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11/12/2009
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Bireshwar Kumar Pal (Gautam) passed away
Bireshwar Gautam, the unique Kathak dancer and thumri singer with an outstanding talent, has sadly passed away. He leaves behind a legacy that had a passion to learn the history of his beloved art forms and yet experiment to evolve with the changing tides.
His good nature, his sense of humour and above all his Dedication to an art which he had become a master of, will be missed by all who know him and audiences everywhere who saw him perform.
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12/09/2009
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Appointment of Company Secretary
Mr Ian Cruise-Taylor has been appointed the company secretary with effect from 12 September 2009.
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23/07/2009
Company Secretary Steps Down
Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar has stepped down as Company Secretary with effect
from 23 July 2009. She is one of the founder member of Surdhwani and has given invaluable service over the past 22 years as Company Secretary and Director. Mrs Sarcar has received many awards and acolades for her dedication and continues as a board member.
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11/07/2009
Winner of the Competition for the last quarter
Cogratulations to Dr Malik from Surrey, UK. He is the winner for the last quarter and will receive the HMV gift card in due course.
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07/07/2009
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Music School Development
Students are invited to enrol for easy learning of vocal Indian classical music under Mrs Moshumi Roy, an experienced and fully qualified vocalist with a Masters Degree in Hindustani Classical Music.
This class has been organised to lay foundation for early learning by children and youth of the community.
For further information contact Paramjeet on 01902 771592 or admin@surdhwani.org.uk
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06/07/2009
Board Member Resigns
Mr Stefan Cartwright has resigned as a director with effect from 6 July 2009.
Accepting his resignation Mr David Law Chair of the board thanked Mr Cartwright for his contributions as board member, during his short stay.
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21/06/2009
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Swar Samrat Maestro Ali Akbar Khan is no more
Dr Ali Akbar Khan who was described by late Lord Yehudi Menuhin as the Mozart of Indian classical music has passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday 18 June 2009 after long illness at his residence in California, USA.
He was a honoured Patron of Surdhwani and gave a memorable performance for Surdhwani in Wolverhampton in 1996. He will live in the meomry of the lovers of Indian classical music throughout the world as Swar Samrat for ever. He has left a void which will be very difficult to be filled in the forseeable future.He will be missed by millions of music lovers all over the world.
[Photo courtesy: Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos-The New York Times.]
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02/04/2009
Winner of the Competion for March 2009
Congratulations to Mr Hassni Malik of Brighton once again! He has won the competition. The HMV Gift card worth £15 will be on his way in due course.
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01/04/2009
Surtarang off the Air Due to a Technical Problem
For a mysterious reason Surtarang has been off the air this evening. We sincerely apologise to our listeners for the disappointment caused. Everything possible is being done to resolve the matter. Please tune in again next Wednesday on 8 April 2009 at the usual time of between 7 and 8 pm GMT.
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31/03/2009
Board of Directors
Mr Sistachar Sarcar, a founder member of Surdhwani has resigned as a director with effect from 17 March 2009. His dedicated service and stewardship over many years has been placed on record for continued success and progress of Surdhwani.
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26/02/2009
SURTARANG is Back on Air - WCR FM 101.8 or on the Internet
After a break of nearly 3 months owing to unavoidable circumstances, SURTARANG is back on the air on WCR FM 101.8, the Voice of Wolverhampton and on the Internet from 4 March 2009. We apologise sincerely to our listeners for any inconvenience caused.Please tune in from 7 to 8 pm and let us know if you have any comments.
Please send in your request to maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk or Surtarang@wcrfm.com.
The monthly competition will also return from March 2009.For details please see the Competition on this site.
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10/11/2008
Winner of the Competion on 5 November 2008
Congratulations to Mr Hassni Malik of Brighton. He has won the prize yet again.
Please note that the competitions will be monthly from now until further notice.
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05/11/2008
No Surtarang Radio Programme on 5 November 2008
We sincerely apologise for not being able to present the Surtarang Radio programme on 5 November 2008 owing to unavoidable circumstances. Surdhwani is eagerly looking for volunteers for producing and presenting the show. Interested people living in or around Wolverhampton should contact Mr Sistachar Sarcar via e-mail(sarcar@surdhwani.org.uk).
