradha Pal was born in Mumbai to Devinder Pal, a professional in the pharmaceutical industry, and Ila Pal, a painter and writer. She trained under renowned tabla maestros Ustad [[Alla Rakha]] and Ustad [[Zakir Hussain (musician)|Zakir Hussain]] of the Punjab Gharana. |
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A child prodigy, she gave her first performance for Doordarshan at the age of 9 years.<ref name="Pandita Anuradha Pal's Showreel">{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/241136419|title=Pandita Anuradha Pal's Showreel|website=Vimeo}}</ref> With her work ''incredible Tayyari, Layakari and immaculate presentation''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/reviews.htm|title=REVIEWS OF PANDITA ANURADHA PAL - TABLA MAESTRO AND PERCUSSIONIST|website=www.anuradhapal.com}}</ref> she was described as the ''Lady Zakir Hussain'' by Maharashtra Times, when she was just seventeen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Zakir Hussain - Maha Times|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/18.-Lady-Zakir-Hussain-Marathi.jpg|url-status=live|website=Anuradha Pal}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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She first performed with her teachers when she was 15 years old, and had then been accompanying Hindustani and Carnatic Classical vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers since she was 13.{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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===Professional Accomplishments=== |
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In 2018, she led 217 tabla players on one stage, to pay tribute to her teacher [[Alla Rakha]] in celebration of his birth centenary.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Record tribute to Ustad Alla Rakha by Anuradha Pal {{!}} 217 Tabla players #GuruPurnima |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZCbdK5mJu0 |website=YouTube }}</ref>{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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She is acknowledged as ''‘first professional female Tabla player in the World’'' in Limca Book of Records 1991. |
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In January 2018 she was awarded |
In January 2018 she was awarded the [[Ministry of Women and Child Development|Ministry of WCD]] First Ladies Award' by the President of India for being the first and youngest female Indian musician to perform at the [[World of Music, Arts and Dance|WOMAD]] and [[Przystanek Woodstock]] festivals.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ministry of WCD|url=https://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/coffee.pdf}}</ref> |
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She composed the background score for [[M. F. Husain]]'s film Gaja Gamini,<ref>{{ |
She composed the background score for [[M. F. Husain]]'s film ''[[Gaja Gamini]]''. The score features only her tabla and her voice. She has also composed music for [[NGMA Mumbai|NGMA]], short films, documentaries, theatre and other commissioned work and events. <ref>{{cite web |title=BOLLYWOOD {{!}} M.F. Husain's Gaja Gamini {{!}} Background Score on Tabla by Anuradha Pal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBF89jJbtc |website=YouTube }}</ref>{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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She has conducted lecture demonstrations and workshops at Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, M.I.T (USA), Vienna Boys Choir, Palazzo Ducale (Italy), MilapFest (U.K), Monash University (Australia) and was invited as an [[artist-in-residence]] by the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in 2006.{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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She first performed with her Gurus when she was just 15 years old and has been accompanying master Hindustani and Carnatic Classical vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers,<ref>{{cite web|last=Anuradha Pal|date=22 December 2016|title=Anuradha Pal with Legendary Indian Musicians|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_DCeefsUQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/4j_DCeefsUQ |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as well as young maestros<ref>{{cite web|last=Anuradha Pal|date=23 December 2016|title=Jugalbandis with Young Maestros - Anuradha Pal|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_WmsCT3jvw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/P_WmsCT3jvw |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> since she was 13. In 2018, she led a possible World record 217 Tabla players <ref>{{Cite web|title=217 Tabla players, One stage {{!}} Anuradha Pal's World Record tribute to Ustad Alla Rakha|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09r2xg60EdY|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}</ref> on one stage, to pay tribute to her Guru, Ustad Alla Rakha in celebration of his birth centenary. |
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She represented India at the Asian Performer's Summit in Japan in 1999 and has also been invited to perform at the [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation|SAARC]] and [[Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting|CHOGM]] summits.{{cn|date=October 2024}} |
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She created the first Instructional [https://www.anuradhapal.com/shop Tabla training Video DVD modules] in 2003, which became extremely popular, making her a trendsetter in online music education. |
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She performed at the [[Dior]] fall 2023 show at the [[Gateway of India]] in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Ashwini Arun |date=1 April 2023 |title=Loved the Tabla at the Dior Show? Here's the Woman Behind the Music |work=Femina |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/loved-the-tabla-at-the-dior-show-heres-the-woman-behind-the-music-261983.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Katira |first=Kritika |date=31 March 2023 |title=Dior Fall 2023: Meet tabla virtuoso Anuradha Pal who left audience spellbound with her soulful music |work=WION News |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lifestyle/news-dior-fall-2023-meet-tabla-virtuoso-anuradha-pal-who-left-audience-spellbound-with-her-soulful-music-577569}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Dishya |title=Anuradha Pal Recalls Virat, Anushka and Simone Praised Her Tabla Performance at Dior Show in India |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/anuradha-pal-virat-kohli-anushka-sharma-simone-ashley-tabla-performance-dior-show-india-exclusive-8582725.html |work=News18}}</ref> |
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She has performed for dignitaries like Bharat Ratna [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], President Dr. [[A.P.J. Abdul Kalam]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anuradhapal.com/photo/photo22.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902181659/http://anuradhapal.com/photo/photo22.jpg |archive-date=2 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Vice President [[Venkaiah Naidu]], [[Sushma Swaraj]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sushma Swaraj|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sushma-Swaraj.jpg|url-status=live|website=Anuradha Pal}}</ref> [[Smriti Irani]], [[Maneka Gandhi]] & Col. [[Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]]<ref>http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2017/mar/i20173609.jpg {{Bare URL image|date=March 2022}}</ref> as well as the Queens of England and Thailand. |
