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𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚 Special

On the auspicious occasion of 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚,, Arts from India presents two phenomenal young musicians, Shri S Aakash on Flute and Shri Ojas Adhiya on Tabla.

Please join in and witness their mesmerizing performance 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬. Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsFromIndiaNY and the YouTube channel link: https://youtu.be/_5KrsATDqVE

A child prodigy, 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 (S Akash) has proven his expertise in the world of music time and again. At the age of four, he was put under the tutelage of Pandit Venkatesh Godkindi, a renowned flutist. He is presently learning vocal to flute (Gayaki Ang) under the tutelage of Pandit Jayteerth Mevundi, for 16 years. Akash has Bachelors in Performing Arts at K.K Wagh College, Mumbai, India and is a recipient of several prestigious awards, which include the Child prodigy award at the age of 7 by His Excellency, The Governor of Karnataka, the Pogo Amazing kids award at the age of 10 from the film director Madhur Bhandarkar, the Exceptional Talent award from the honorable Governor of Karnataka Sri. Bhardwaj at the age of 10. He is the youngest artist to receive the Shanmukha Nanda Sangeetha Shiromani Award. Akash is also a recipient of the Rising Star Idea Jalsa National Talent Award, the prestigious Sur Jyostna National from the Honorable Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He received Bharat Ratna Dr. M S Subhlakshmi Fellowship From former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Akash has also created a band called Symphony Enroute which fuses Western Symphonies with Bollywood and Indian Classical Music.

Ojas Adhiya, a child prodigy in music became the Gandaa Bandh shaagird-Disciple of Shri Mridangraj Ji at the age of 5.

Ojas was fortunate to travel and perform in 'Little-Wonders' programs of Shri Kalyanji-Anandji's Kalavir Academy for almost 500 stage shows globally with very many distinctions to his credit, a few of them to be mentioned are:

The Limca Book of Records (as the youngest tabla player of India)-1993, Kalavir Academy's Certificate, Shri Amitabh Bachchanji's Certificate-1995, Recognition from Council Member Mr. Martha J.Wong of Houston Texas-1997, Pt V D Paluskar Award, Promising artiste award by ITC SRA, Ustad Bismillah Khan Puraskar by Sangeet Natak Academy & many more.

Ojas's mission is to give his excellence in performance and has esteem to be 'second to none in the field of Indian classical and light music.