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28/10/2008
Competition Winner for 22 October 2008
Mr Hassni Malik from Brighton has won the competition again this week. Congratulations to him once again.
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23/10/2008
Competition News for 17 October 2008
Sorry there was no winner this week. Please try again. Good luck next time.
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12/10/2008
Competition News for 08 October 2008
We regret to announce that there was no winner this week. Please try again.
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07/10/2008
Competition Winner for 1 October 2008
Congratulations to Hasssni Malik from Brighton, who has won the competition.
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03/10/2008
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Honours for Maitreyee Sarcar, the Company Secretary of Surdhwani
Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar joined a select band of people when she received the Glory of India award in London on Saturday 28 June 2008.
The past recipients of the award include people such as Late her Holiness Mother Teresa, former Vice- President of India B D Jatti, Sir Michael Athur, Lord Parekh, Lord Rana, Lord Dholokia, Baroness Flather, Sunil Gavaskar, just to name a few.
The India International Friendship Society [IIFS] selected Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar for the prestigious “The Glory of India Award” in recognition of her outstanding contributions as a Non Resident Indian to the building of Indo-British friendship through her cultural work as the Director/Company Secretary of Surdhwani.
The award was presented to Maitreyee by Hon’ble Shri Madhava Chandra, the Minister (International Organisations) of High Commission of India (UK), Dr Bhishma Narain Singh, Hon’ble Governor of Assam & Tamil Nadu, Rt Hon’ble Lord Mohamed Iltaf Sheikh and Mr Gauhar Nawab of London, Chairman of Euro Hotel International Ltd at a glittering Friendship Banquet held on Saturday, 28 June at the Radisson SAS Portman Hotel, Portman Square in London.
Maitreyee received the Honorary Fellowship of the University of Wolverhampton in 2002 and was elected as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2005.
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01/10/2008
Comeption News for 24 September 2008
Sorry there was no winner for this week. Please try again. Many thanks for sending your entries.
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22/09/2008
Competition News for 17 September 2008
Sorry, no winner this time. Our sincere thanks to those who sent their entries. Please try again this week. Please send your requests or feedback via email to: maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk.
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14/09/2008
Winner of Radio Competition for 10 September 2008
Sorry, there was no winner last week. Please try again Thank you for your entries.
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09/09/2008
Winner of the Radio Competition 03 September 2008
Sorry, there was no winner last week. Please try again this week. Thank you all for your entries.
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17/08/2008
Winner of the Competiton for last week comes from Surrey
Congratulations to Dr M Malik from Surrey who has won the competion for last week.He will receive the prize in due course.
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12/08/2008
Winner of the Competition on Webnesday 6th August comes from Brighton again!
Congratulations to Mr Hassni Malik of Brighton, who won the competition once again. The prize will be sent to him in due course.
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05/08/2008
No Winner of the Competition for the Last Two Weeks!
Sorry, there were no winners of the competitions for the 23 and 30 July 2008 radio programmes. However, you can still win a CD if you can prove that you have been listening to the programmes by identifying 3 ragas played on each of the shows.
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21/07/2008
Two New Board Members for Surdhwani
Mr Stefan Cartwright and Mr Ian Cruise-Taylor have joined the board of Surdhwani with effect from 19 July 2008
Mr Stefan Cartwright is a composer and musician. He is the founder and director of Resona, a company which promotes awareness of the possibilities of music and helps people to develop their innate musical capacity. He was formerly communications director of the innovative London based design group Rechord, who in 2000 was commissioned to design Surdhwani's website. Stefan is a life member of Surdhwani.
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Mr Ian Cruise-Taylor is the Chief Executive of Connexions in the Black Country, working with and for young people and the community for 40 years. Ian is a musician, a music lover and is a member of Surdhwani.
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08/07/2008
Surtarang Radio Competion
There was no winner this week for the Surtarang radio competition
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17/06/2008
LISTEN TO SURTARANG, the Radio programme for YOU and Win a Prize
SURTARANG is broadcast on WCR FM 101.8 - the Voice of Wolverhampton on every Wednesday between 7 and 8 pm. Listen to the broadcast and enter a competition to win a CD or 2 audio cassettes. Mr Sistachar Sarcar, the former Chief Executive and Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar (Company Secretary/Director) produce and present the show as volunteers for the communitiies in and around Wolverhampton. It is also available to everybody around the world over the Internet.