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==Compositions and collaborations== |
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She has conducted Lecture Demonstrations and workshops at Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, M.I.T (USA), Vienna Boys Choir, Palazzo Ducale (Italy), MilapFest (U.K), Monash University (Australia) and was invited as an [[artist-in-residence]] by the [[New England Conservatory of Music]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Workshops & Interactions (APCA)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9nlH1m9Ct8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/v9nlH1m9Ct8 |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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In 2023 and 2024, Anuradha Pal performed a series of concerts under the titles "Anuradha's Tablas Sing Stories"<ref name="Tabla Tells Tales">{{Cite web |last=Khurana |first=Kanika |date=August 15, 2023 |title=Where Tabla Tells Tales! Maestro Anuradha Pal set to redefine Indian Classical Music |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/where-tabla-tells-tales-maestro-anuradha-pal-set-to-redefine-indian-classical-music-exclusive-article-102750260 |website=Times Now}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Kusnur |first=Narendra |title=Tabla player Anuradha Pal Talks About Narrating Stories Through Her Music |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/tabla-player-anuradha-pal-talks-about-narrating-stories-through-her-music |work=Free Press Journal}}</ref> and "Ramayan on Tabla".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goswami Sharma |first=Purnima |title=A Musical Treat with Every Beat |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/culture-and-society/a-musical-treat-with-every-beat-884175 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> |
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She has also collaborated with other musicians. The all-female [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]]-[[Carnatic music|Carnatic]] instrumental ensemble Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti was founded on [[International Women's Day]] in 1996. The group have worked with various female musicians, and have played at international music festivals. In 2002, they toured with the [[Pan-African Orchestra]] from Ghana for a concert tour of UK and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/meet-stree-shakti-india-s-first-all-women-classical-band/story-8cstvXJdcxW7zsjnPOQS5M.html|title=Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band|date=3 March 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |
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She contributed in the research for the books 'Relationship between Music, Language & the Brain'<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oxford University Press|url=https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195123753/|url-status=live}}</ref> at Neurosciences University, San Diego and 'Study of Tabla, Aesthetics & Complexities' at the Harvard Science Centre. |
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The Anuradha Pal Collective is an ensemble formed in 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vajpayee |first=Soumya |date=August 11, 2023 |title=Anuradha's new band is all about 'blending musical philosophies' |url=https://www.magzter.com/stories/newspaper/Hindustan-Times/ANURADHAS-NEW-BAND-IS-ALL-ABOUT-BLENDING-MUSICAL-PHILOSOPHIES |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> |
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As an inspirational orator, she has given [[TED Talks]] in Goa, Mumbai,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rising up in a man's world|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGk5u2LyXYc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/hGk5u2LyXYc |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Baroda and delivered inspirational presentations at IIT Mumbai, BITS Pilani,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Pal - Creating magic with the Tabla|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp2NGf07KVw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Cp2NGf07KVw |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> NMIMS, ITA,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Renowned Tabla virtuoso interacting with ITASPA students|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJbJJpaYkFc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/AJbJJpaYkFc |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> CCRT, Rotary Club and Lions Club in India. |
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==Social Work== |
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She represented India at the Asian Performer's Summit in Japan in 1999. |
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===Contribution to Female Empowerment=== |
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Anuradha has been promoting other female musicians struggling in male dominated fields, thus through her band Stree Shakti, for over 28 years.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/meet-stree-shakti-india-s-first-all-women-classical-band/story-8cstvXJdcxW7zsjnPOQS5M.html}}</ref> |
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She has performed at Sri Agrasen Kanya PG College (Varanasi),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agrasen Kanya College|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/16.-Beti-Bachao-Beti-Padhao.jpg|url-status=dead|website=Anuradha Pal|access-date=5 September 2021|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801062655/https://www.anuradhapal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/16.-Beti-Bachao-Beti-Padhao.jpg}}</ref> Rebel Girls Interactive (Delhi),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rebel Girls|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2skBQALtM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/rebelgirls.in/2411310639793355596 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ruia College (Mumbai) to inspire young girls towards self-empowerment and building self-esteem. |
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She has been lauded by Encyclopaedia Britannica for ''‘her well balanced musicianship and pioneering contribution as a trailblazer and trendsetter around the world’.'' |
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She wrote the lyrics ''‘[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGTYoUoBfQ Khud ko tu Pehchaan de]’'' and composed the anthem for Ministry of Women and Child Development's Nari Shakti campaign in March 2018. |
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===Performances at Major music festivals=== |
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'''USA''' - Masters of Indian Music Festival, Young Music Wizards of India, Asia Society, Ali Akbar Khan Festival, Basant Bahar Festival, MITHAS, Learnquest Music Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tickets.learnquest.org/conference.php|title=LearnQuest - Academy of Music|website=tickets.learnquest.org}}</ref> |
