Manju Mehta is a musician who plays the Indian sitar.
SMT. MANJU MEHTA is a well known performer of the Indian sitar. She belongs to the very well known Bhatt family of Jaipur.
Her formal musical training is extensive. She had her training in sitar from Shri Shashi Mohan Bhatt, her elder brother. She won the Central and State Government scholarships and received training from Damodarlal Kabra and Pdt. Ravi Shankar. She won the coveted AIR Talent Search competition. She did her Masters of Music in which she cleared first class first.
Manju Mehta's professional career is impressive. She has performed in various places in India and abroad. She is a grade "A" artist on AIR and TV. She has 30 years of experience as a teacher in Jodhpur University and "Darpana" of Ahmedabad. She is presently teaching at the Saptak School of Music in Ahmedabad in which she is also a trustee.
SITAR is a common stringed instrument of North India. It consist of a gourd (calabash) attached to a long wooden neck. It has three to four main playing strings with three to four drone strings. Additionally, there are a dozen sympathetic strings which are not strummed but vibrate when the corresponding note is sounded. It is these strings, along with a flat bridge made of camel bone, which gives the distinctive timbre of sitar.
MORE INFORMATION
Major Public Concerts - read select reviews.
Streaming Audio - Click here to hear Manju Mehta's sitar. This is in rag gavati.
Links - Other sites of interest.
Hetal Mehta - Manju Mehta's Daughter, a well known Tabla player
CONTACT
You can contact Manju Mehta at: apaiofsflorida@aol.com
Manju Metha will be touring South Florida during June through September 2003. Any organizations interested in arranging for a lecture-demo, workshop or concert, please contact The Association of Performing Arts of India