Neela Bhagwat is a familiar name for lovers
of Hindustani music the world over. As a front-ranking exponent of the Gwalior
style of singing, she has upheld the aesthetic principles of traditional music.
As an innovative performer, she has combined the purity of raga with the folk
idiom of medieval saint poets like Kabir, Shajo and Meera. These as well as
her other innovations relating the traditional form to the contemporary concerns
have brought her critical acclaim in India as well as Europe.The prized pupil
of revered gurus like Pandit Sharaadchandra Arolkar and Pandit Jal Balaporia,
she has performed on major concert platforms, cut CDs, released audio albums
and performed over global television channels like Star Plus and Music Asia.