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For her contributions, she was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's ''Beti'' ''Bachao Beti Padhao yojana'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao|website = [[YouTube]]| date=2 December 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCkXOtqQwk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/2CCkXOtqQwk |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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'''UK''' - WOMAD (Reading), Bath International Music festival, MilapFest, Commonwealth Games Festival, City of London Festival, Asian Music Festival, Rhythm Sticks Festival, Greenwich & Docklands Festival, Darbar Festival, Cardiff Jazz Festival, BBC Music Live Festival (Scotland). |
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She was also the [[UNICEF]] Brand Ambassador for female empowerment, education and inclusion in 2006. |
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'''EUROPE''' - Woodstock Festival (Poland), Voices of the World Festival (Denmark), Sangam Indian Music Festival (Germany), Museum Rietberg (Switzerland), Festival Musicale del Mediterraneo (Italy), Theatre de la Ville (France), Night of the Virtuosos Festival (Reunion Islands), Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre, University of Esztergom (Hungary), The Music Academy, Zadar Puppet Theatre, Croatian National Theatre (Croatia), Madlenianum Opera and Theatre (Serbia). |
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During the covid pandemic, Anuradha distributed warm blankets to over 200 women in Kasniyawad village near Udaipur and provided medical relief to poor children & women from the Bhil community,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anuradha Pal - Let us #SpreadLove and #careforthepoor and #disadvantaged on #valentinesday2021 |url=https://www.facebook.com/anuradhapaltabla/posts/pfbid02V52bWTR5sqXu51oSCMqcm1RqhbkoywHzc8CmZjC1edWYAPspsUAsYms3HfjGc8pLl |website=Facebook }}</ref> under her [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTSszAlfkU Stree Shakti URJA] initiative. She also provided food rations to over 100 families and to many marginalised, widowed, old, disabled and destitute women across 12 villages. |
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'''ASIA''' - Global Fusion Festival (Dubai),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/business/pr/all-women-line-captivates-audience-global-fusion-410688|title=An all women line up captivates audience at the Global Fusion|date=29 January 2012|publisher=}}</ref> Vrindavan Festival (Hong Kong), Bangkok International Music Festival (Thailand), Victoria Arts Hall (Singapore), Tokyo Music festival, Phoenix Music Festival (Japan). |
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On [[International Day of the Girl Child|International Day of the Girl child]] 2020, Anuradha instituted the Padmashri M.T. Vyas Stree Shakti award, in memory of her grandfather and well-known educationist Maganlal Tribhuvandas Vyas, to encourage young girls practicing Indian music or dance towards social service. In 2021, she honoured four young girls from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh, for being involved in social initiatives like preserving & propagating folk & tribal art forms, brightening the lives of young cancer patients through music & dance, creating awareness about climate change, female foeticide, sustainable development & raising funds for poor households during the cover pandemic. The award was presented in a grand online ceremony in the presence of Dr. Kiran Bedi, Usha Uthup, Anup Jalota, Shaina NC, Sandeep Marwah among various luminaries from the fields of business, education, social service, arts and culture.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/live/woqh3CJ3ubQ?feature=share |title=WOMEN ACHIEVERS AGAINST ALL ODDS {{!}} Dr. Kiran Bedi, Usha Uthup, Anup Jalota, Anuradha Pal StreeShakti |language=en |access-date=2024-09-04 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> |
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'''AFRICA''' - Night of the Virtuosos Festival (Mauritius), CHOGM Summit (Nigeria). |
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=== Anuradha Pal Cultural Foundation (APCF) === |
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'''AUSTRALIA/ NEW ZEALAND''' - Bellingen Global Carnival, Carnevale Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Complex, The Octagon. |
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[https://www.anuradhapal.com/apcf Anuradha Pal Cultural Foundation] (APCF) is a non-profit company dedicated to preserving traditional Indian culture, empowering women & youth, promoting unity amidst diversity & environmental awareness. Anuradha Pal channels her foundation APCF to conceptualise and curate ‘Wellness Experiences’ – by presenting a unique, holistic approach to elevate the five senses and achieve a healthy mind, body and soul, by using the therapeutic benefits of Musical and Rhythmic Meditation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Warrier |first=Yash |title=Music For The Mind, Body & Soul: Anuradha Pal's Foundation Creates A Symphony Of Wellness |url=https://www.beatcurry.com/music-for-the-mind-body-soul-anuradha-pals-foundation-creates-a-symphony-of-wellness/ |work=Beatcurry.com}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite news |last=Vajpayee |first=Soumya |title=Anuradha Pal: I want the youth to know that music is therapeutic |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/cinema/anuradha-pal-i-want-the-youth-to-know-that-music-is-therapeutic-101712299755232.html |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> |
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APCF's flagship socio-cultural initiatives 1) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYT7taoo04Y Positive Weekends™] & 2) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7huk5-K1HU Workshops of Wellness (WOW)] have already benefited tens of thousands of children and adults, towards wellness and positivity. |
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'''INDIA''' - IIT 'Mood Indigo’, IIT Roots, Elephanta & Banganga Festivals, P.L. Deshpande Festival, Kala Ghoda Festival, Gunidas Sammelan, Mumbai Sanskruti Festival ('''Mumbai'''), Ajanta Ellora Festival, Vasantrao Deshpande Festival, Kalidas Samaroh, Ganesh Utsav, Swara Malhar Festival, Sanskruti Arts Festival, Tabla Samaroh, AIR Silver Jubilee Celebrations, Bal Gandharva Utsav, Sangeet Shankar Darbar ('''Maharashtra'''). |
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Sriram Shankarlal Festival, INTACH, Parampara Festival, Spirit of Unity Concerts, Vishnu Digambar Jayanti Samaroh, Dilli Durbar, Ustad Chand Khan Samaroh, DD National (Tejaswini 100th Episode), Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyalaya, Bhairav Se Sohni Sammelan, Guru Bholanath Festival ('''New Delhi'''). |
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Sankat Mochan Mahotsav, Kanthe Maharaj Samaroh, Ganga Mahotsav, Budhwa Mangal Samaroh, Kala Academy, Subah-e-Benaras, Akashwani Sangeet Sammelan, Vrindavan Sangeet Samaroh ('''Uttar Pradesh'''). |
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Saptak Festival, Naada Festival, Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Valsad ('''Gujarat'''). |
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Dover Lane Music Conference, Salt Lake Music Festival, Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra, Sangeet Piyasi, Tagore Centre, ITC SRA ('''West Bengal'''). |
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Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav, Bhopal Utsav, Hriday Drishyam, Bharat Bhavan, Kumar Gandharva Samaroh, Raag Amir, Ameer Khan Samaroh, Alauddin Khan Samaroh, Kalidas Samaroh, Simhasth Kumbh, Utsav Mahakaleshwar, Tansen Samaroh, Malwa Utsav ('''Madhya Pradesh'''). |