We value your comments. Please help us to improve our show. Send your request and feedback to: maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk.
COMPETITION FOR the next Surtarang broadcast: Name any two ragas and the name of the musicians who played them on the programme. The first correct answer received by 5.00pm on Saturday following the radio programme will win the prize.
If you wish to produce or present or even take part as a guest on the Surtarng radio show please contact Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar via e-mail
Her E-mail address: maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk or she also can be contacted on her mobile: 07940 457 998.
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17/06/2008
Two great losses for the World of Indian Classical Music
The illustrious light classical singer Sipra Bose from Kolkata passed away on 22nd April 2008. She toured with Surdhwani in 1996 in UK and won many admirers here as well as in many parts of the world with her exquisite voice. She will be missed by many all over the world.
Tabla maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj from Banares passed away on 4th May 2008. He was one if the brightest super stars of the music world, particularly in the field of classical music. He was a giant among the tabla maestros who ruled the classical music world during the past decades. It was an end of an era although his disciples such as Pandit Kumar Bose are flying his flag with pride.
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17/06/2008
Relocation of the Registered Office of Surdhwani
The registered office of Surdhwani has been relocated at the Newhampton Arts Centre in Wolverhampton, with effect from 12 April 2008. All correspondences to Surdhwani should be addressed to:
Surdhwani
C/O Newhampton Arts Centre
Dunkley Street
Wolverhampton
WV1 4AN
West Midlands
UK.
The telephone/fax number is: (+44) 01902 771592
E-mail: admin@surdhwani.org.uk
Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar, the Company Secretary/Director can be contacted via e-mail: maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk or by mobile number: 07940 457 998.
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08/06/2008
Winner of Last Week's Radio Competition
Cogratulations to Hassni Malik of Brighton, in UK. He has won the competition The prize is on its way.
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28/03/2008
Winner for the Competition in the First Quarter of 2008
Sorry, there was no winner in this quarter.
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19/03/2008
Chief Executive of Surdhwani Steps Down
Surdhwani has undergone a reshuffle of its office bearers as a result of a re-organisation of its board of directors recently. Mr Sistachar Sarcar, who founded and led the organisation for twenty years has stepped down as a result of a reshuffle. Mr Kanak Rai Ramanlal Bhatt, the current treasurer will take over from Mr Sarcar with effect from 1 April 2008 three months ahead of the date initially agreed by the board.
Mr Bhatt became a Patron member of Surdhwani in April 2005 and subsequently joined the board of Surdhwani on 17 September 2005. He was elected as the treasurer on 25 November 2006.
Mr Bhatt retired from British Vita plc in 2001.
Mr Vineet Chugh will take over from Mr Bhatt as the treasurer. The 35 year old Mr Chugh is an IT consultant from Kolkata and has considerable experience in business management. He became a member of Surdhwani in 2000 and subsequently became a Life member at the end of the year.
Mr David Anthony Law remains the Chair of the board of directors and Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar will continue as the Company Secretary.
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31/01/2008
Surdhwani Falls Victim of the Axe of Arts Council England, West Midlands
Surdhwani has lost its appeal against the decision of the Arts Council England, West Midlands not to renew the revenue funding for Surdhwani beyond 31 March 2008.It is bound to cause great financial hardship for the company and will adverseley affect its capacity to provide its service to the community. Nevertheless, the directors are determined to fight for its survival. The programmes already arranged upto July 2008 will go ahead as announced.
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12/01/2008
Winner of the Competition for the Last Quarter of 2007
Congratulations to Mr Christopher Wilding, who has won the competition during the last quarter of 2007 on our website. He will receive his prize in due course.
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10/01/2008
News of the Competition for 24 September 2008
Sorry, there was no winner this week. Many thanks for your entries. Please try again.
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10/01/2008
Competion News for 24 September 2008
Sorry, there was no winner for this week. Please try again. Many thanks for sending your entries.
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08/04/2007
Winner of the Competition for the First Quarter of 2007
Congratulation to Hassni Malik of Brighton (UK), who has won the competition. Thanks to all of you who entered the competition.
