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Profile
of Smt. Mandira Lahiri
Mandira
Lahiri is a foremost representative of Lucknow Gharana of North
India Classical (hindustani) Vocal Music. She was born in Assam
and was initiated to Vocal music by her Maternal Uncle Late Sri.
Birendra Kumar Phukan, Later on with her advancement as her
student she came to Calcutta to study under Guru and Father-in-law
late Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri, the prolific teacher/performer who
produced some outstanding performers like Begum Parveen Sultana,
In
1975 Mandira's talent was nationally recognized for the first
time. All India Radio awarded her with the highest position in
light classical vocal music, which other than khayal is also her
subject of excellence. Now she holds the top grade in this
classification in AIR. This category includes subjects like Thumri,
Dadra, Ghazals, Bhajans etc. Her performances have been
appreciated through out India. She has performed numerous times on
both viz. national media television & Radio and has become
increasingly popular. She held the highest position in Sangeet
Praveen Examination (equivalent to Masters in Music) of Allahabad
in the year 1981.
Mandira
is gifted with a very sonorous voice. She has a unique style of
singing inherited from her guru. Her style of Khayal singing is
characterized by pure & meticulous
treatment of ragas. Taans & Sargams are developed on a variety
of rhythmic patterns which travel through the octaves. She
performs a quite a few innovative ragas created by her Guru. Her
semi classical rendering is characterized by deliverance of the
emotional content of the song in the most appropriate manner. She
has performed in USA several times and has appreciated by all.
She
has a few recordings to her credit. Her CD " RASAMANJARI "
(Khayal, Thumri, Bhajan) through Biswas records, USA is being widely distributed and loved.
Another couple of CD's name " Bhajan
Deep " (Hindi Bhajan) Composed by V. Balsara and her " Bhubana
Bhoria Baje " (Bengali Rag Pradhan) composed by Pandit Chinmay Lahiri is
released in the USA in 2004. She undergoes training in
Lite Music and has also a few cassettes published
under the guidance Of Sri
V. Balsara which are also
very well received.
Press
Comments
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"Mandira
Lahiri sang khayal in Surdasi Malhar
..............her taans falling like
rapids put one in mind of her guru bahin Parveen Sultana.
Mandira's
enunciation was clear and her lyric Aswan Kayo was handled
with
understanding," - The Statesman Calcutta 18 August 1990.
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"The
Taankaris, layakaaris sargams of Mandira are very fine woven.
She has a very gifted voice. She is an artist who gives a
performance with great depth and emotion." - Ananda Bazar
Patrika, Calcutta 24th February 1985.
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