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Malleshwaram Sabha, Gururao Deshpande, Chowdiah Hall, Handshake Concert, Bridging Cultures, Shimoga Ramnavami Festival, Hampi Utsav, Rani Chennamma Festival, Karkala Festival, REC Surathkal, Megh Sandhya, Sthree Swarangini Mangalore ('''Karnataka'''). |
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'''North Eastern States''' : Handshake Concert Kohima, Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav Imphal, SPICMACAY(Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland & Manipur), Sanskriti School Guwahati. |
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ICCR Horizon Series, Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur, BITS Pilani,''' '''SNA Festival (Jodhpur, Kota), Maharana Kumbha Samaroh, Shilpgram, Maharana Mewar Foundation ('''Rajasthan'''); besides various other performances across '''23 Indian states'''. |
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OTHER - Festival of India ('''Brazil'''), Festival Musique Multi Montreal ('''Canada''') |
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==Musical Offerings & Innovations== |
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By specially composing Rhythm based creations like ''Krishna Ke Taal, Ramayan, Ardhanarishwari'' and interactive Tabla Jugalbandis, Anuradha has redefined expression through percussion, in her dedicated efforts to increase appreciation and understanding of Tabla and percussion for over 20 years. Some of her musical innovations include - |
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*'''Anuradha Pal in Tabla Jugalbandi with herself''' (2005) <ref><nowiki>https://www.anuradhapal.com/jugalbandi</nowiki></ref> - An innovative, rhythmic dialogue between the traditional and contemporary. She presents easy to understand, original stories on two Tablas - husband-wife arguing,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSyq5YWTbKY&index=10&list=PLPPn28oMNU8Zeq2AzIsGlx7XsgP4y5sNs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/YSyq5YWTbKY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Anuradha Pal (Tappa Peshkar) in Tabla Jugalbandi with herself|last=Anuradha Pal|date=3 December 2013|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> mother-daughter interaction,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsaVwHnXxWc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/KsaVwHnXxWc |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Mother-Daughter Interaction - Anuradha Pal's 'Tabla Jugalbandi with herself'|last=Anuradha Pal|date=13 July 2017|publisher=|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> stories from the Ramayan & Mahabharat epics, Ardhanarishwar i.e. ''purush'' & ''prakruti'' in Indian spirituality <ref>{{cite web|last=|date=|title=Ganesh Vandana & Ardhanarishwara on Tabla {{!}} Anuradha Pal|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNXylVaraSo|url-status=live|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> & contemporary interpretations of the magic of monsoons, steam engine, horse galloping, Mumbai traffic & festivals like Holi, Diwali, Ram Navami etc. |
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[[File:SSPAO.jpg|thumb|Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti band with the Pan African Orchestra]] |
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*'''Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti''' (1996) <ref>{{cite web|title=Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti|url=http://www.anuradhapal.com/stree-shakti|url-status=live|website=www.anuradhapal.com}}</ref> - The first all-female Indian Classical Music band formed by Anuradha Pal on [[International Women's Day]] 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foyXSOdN0G4|title=Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti in 1996 - India's First all-female Classical band|last=Anuradha Pal|date=4 February 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref> championing the cause of Women in Music and reflecting the emergence of woman power in the traditionally male dominated field of Indian rhythm. The band features a unique combination of Hindustani with Carnatic music, melody with rhythm and the traditional with contemporary. They have enthralled audiences at some of the biggest music festivals in the world and also toured with the [[Pan-African Orchestra]] from Ghana for a concert tour of UK and Ireland in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/meet-stree-shakti-india-s-first-all-women-classical-band/story-8cstvXJdcxW7zsjnPOQS5M.html|title=Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band|date=3 March 2016|publisher=}}</ref> |
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*'''Anuradha Pal's Su-Fo-Re''' (2015) <ref>{{Cite web|title=SuFoRe|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/sufore|url-status=live}}</ref> - A first of its kind Folk roots band combining [[Sufi music]], [[Qawwali]], uplifting [[Music of Rajasthan|Rajasthani Folk]], [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]] and [[Carnatic music|Carnatic Classical]] music with World percussion.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SuFoRe showreel|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi5cd7265RU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Wi5cd7265RU |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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*'''Anuradha Pal's Recharge''' (2007) <ref name="anuradhapal.com">{{cite web|title=Anuradha Pal's Recharge|url=http://www.anuradhapal.com/recharge|url-status=live|website=www.anuradhapal.com}}</ref> - An extremely unique & ''electrifying fusion'' of Indian Classical, Jazz, Folk & Sufi Music, combined with passionate & groovy rhythms from Africa, Latin America & India; connecting people & cultures from around the globe, celebrating unity amidst diversity. |
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==Social Work== |
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===Contribution to Female Empowerment=== |
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Anuradha has been promoting other female musicians struggling in male dominated fields, thus through her band Stree Shakti, for over 25 years.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band|work=Hindustan Times|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/art-and-culture/meet-stree-shakti-india-s-first-all-women-classical-band/story-8cstvXJdcxW7zsjnPOQS5M.html}}</ref> |
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She has performed at Sri Agrasen Kanya PG College (Varanasi),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agrasen Kanya College|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/16.-Beti-Bachao-Beti-Padhao.jpg|url-status=live|website=Anuradha Pal}}</ref> Rebel Girls Interactive (Delhi),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rebel Girls|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CF2skBQALtM/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/rebelgirls.in/2411310639793355596 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Ruia College (Mumbai) to inspire young girls towards self-empowerment and building self-esteem. |
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She wrote the lyrics ''‘[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGTYoUoBfQ Khud ko tu Pehchaan de]’'' and composed the anthem for Ministry of Women and Child Development's Nari Shakti campaign in March 2018. |
