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Where Melodies Flourish:
Ignite Your Passion for Indian Classical Music
Gurukul Music Academy is fully devoted to spread Indian classical music among new generation and dedicated to support the cause of Indian classical music. Here students are inspired to learn and scholar in vocal, keyboard, harmonium, tabla and guitar. The academy is situated in a prime location of Gurgaon nearby 32nd Milestone to mark another milestone in the history of music which was established in early 2014. Shri Somnath Mukhopadhyay – the founder of the academy is a renowned classical musician from West Bengal. He learnt the classical music with passion and had a dream to establish a music school ever since he was introduced to SaReGaMa.. His dream came true and ultimately produced many more masters including two of his DNAs. One of them to whom he like most takeover the charge of Gurukul – Mrs. Sanjukta Mukherjee. Mrs. Sanjukta Mukherjee, Faculty & Director M.A, M.Mus, Sangeet Vishard, Sangeet Bhaskar Gold Medalist. She is the head of the faculty board. She conducts the regular vocal classes and home tuition for kids, children, young adults and school students. Her teaching includes vocal singing of Bharatiya Shastriya sangit gayaki and Bharatiya Up-shastriya sangeet gayan, Light classical – Sugam Sangeet, Indian Folk songs, India Bollywood movie songs, Global western singing etc. Mr. Amal Mukherjee, Managing Director & Faculty M.A, BEd, MBA, Tabla Visharad, Ex-Servicemen. He offer classes & home tuition in Tabla. The academy faculty comprises 19 renowned teachers. The other teachers are equally qualified to teach the students in vocal, keyboard, harmonium, tabla and guitar. The School also functions as a centre for the examinations of the Prachin Kalakendra Chandigar, Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad as well as of the Trinity College of Music, London.There is a growing emphasis not just on individual performance but on ensemble playing, aural development and music appreciation. The staff and students of the Academy gets benifited from the workshops conducted periodically, there are pupils’ concerts that acquaint the students with performace protocols etc. It caters to between 250 and 300 students annually.
Disha(A New Direction)- Annual Day and Prize Distribution Ceremony,Gurukul
Gurukul Music Academy, Sector 15/ll, celebrated its annual day and prize distribution ceremony with splendour on 2nd October at American Excelsior School, Sector 43, Gurgaon. With eminent personalities as guests like Pandit Rajendra Prasanna( Indian Classical flutist & Shehnai player), Pandit Ravi Shankar Upadhyay( Pakhwaj artist), Pandit Rishi Shankar Upadhyay( Pakhwaj artist), Miss Sania Chadha( Odissi dancer), Sh. Sanjay K Chadha( Advocate- Supreme court Of India), Sh. Subrata de( Sitar artist), Mr. Rizwan khan( vocalist), Ustad Aftab Ahmed Khan( Indian cl.vocalist) the show was a grand success. After lighting of lamp by the honoured guests the audience was enthralled with the performances by Gurukul students, teachers, guest artists and Eklavya (NGO) students.
Eklavya trust is an NGO nurturing the disadvantaged children and it’s been a pleasure to have their support for the annual day. They are keenly working towards the upliftment of the needy. Gurukul( brain child of Smt.Sanyukta Mukherjee, director and well supported by Sh.Amal Mukherjee) strives to inculcate and reinforce the traditional values in its students through music which is the need of the hour. The annual day is a mirror image of the goals showcasing a versatile programme which includes classical, semi- classical vocal music, tribute to Sh. A.R. Rahman and vibrant dances by junior and senior wing students. Enactment of Ramayan Katha by junior wing, Narrative by Sangeet created the aura of spiritualism. Disha- a new direction was the theme and well justified by the programme. Prize distribution was done by the distinguished guests and Gurukul left no stones unturned in felicitating the honoured guest artists and renowned guests. A celebration has to create an aura of happiness and inspire everyone to do better in future and this was achieved.