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04/04/2007
Surdhwani Goes on the Air
14 years after the first broadcast called Raga - Rang by Surdhwani on Challenge FM, part of BBC Radio WM, SURTARANG (which means wave of melody), a radio programme produced by Surdhwani was broadcasted on WCR FM (Wolverhampton Community Radio) - Voice of Wolverhampton on 101.8 from 4th April 2007. This is a unique opportunity for connoisseuers of Indian classical music in the West Midlands region, particularly in the Wolverhampton area to listen to Indian classical music regularly on the radio. The programme is also available on the Internet.
Mr Sistachar Sarcar and Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar, two honorary directors of Surdhwani volunteered to present the show. The programme is broadcasted from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm and will be on the air every Wednesday at the same time. The programme will include Indian classical music as well as news and views every Wednesday. Surdhwani is looking for volunteers to present the programme. Any one willing to volunteer should contact Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar, Company Secretary/Director by e-mail: maitreyee@surdhwani.org.uk or by telephone: 01902 658793.
Requests and feedback about the programme can be sent to Mrs Sarcar by e-mail or by telephone.
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16/01/2007
Congratulations to the winner of the Competition
Congratulations to Steve Keel from UK who has won the competition for the last quarter of 2006 and will receive 3 CDs or 5 musicassettes.
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25/10/2006
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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts for the Chief Executive of Surdhwani
Mr Sistachar Sarcar, the Chief Executive of Surdhwani has become a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and joins the other Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts on the board of directors of Surdhwani, which include his wife Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar,the Company Secretary/Director and Mr Kanak Bhatt, the Treasurer.
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21/10/2006
Look out for the stars in 2007
Surdhwani has invited Pandit Rajendra Prasanna (shahnai and bansuri) in June, Joydeep Ghosh (sarod)and Sarathi Chatterjee (Hindustani vocal)in July and Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee (sitar)in September 2007 for a UK tour.
Rajendra Prasanna is a descendant of the famous Prasanna Gharana which produced world famous flautists like Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia. (For further information visit: www.prasannasflute.com).
Joydeep Ghosh (sarod & sursringar), the foremost torch bearer of the Shahjahanpur sarod Gharana.(for further information please visit http://sarod.8m.com/. Sarathi Chatterjee (Hindustani vocal), a disciple of Pandits Rajan & Sajan Misra of Banares will take part in a double bill. He has already made a name for himself as a promising star in hindustani vocal music.
Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee, a top grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan.(For further information on Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee please visit(www.budhaditya.com)
Please contact Mr Sistachar Sarcar, Chief Executive of Surdhwani for further details and for booking.
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16/10/2006
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A New Super Star is Born - Dr Ashwini Bhide Deshpande
Ashwiniji's final concert for Surdhwani on 14 October 2006 at the Arena Theatre in Wolverhampton, UK, was the icing on a cake. The audience was held spell bound by her amazing virtuoso performance. She proved herself to be an emerging super star in the firmament of Indian classical vocal music.
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12/07/2006
Just Released - New CD - Rom -- Classical Dances of India - produced by Sarvar Sabri
This is a CD Rom for the students and educational Institutions wishing to further their knowledge on various forms of Indian classical dances. It will be available at the Surdhwani CD stall at each concert from September 2006 or directly from the website: www.sadhna.co.uk
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31/03/2006
Funding from The National Lottery through Arts Council England for Surdhwani
Surdhwani has received a grant of up to £21,500 from the National Lottery through the Arts Council England for touring sitar virtuoso Pandit Kushal Das (sitar & surbahar)with Biplab Bhattacharya (tabla) in May, sarod virtuoso Ustad Aashish Khan with Vishnu Sahai (tabla) in June and the eminent female classical vocalist from Mumbai Dr Ashwini Bhide Deshpande with Sri Viswanath Shirodkar (tabla) and Smt Seema Shirodkar (harmonium) in October.
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12/12/2005
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Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts for the Company Secretary of Surdhwani
Congratulations to Mrs Maitreyee Sarcar! The Company Secretary and director of Surdhwani gets the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts on her birthday.
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Two Great Losses for the Music World of India
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