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For her contributions, she was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Beti ''Bachao Beti Padhao yojana'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CCkXOtqQwk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/2CCkXOtqQwk |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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She was also the [[UNICEF]] Brand Ambassador for female empowerment, education and inclusion in 2006. |
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In recognition of APCFs commitment & contributions to music and society, director Anuradha Pal received the Mumbai Cultural Sustainability award 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/anuradhapaltabla/p/C2J0J0bMpXB/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> from Vivekanand Youth Foundation and the WOW Iconic Wellness and Spiritual Award 2023. |
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On 11th Oct 2020, [[International Day of the Girl Child|International Day of the Girl child]], Anuradha instituted the Padmashri M.T. Vyas Sanskriti Seva Puraskar, in memory of her grandfather and well-known educationist M.T. Vyas, to encourage young girls practicing Indian music or dance towards social service. The award was presented in a grand online function, where the book ‘The Teacher and the Taught’ written by M.T. Vyas and edited by Ila Pal was released by then education minister Dr. [[Ramesh Pokhriyal|Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’]] in the presence of various luminaries from the fields of Culture, Music, Film and the Arts. The award also carried a Kisan Vikas Patra of Rs 1,11,111 (to benefit poor farmers of India in the long term) from [[Jackie Shroff]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teacher and the Taught Book Launch|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB20fYB3NgU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/pB20fYB3NgU |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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=== Social Service === |
=== Social Service === |
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During the COVID-19 lockdown, Anuradha mobilised lakhs of rupees and sent food ration and blankets to aid disadvantaged, old and disabled women and children, poor musicians and instrument makers<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stree Shakti - Urja|website = [[YouTube]]| date=31 July 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTSszAlfkU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ieTSszAlfkU |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in villages across '''20 states''' of India - Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cover Relief|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/kala-ke-sangh}}</ref> |
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From July 2020 onwards, Anuradha sent financial help directly to bank accounts of beneficiaries from underprivileged communities like Bhil, Manganiar, Lakha, Jogi, Garo, Kathodi, Koch-Rajbongshi, Dhadi tribes, Meghwal, Charkula, Ponung, Matka Bhawai, Terahtali, Kalbeliya dancers, Manta Drummers, Kathputli artists, Knife jugglers and ''Bahurupiyas''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kala Ke Sangh|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsECB9x2EC8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/tsECB9x2EC8 |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
From July 2020 onwards, Anuradha sent financial help directly to bank accounts of beneficiaries from underprivileged communities like Bhil, Manganiar, Lakha, Jogi, Garo, Kathodi, Koch-Rajbongshi, Dhadi tribes, Meghwal, Charkula, Ponung, Matka Bhawai, Terahtali, Kalbeliya dancers, Manta Drummers, Kathputli artists, Knife jugglers and ''Bahurupiyas''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kala Ke Sangh|website = [[YouTube]]| date=10 January 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsECB9x2EC8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/tsECB9x2EC8 |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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In January 2021, she organised [https://www.facebook.com/watch/566922436666804/320769752672650 ‘Aatmanirbhar Kala Ke Sangh Music Festival'] and gave opportunity to 25 marginalized Folk and Classical musicians from 9 states to perform online and monetize their art. |
In January 2021, she organised [https://www.facebook.com/watch/566922436666804/320769752672650 ‘Aatmanirbhar Kala Ke Sangh Music Festival'] and gave opportunity to 25 marginalized Folk and Classical musicians from 9 states to perform online and monetize their art. |
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On her birthday on 8 May 2021, Anuradha and her husband donated a wheel chair, walker and over 1200 gloves and masks to patients, doctors and frontline workers in |
On her birthday on 8 May 2021, Anuradha and her husband donated a wheel chair, walker and over 1200 gloves and masks to patients, doctors and frontline workers in Mumbai's BMC Covid care centre and MLC offices, in the presence of the Mayor of Mumbai, Smt [[Kishori Pednekar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Instagram|website=[[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugz4SXy2vdfZGDSkiNt4AaABCQ}}</ref> |
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==Awards and media recognition== |
==Awards and media recognition== |
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===Awards=== |
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Anuradha Pal is a recipient |
Anuradha Pal is a recipient of 120+ prestigious awards and citations. Some of the prominent awards received by her - |
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|She Slays Champion award |
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|Shakti Award (Performing Arts) |
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|Pride of India Excellence Award |
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===Media Recognition=== |
===Media Recognition=== |
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Featured as one of ''51 women achievers of India'' in children's book |
Featured as one of ''51 women achievers of India'' in children's book <nowiki/>'The Dot that went for a walk released in 2019, along with [[Rani of Jhansi|Rani Laxmibai]], [[Deepika Padukone]], [[Ela Bhatt]], [[Chhavi Rajawat]] amongst others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Book Launch|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXdFKp-7Ht4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/GXdFKp-7Ht4 |archive-date=2021-12-15|url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=16 January 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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Featured as one of the ''pre-eminent Torchbearers of Indian Classical Music'' in a book released in 2017 along with other young maestros like Mandolin [[U. Srinivas]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Kaushiki Chakraborty]], amongst many others.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Torchbearers|id={{ASIN|8184621361|country=in}}}}</ref> |
Featured as one of the ''pre-eminent Torchbearers of Indian Classical Music'' in a book released in 2017 along with other young maestros like Mandolin [[U. Srinivas]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Kaushiki Chakraborty]], amongst many others.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Torchbearers|id={{ASIN|8184621361|country=in}}}}</ref> |
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Featured as a ''Woman of Pure Wonder'' in a book by Vodafone Foundation in 2016 along with Justice [[Leila Seth]], [[Sanjana Kapoor]], [[Shovana Narayan]], [[Deepa Malik]], amongst various other women achievers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Launch of Women of Pure Wonder|url=https://thesocialreviewer.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/launch-og-women-of-pure-wonder-on-international-womens-day/ |
