Sanjeev Kumar Bhatnagar

A talented artist in Hindustani classical, Ghazal, Geet and Bhajan  from Mumbai, Sanjeev started  his training from Shri Prateep  Ferozpuri  in Delhi and  after coming over to Mumbai in 1977 he strengthened his  base in Classical music from Pt. D. V. Jadhav, a stalwart and exponent of Jaipur-Atrauli style. After he passed-away in 2001 he continued his classical training from his daughter Smt. Vijaya Jadhav Gatlewar.

Sanjeev Kumar Bhatnagar has visited U.S.A. for the participating in the International Conference on INDUS - SARASVATI AGE AND ANCIENT INDIA held at Atlanta,USA. His performance was highly appreciated by the chief guest SHRI Vasdev Panday, P.M. OF Trinidad And Tobago. He has also performed Hindustani classical, bhajan & Ghazal at International Hindi Association in Cleveland, Ohio, India Day celebration at lumbus, Ohio and also various public performances like at Troy Community centre, Detroit, MI,at Indianapolis, Indiana, at Nashville, Tennessee etc.

 

In India he has been giving public performance since 1987.  He had an opportunity to perform with some of the renowned artists of India. He performed Bhajan sandhya with Shri Jagjit  Singh at Shirdi, in 1995, with Penaaz Masani, Pankaj Udhas & Manhar Udhas at Sundari Hall, Ahmedabad in 1988.  He had performed number  of  Classical & Bhajan  program beside Ghazal  few of them  like Classical Program at Trinity club,Mumbai,an oldest club of India started 1903 at Dhobi-Talao,  Bhajans programme on Navratri at Durga Mata Mandir, Goregoan (Every year in Navratri), Bhakti sangam & Shiv Mandir, Anushakti Nagar, BARC and Bhajan sandhya at Bhakti Dham(ISCON) Navi Mumbai. Bhajans at Troy  Temple (Detroite, USA) India Day celebration, columbus, USA, Musical Night on the eve  of  “Best  of Navi Mumbai award function” at Vishnu Das auditorium, Vashi etc. A theme based programme Like -Tunes of India, in which he had performed Khayal, Thumri,Dadra,Ghazal,Rage based film song, Organised by  Life Science -2009 & 2011. Recent sponcered  Ghazal Prog. at Lamakaan,Banjara Hills, Hydrabad  on 16th June 2013.

 

Sanjeev Kumar Bhatnagar was awarded in various competitions held at National level since 1976, like National Student Union of India, Delhi, Youth Festival of Bombay University. One of the major achievement to his credit is that he stood first out of 192 participants from all over India in the World Of Gazals at All India Ghazal competition held at Ahmedabad on 17th Dec. 1988. He has been training & coaching students at his residence in Mumbai.

TIPS India Ltd., has released a Cassette on Ramayan Manka –108 in 2003. Music Composition and Singing is given by him for the cassette. Zen Films & Media has released a video CD in 2006 On Uttaranchal Hits, Music directed & sang by him. He is a B-high grade artist of All India Radio,Mumbai since  1985.