Mini-Profile
LOKESH ANAND
(SHEHNAI PLAYER)
Born on 13th March 1978 in Delhi. Lokesh placed his fingers on the shehnai at the tender age of 10. Under the encourageious training from his father Shri Kalicharan Ji who went for training under the renowned Shehnai Maestro Pt. Vishnu Prasanna Ji and Pt. Vishnu Prasanna Ji has got an opportunity to get lesson’s from renowned Shehnai Maestro “Bharat Ratna” Ustad Bismillah Khan Saheb, Also Lokesh is under rigorous training from renowned shehnai Maestro Pt.Anant Lal (Disciple of Thumri Samart Pt. Mahadev Mishra Lokesh also have an opportunity to learn from Pt. Daya Shankar (Disciple of renowned Sitar Maestro “Bharat Ratna” Pt. Ravi Shankar Ji) & Pt.Rajinder prasanna(Disciple of Pt. Vishnu Prasanna Ji), because of that Lokesh has an ability to control and maintain the specialization in Gayaki and Tantrakari both in Shehnai which is most difficult.
He has given many Solo, Duet recitals as well as accompanied with his guru’s. Lokesh has performed in various music Festivals, conferences and performed with fusion and jazz groups in india & abroad . like
Taj Mahotsav,Agra,
Kal ke kalakar sangeet sammelan,Bombay,
vishu Digambar sangeet sammelan,Agra
swami Hari Das sangeet sammelan,Bombay
Megh Malhar Mahotsav,Lucknow,
Automm Festival,Nainital
Nepal Festival (Nepal)Kathmandu,
Bhutan Festival, (Bhutan)Thimpu .
festival of india (japan)tokyo
scintillating melodies(malasiya)kulalampur
scintillating melodies(singapore) etc,to name a few
He has also participated in the Akashwani Sangeet Sammelan, National programme of music All india Radio, Sangeet sabha of AIR and National programme of Doordarshan with Pt.Anant Lal & Pt.Daya Shankar
LOKESH has won many prizes & Awards.
From different organisations as
(1) BHATKHANDEY SANGEET MAHAVIDHALAYA’ LUCKNOW.
(2) GANDHARVA SANGEET MAHAVIDHALAYA, Ghaziabad , (U.P.)
(3) UTTAR PARDESH SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY, Lucknow.
(4) SCHOLARSHIP from HRD Ministry, Govt.of India
(5) SURMANI in 1997
(6) SANGEET SADHAK in 2004
(7) SANGEET RATNA in 2005 etc, to name a few
At present, he is working as an staff artist in SONG & DRAMA DIVISION, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (Govt of India)
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