Featured as a ''Woman of Pure Wonder'' in a book by Vodafone Foundation in 2016 along with Justice [[Leila Seth]], [[Sanjana Kapoor]], [[Shovana Narayan]], [[Deepa Malik]], amongst various other women achievers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Launch of Women of Pure Wonder|url=https://thesocialreviewer.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/launch-og-women-of-pure-wonder-on-international-womens-day/|website=Social Reviewer|date=10 March 2016 }}</ref> |
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Featured on Polish TV's major European channel as ''Asia's Youth Icon'' in 2008. |
Featured on Polish TV's major European channel as ''Asia's Youth Icon'' in 2008. |
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Anuradha Pal resides in Mumbai. She conducts personalised and online percussion classes at Anuradha Pal Cultural Academy <ref>{{cite web|title=APCAMumbai|url=http://www.anuradhapal.com/classes-at-apca |
Anuradha Pal resides in Mumbai. She conducts personalised and online percussion classes at Anuradha Pal Cultural Academy (APCA Mumbai) <ref>{{cite web|title=APCAMumbai|url=http://www.anuradhapal.com/classes-at-apca|website=www.anuradhapal.com}}</ref> in [[Juhu]]. |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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She has |
She has released music albums and instruction DVDs through her own label Sur aaur Saaz. |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXjMxaYy8Vo ''Taal Tiranga''] single |
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*[https://open.spotify.com/album/3mjbUgpIzaDUbT3uTGFARj Taaleem] |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KCCRihQXk ''Bharat Vandan''] single |
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*[https://orcd.co/dancing-rain ''Dancing Rain''] single |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/recharge-plus/ioNc18ze128_ Recharge Plus]'' |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/anuradha-pals-get-recharged!!!/eZgoZbtMnW4_ Get Recharged!!!]'' |
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*''[https://open.spotify.com/album/2jHrpUu5dwfzHHuxFvPM03 Passion] by Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti band]'' |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sensational-live/kwKuexw7w1c_ Sensational]'' & ''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/sheer-magic-live/2FpoahZ9Ql8_ Sheer Magic]'' - Live in Australia with Ustad [[Shahid Parvez]] |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kesaria---romancing-rajasthan/9GMdMQoxfxo_ Kesaria - Romancing Rajasthan]'' with [[Manganiar]] Musicians |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nirvana---spiritual-bliss/,hkODzhba1k_ Nirvana - Spiritual Bliss]'' |
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*''Jugalbandi'' with Pt. [[Vishwa Mohan Bhatt]] and Pt. [[Tarun Bhattacharya]] |
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*''Raga Marwa/ Bhairavi'' - Ustad [[Sultan Khan (musician)|Sultan Khan]] and Anuradha Pal <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Ustad-Sultan-Khan-Anuradha-Pal-Raga-Marwa-Bhairavi/release/3881239|title=Ustad Sultan Khan, Anuradha Pal - Raga Marwa / Bhairavi|website=Discogs}}</ref> |
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*''Learn Tabla Well DVDs 1 & 2'' |
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*''[https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jai-ganesh/uM71NKndhKw_ Jai Ganesh]'' |
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*''[https://open.spotify.com/album/73VmPkquRn93Hk9hKCyBcB EDM High Voltage]'' single |
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*[https://open.spotify.com/album/4wd8GfjZPrTbuklLN8hpkc Stree Shakti anthem] for female empowerment single <ref>{{Cite web|title=Anuradha Pal's Music|url=https://www.anuradhapal.com/shop/|url-status=live|website=Anuradha Pal}}</ref> |
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Anuradha Pal | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music, World music, Percussion |
| Occupation(s) | Tabla Virtuoso, Musician, Music Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Tabla, Multi Percussion |
| Labels | Sur aaur Saaz |
| Website | www |
Anuradha Pal is an Indian Tabla player and composer who began learning the tabla before the age of seven. Despite traditional gender expectations around the instrument, Pal was encouraged to study tabla alongside her brother. In 1996, she founded Stree Shakti, one of India's first all-female classical music ensembles.
Early life
[edit]Anuradha Pal was born in Mumbai to Devinder Pal, a professional in the pharmaceutical industry, and Ila Pal, a painter and writer. She trained under renowned tabla maestros Ustad Alla Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain of the Punjab Gharana.
Career
[edit]She first performed with her teachers when she was 15 years old, and had then been accompanying Hindustani and Carnatic Classical vocalists, instrumentalists and dancers since she was 13.[citation needed]
In 2018, she led 217 tabla players on one stage, to pay tribute to her teacher Alla Rakha in celebration of his birth centenary.[1][citation needed]
In January 2018 she was awarded the Ministry of WCD First Ladies Award' by the President of India for being the first and youngest female Indian musician to perform at the WOMAD and Przystanek Woodstock festivals.[2]
She composed the background score for M. F. Husain's film Gaja Gamini. The score features only her tabla and her voice. She has also composed music for NGMA, short films, documentaries, theatre and other commissioned work and events. [3][citation needed]
She has conducted lecture demonstrations and workshops at Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, M.I.T (USA), Vienna Boys Choir, Palazzo Ducale (Italy), MilapFest (U.K), Monash University (Australia) and was invited as an artist-in-residence by the New England Conservatory of Music in 2006.[citation needed]
She represented India at the Asian Performer's Summit in Japan in 1999 and has also been invited to perform at the SAARC and CHOGM summits.[citation needed]
She performed at the Dior fall 2023 show at the Gateway of India in Mumbai.[4][5] [6]
Compositions and collaborations
[edit]In 2023 and 2024, Anuradha Pal performed a series of concerts under the titles "Anuradha's Tablas Sing Stories"[7] [8] and "Ramayan on Tabla".[9]
She has also collaborated with other musicians. The all-female Hindustani-Carnatic instrumental ensemble Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti was founded on International Women's Day in 1996. The group have worked with various female musicians, and have played at international music festivals. In 2002, they toured with the Pan-African Orchestra from Ghana for a concert tour of UK and Ireland.[10]
The Anuradha Pal Collective is an ensemble formed in 2023.[11]
Social Work
[edit]Contribution to Female Empowerment
[edit]Anuradha has been promoting other female musicians struggling in male dominated fields, thus through her band Stree Shakti, for over 28 years.[12]
She has performed at Sri Agrasen Kanya PG College (Varanasi),[13] Rebel Girls Interactive (Delhi),[14] Ruia College (Mumbai) to inspire young girls towards self-empowerment and building self-esteem.
She wrote the lyrics ‘Khud ko tu Pehchaan de’ and composed the anthem for Ministry of Women and Child Development's Nari Shakti campaign in March 2018.
