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Name: Haresh A. Bakshi
Email: hareshbakshi@hotmail.com
Field: Hindustani vocal, elementary tabla, sitar, violin, keyboard
Address: 4771 Silverberry LN NW : Acworth GA 30102-3559
Telephone: (678) 354-4678
Misc. Info: My gharana is Gwalior. Classes: (1) one-on-one basis. Fee:$40.00 per session of 45 minutes. (2) Internet-based: See http://www.SoundOfIndia.com.
Name: Dr. Kakali Bandyopadhyay
Email: kakalib@hotmail.com
Field: Sitar
Address: 1529 Evanston Lane Marietta GA - 30062
Telephone: 770 - 977- 4197
Misc. Info: Dr. Kakali Bandyopadhyay has been playing Sitar for past twenty years. She received her initial training from Smt Kalyani Roy, a leading disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan and later on from Pandit Indranil Bhattacharyya, disciple of Ustad Alauddin Khan . She has also attended Master Classes of Pandit Ravishankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. She has performed in major media channels and major cities in India. She has performed in different cities in North America and also public radio. She teaches sitar in Atlanta and is also an affiliate faculty for North Indian Instrumental music in The Music Department of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Name: Santosh Chandru
Email: santosh_chandru@yahoo.com
Field: Mridangam
Address: santosh_chandru@hotmail.com
Telephone: 409-454-1552
Misc. Info: A senior student of Ambalapuzha Sri T . S . Nandakumar of Mumbai, has been playing for music concerts and dance programs for several years. Is a graded artist from "All India Radio"
Name: Rohiniprasad Kodavatiganti
Email: rohiniprasadk@yahoo.com
Field: Sitar
Address: 13491 Spring View Dr, Alpharetta GA 30004
Telephone: 678-254-2292
Misc. Info: I have been playing sitar since 1964. My first guru was Pt. L.R.Kelkar of Gwalior gharana who had initially taught N.Rajam, the well-known violinist. I became a disciple of Ustad Imrat Khan in 1971. I taught sitar in Bombay. I performed solo recitals in the US between 1989 and 1996 and composed music for several stage shows including the World Telugu Convention at Long Island, NY in 1993. Students interested in sitar lessons can contact me for further details.
Name: Tilottama Koshy
Email: tilottamakoshy@hotmail.com
Field: bharathnatyam
Address: 2572 Douglas Ave, Valdosta Ga 31601
Telephone: 229-333-0123, 229-560-6020 cell
Misc. Info: contact me for details.
Name: Keetha Mohan
Email: skeetha@hotmail.com
Field: Bharathanatyam
Address: 1367 Brentwood Lane Marietta, Ga 30062
Telephone: 770-565-4732
Misc. Info: I have specialized training from the Kalashetra College of Fine Arts and experience in teaching. : For more information, please see www.arunodhaya.com
Name: Uma Pulendran
Email: umapalam@hotmail.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Address: 335 Brook Ford Point Alpharetta, GA 30022
Telephone: 770 772 1533
Misc. Info: Artistic Director of Natyadhara - Center for Performing Arts. Bharatanatyam performer and teacher.
Name: Preeti Vinayak Shah
Email: preetishah@natyam.com
Field: Bharathanatyam and Carnatic Vocal
Address: 4703 Glenshire Place Atlanta, GA-30338
Telephone: 770-399-8022
Misc. Info: Director of The Narasimha Academy of Arts and The Yatra Dance Ensemble of Atlanta/ Bharathanatyam in Kalakshetra style taught in small groups and personalized individual classes to students of all ages. Preeti has trained under the maestro Sri.D.K.Jayaraman and offers Carnatic vocal lessons to students of all ages. Grand and detail oriented Annual Recital for students.
Name: Rajashree Shankar
Email: rshankar30101@yahoo.com
Field: Carnatic Music - Vocal
Address: Atlanta
Telephone: 770-529-8620
Misc. Info: Group and indvidual lessons for beginners and Advanced levels. I began my initial training in carnatic vocal from Mrs. Prabha Rao, an A.I.R. artist and then continued with Dr. S. Vishwanathan, a retired professor from IIT, Bombay. My guru is a disciple of Kadallur Subramaniam and has also learnt Veena from Chitti Babu. I have given various concerts in India and in Atlanta both as soloist and accompanist for dance programs. I have been teaching in Atlanta for the past four years.
Name: Bhavini Subramani
Email: sbhavini@yahoo.com
Field: Bharatanatyam
Address: 3126 Swallow Drive Marietta, GA 30066
Telephone: 770-579-9444
Misc. Info: Kalakshetra Style.Classes are held for beginners and advanced students. Special classes for adults.
Name: Mrs Gayatri Subramanian
Email: srgyts@gmail.com
Field: Bharata Natyam Classes
Address: 1629 P Bridge Mill Dr, Marietta, GA 30067
Telephone: 678-419-0429
Misc. Info: Bharata Natyam classes are conducted by Gayatri Subramanian in Marietta, Kennesaw and Roswell. Gayatri holds a Bachelor's degree in Bharata Natyam from Mumbai, India. Classes are offered in pure and traditional style for all age groups and levels.
Name: Kala Vasudevan
Email: Kala08@bellsouth.net
Field: Carnatic Music
Address: 5155 Harbury Ln Suwanee GA 30024
Telephone: 678 714 6851
Misc. Info: Visit www.shruthilaya.us
Name: Anand Vyas
Email: artisgod@gmail.com
Field: Sitar, tabla, vocal, harmonium, etc. My main instrument is the Sitar.
Address: Atlanta (Gwinnett County), U.S.A.
Telephone: (770)381-VYAS (8927)
Misc Info: I am Ustad Sultan Khan's only Shagird (disciple) who plays the sitar rather than the sarangi of my Illustrious Guru. There were many people in attendance at my Gandha-Bandhan (ceremony for the Guru-disciple relationship called Guru-Shishya Parampara) including Fazal Quereshi (Zakir Hussein's brother) and Ustaad Hidayat Khan among others. The ceremony was held in Ahmedabad, India at the Poonam Palace Hotel, during Saptak over ten years ago. I have studied Indian Classical Music for over 13 years. I am 30 years old and was born in Queens, New York and started my music career as a "rock" guitarist. In 2000 I moved to India for 3 years and studied with my Guru and Ustad Ghulam Rasul Khan (disciple of Rais Khan), I continue my musical studies today. My groups WEBSITE is http://www.learn-sitar.org/ and http://www.arrowsofagape.com/. It is composed mostly of the sitar, acoustic guitar, percussion, tabla, violin, and at certain times vocals are also present. You can hear some of our recordings for free on our website. Remember they have been compressed from CD quality to a very low "web streaming" bit rate (which means it will not be as faithful a reproduction of sound as a CD) in order to save space (and we will be releasing our debut CD soon : ). I teach, play, and compose all genres of music, using Eastern Classical Music as a foundation. My prices are dependent on the individual's needs (distance to house, time student will put in practicing [what use is it if you don't practice... Even Baba Allaudin Khan could not teach a student who does not practice], etc... ?]) I do not look at my watch to see if the lesson time is over... I am much more concerned about preserving a dying art in this "fast everything" world. I also have a full recording studio where I give lessons, so individual recorded lessons are available as an extra. One more thing, THE FIRST LESSON IS FREE.