For her contributions, she was appointed the Brand Ambassador of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's Beti Bachao Beti Padhao yojana in 2017.[15]
She was also the UNICEF Brand Ambassador for female empowerment, education and inclusion in 2006.
During the covid pandemic, Anuradha distributed warm blankets to over 200 women in Kasniyawad village near Udaipur and provided medical relief to poor children & women from the Bhil community,[16] under her Stree Shakti URJA initiative. She also provided food rations to over 100 families and to many marginalised, widowed, old, disabled and destitute women across 12 villages.
On International Day of the Girl child 2020, Anuradha instituted the Padmashri M.T. Vyas Stree Shakti award, in memory of her grandfather and well-known educationist Maganlal Tribhuvandas Vyas, to encourage young girls practicing Indian music or dance towards social service. In 2021, she honoured four young girls from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh, for being involved in social initiatives like preserving & propagating folk & tribal art forms, brightening the lives of young cancer patients through music & dance, creating awareness about climate change, female foeticide, sustainable development & raising funds for poor households during the cover pandemic. The award was presented in a grand online ceremony in the presence of Dr. Kiran Bedi, Usha Uthup, Anup Jalota, Shaina NC, Sandeep Marwah among various luminaries from the fields of business, education, social service, arts and culture.[17]
Anuradha Pal Cultural Foundation (APCF)
[edit]Anuradha Pal Cultural Foundation (APCF) is a non-profit company dedicated to preserving traditional Indian culture, empowering women & youth, promoting unity amidst diversity & environmental awareness. Anuradha Pal channels her foundation APCF to conceptualise and curate ‘Wellness Experiences’ – by presenting a unique, holistic approach to elevate the five senses and achieve a healthy mind, body and soul, by using the therapeutic benefits of Musical and Rhythmic Meditation.[18] [19]
APCF's flagship socio-cultural initiatives 1) Positive Weekends™ & 2) Workshops of Wellness (WOW) have already benefited tens of thousands of children and adults, towards wellness and positivity.
In recognition of APCFs commitment & contributions to music and society, director Anuradha Pal received the Mumbai Cultural Sustainability award 2024[20] from Vivekanand Youth Foundation and the WOW Iconic Wellness and Spiritual Award 2023.
Social Service
[edit]During the COVID-19 lockdown, Anuradha mobilised lakhs of rupees and sent food ration and blankets to aid disadvantaged, old and disabled women and children, poor musicians and instrument makers[21] in villages across 20 states of India - Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.[22]
From July 2020 onwards, Anuradha sent financial help directly to bank accounts of beneficiaries from underprivileged communities like Bhil, Manganiar, Lakha, Jogi, Garo, Kathodi, Koch-Rajbongshi, Dhadi tribes, Meghwal, Charkula, Ponung, Matka Bhawai, Terahtali, Kalbeliya dancers, Manta Drummers, Kathputli artists, Knife jugglers and Bahurupiyas.[23]
In January 2021, she organised ‘Aatmanirbhar Kala Ke Sangh Music Festival' and gave opportunity to 25 marginalized Folk and Classical musicians from 9 states to perform online and monetize their art.
On her birthday on 8 May 2021, Anuradha and her husband donated a wheel chair, walker and over 1200 gloves and masks to patients, doctors and frontline workers in Mumbai's BMC Covid care centre and MLC offices, in the presence of the Mayor of Mumbai, Smt Kishori Pednekar.[24]
Awards and media recognition
[edit]Awards
[edit]Anuradha Pal is a recipient of 120+ prestigious awards and citations. Some of the prominent awards received by her -
| Year | Award Name | Organisation |
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| 1990 | All India Youth Festival Gold Medal | AIU at IIT, Roorkee |
| 1990 | Taal Mani | Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai |
| 1993 | Mahakal Samman | Mahakaleshwar Samiti, Ujjain |
| 1995 | Vocational Excellence award | Rotary Club, Mumbai |
| 1997 | Taal Ratna | Bhatkhande Lalitkala Shiksha Samiti |
| 1999 | Best Musician Award | Pandit Jasraj |
| 2006 | Sanskrutic Puraskar | Government of Maharashtra |
| 2007 | Zee Astitva Award | Zee Network |
| 2009 | Star Taal Award | Star TV |
| 2010 | Excellence Award | Festival Musique Multi-Montreal, Canada |
| 2011 | Adwitiya Stree Shakti Puraskar | Kalidas Academy, Ujjain |
| 2011 | Malva Taal Shiromani Samman | Malva Rang Manch Samiti |
| 2013 | Dagar Gharana Samman | HRH Arvind Singh Mewar |
| 2014 | Fempowerment Award | Molecule Communications |
| 2015 | Women Achievers' Award | Young Environmentalists |
| 2016 | All India Radio/ Doordarshan Top Grade | Prasar Bharati, New Delhi |
| 2016 | Woman of Excellence Award | FICCI FLO Ahmedabad |
| 2017 | Rotary Vocational Appreciation Award | Rotary Club of Bombay West |
| 2017 | Surabhi Award | Aashirwad Foundation |
| 2017 | Women's Achiever's Award | Inner Wheel Club of Bombay Airport |
| 2018 | First Ladies Award | Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt of India |
| 2018 | Femina Women Super Achiever Award | Femina & World HRD Congress |
| 2018 | Excellence Award for Women | Malayala Manorama & Swasthi Foundation |
| 2018 | Maharana Kumbha Samman | Maharana Kumbha Sangeet Parishad |
| 2018 | Vagadhara Navratna Samman | Vagadhara & Murarka Foundation |
| 2019 | Taal Brahmavaadini | Shrikhetra Kala Prakashika, Puri |
| 2019 | Makhan Lal Haldar Memorial Award | Shrikhetra Kala Prakashika, Odisha |
| 2020 | Best Female Tabla player award | Kashmir to Kerala Social Foundation |
| 2020 | Kishori Amonkar Saraswati Sadhana Samman | Kalashraya Society |
| 2021 | Global Woman of Worth Achievers Award | CMO Global |
| 2021 | Dr. Sarojini Naidu International Award | Marwah Studios, AAFT and ICMEI |
| 2022 | Pillar of Hindustani Society | Trans Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| 2022 | Kartittvavan Mahila Puraskar | Maharashtra Rajya Shikshak Parishad |
| 2022 | Nari Shakti Samman | Aakriti Art Foundation, Mumbai |
| 2022 | International Inspirational Woman Award | GISR Foundation, Hyderabad |
| 2022 | Swaradhiraj Samman | Kalashray Sanskritik evam Samajik Sanstha, Dehradun |
| 2023 | Global Women Leaders Award | Women Leadership Congress |
| 2023 | Most innovative storytellers award | World Storytelling Congress |
| 2023 | She Slays Champion award | Hindustan Times |
| 2023 | WOW iconic wellness and spiritual award | WOW Digital Media and Entertainment |
| 2024 | Mumbai Cultural Sustainability Award | Vivekanand Youth Foundation |
| 2024 | Gyan Srajan Excellence Award | Srajan - The Spark |
| 2024 | Shakti Award (Performing Arts) | Rotary Club of Bombay (SOBO) |
| 2024 | Pride of India Excellence Award | WOW Digital[25] |
Media Recognition
[edit]Featured as one of 51 women achievers of India in children's book 'The Dot that went for a walk released in 2019, along with Rani Laxmibai, Deepika Padukone, Ela Bhatt, Chhavi Rajawat amongst others.[26]
Featured as one of the pre-eminent Torchbearers of Indian Classical Music in a book released in 2017 along with other young maestros like Mandolin U. Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan, Kaushiki Chakraborty, amongst many others.[27]
Featured as a Woman of Pure Wonder in a book by Vodafone Foundation in 2016 along with Justice Leila Seth, Sanjana Kapoor, Shovana Narayan, Deepa Malik, amongst various other women achievers.[28]
Featured on Polish TV's major European channel as Asia's Youth Icon in 2008.
Featured in Documentary Gender Bender on women who have excelled & broken barriers in male dominated fields in 2006.
Featured in a film titled Woman of Substance by Doordarshan National Archives in 2006.
Featured in a documentary titled All About Her on Times Now channel in 2004.
Featured in the film Adventure Divas by the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as one of the great women achievers of India and the World in 2001.[29]
BBC World Service broadcast Anuradha Pal's Stree Shakti LIVE at WOMAD Festival in 56 countries in 1999.
Featured in the documentary titled Aaj ki Nari by Films Division of India in 1999.
BBC Radio World Service Program featured her as one of the Five Prominent Women Musicians of India in 1991.
Personal
[edit]Anuradha Pal resides in Mumbai. She conducts personalised and online percussion classes at Anuradha Pal Cultural Academy (APCA Mumbai) [30] in Juhu.
Discography
[edit]She has released music albums and instruction DVDs through her own label Sur aaur Saaz.
References
[edit]- ^ "World Record tribute to Ustad Alla Rakha by Anuradha Pal | 217 Tabla players #GuruPurnima". YouTube.
- ^ "Ministry of WCD" (PDF).
- ^ "BOLLYWOOD | M.F. Husain's Gaja Gamini | Background Score on Tabla by Anuradha Pal". YouTube.
- ^ Kumar, Ashwini Arun (1 April 2023). "Loved the Tabla at the Dior Show? Here's the Woman Behind the Music". Femina.
- ^ Katira, Kritika (31 March 2023). "Dior Fall 2023: Meet tabla virtuoso Anuradha Pal who left audience spellbound with her soulful music". WION News.
- ^ Sharma, Dishya. "Anuradha Pal Recalls Virat, Anushka and Simone Praised Her Tabla Performance at Dior Show in India". News18.
- ^ Khurana, Kanika (15 August 2023). "Where Tabla Tells Tales! Maestro Anuradha Pal set to redefine Indian Classical Music". Times Now.
- ^ Kusnur, Narendra. "Tabla player Anuradha Pal Talks About Narrating Stories Through Her Music". Free Press Journal.
- ^ Goswami Sharma, Purnima. "A Musical Treat with Every Beat". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band". 3 March 2016.
- ^ Vajpayee, Soumya (11 August 2023). "Anuradha's new band is all about 'blending musical philosophies'". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Meet Stree Shakti, India's first all-women classical band". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Agrasen Kanya College". Anuradha Pal. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Rebel Girls". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao". YouTube. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Anuradha Pal - Let us #SpreadLove and #careforthepoor and #disadvantaged on #valentinesday2021". Facebook.
- ^ WOMEN ACHIEVERS AGAINST ALL ODDS | Dr. Kiran Bedi, Usha Uthup, Anup Jalota, Anuradha Pal StreeShakti. Retrieved 4 September 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Warrier, Yash. "Music For The Mind, Body & Soul: Anuradha Pal's Foundation Creates A Symphony Of Wellness". Beatcurry.com.
- ^ Vajpayee, Soumya. "Anuradha Pal: I want the youth to know that music is therapeutic". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Stree Shakti - Urja". YouTube. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Cover Relief".
- ^ "Kala Ke Sangh". YouTube. 10 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Instagram". YouTube.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Book Launch". YouTube. 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021.
- ^ Torchbearers. ASIN 8184621361.
- ^ "Launch of Women of Pure Wonder". Social Reviewer. 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Getting the rhythm right". Financial Express.
- ^ "APCAMumbai". www.anuradhapal.com.
External links
[edit]- The Hindu year 2009
- The Hindu year 2006
- Golden Horn Records
- Berklee College of Music
- South Asian Women's Network
- Website
- Sur aaur Saaz
- Report on DNA
- The right note on www.masala.com
- Classical musical maestros world on Times of India
- Report on Tribune India
- Report on Mid-day
- operatheatremadlenianum.com
- Report on New York Times Archived 25 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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