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    Anuradha Pal

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    This document discusses Anuradha Pal, the first female professional tabla player. It provides biographical details about her training and achievements. It also includes research summaries about her from Shankar, Sarah, and Sanvi. Questions are then posed by Shankar, Sarah, Sanvi, Anandita, and Arav about her unique style of playing, adaptations to different music, motivations, foundation's initiatives, and an award she created. Songs are listed but not described.

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    This document discusses Anuradha Pal, the first female professional tabla player. It provides biographical details about her training and achievements. It also includes research summaries about her from Shankar, Sarah, and Sanvi. Questions are then posed by Shankar, Sarah, Sanvi, Anandita, and Arav about her unique style of playing, adaptations to different music, motivations, foundation's initiatives, and an award she created. Songs are listed but not described.

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    This document discusses Anuradha Pal, the first female professional tabla player. It provides biographical details about her training and achievements. It also includes research summaries about her from Shankar, Sarah, and Sanvi. Questions are then posed by Shankar, Sarah, Sanvi, Anandita, and Arav about her unique style of playing, adaptations to different music, motivations, foundation's initiatives, and an award she created. Songs are listed but not described.

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    Anuradha Pal 1

    First Female Professional Tabla player in the world 1

    Research by Shankar 2

    Research by Sarah 2

    Research by Sanvi 2

    Questions by Shankar 2

    Questions by Sarah 2

    Questions by Sanvi 2

    Songs 3
    Song 1 3
    Song 2 3

    Anuradha Pal
    Anuradha Pal is a Tabla virtuoso, multi-percussionist and music composer who is acclaimed
    as the first professional female tabla player in the world by Encyclopedia Britannica and the
    Limca Book of Records.

    Research by Shankar Natarajan


    She was a child prodigy at the age of 9.
    She is empanelled as an Outstanding category musician with Ministry of Culture & Indian
    Council for Cultural Relations, Top graded Vidushi of All India Radio and is revered globally
    for her superb tonal quality, complimenting musicality and pinpoint rhythmic artistry, founded
    on over 25 years of rigorous training. Anuradha is also appreciated for her fresh perspective
    and knowledge of 6 gharanas of Tabla, her sensitive and thoughtful accompaniment with
    leading masters of Hindustani and Carnatic music and International collaborations with
    World music, dance, poetry, painting etc.

    Anuradha Pal was born in Mumbai to pharmaceutical doyen, Devinder Pal and painter-writer
    Ila Pal. She initiated her tabla training under Shri Manikrao Popatkar and Pt. Madan Mishra,
    both of the Benares Gharana and finally became a Ganda Bandhan shagird of Ustad Alla
    Rakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain of the Punjab Gharana.

    A child prodigy, she gave her first performance for Doordarshan at the age of 9 years. With
    her work incredible Tayyari, Layakari and immaculate presentation she was described as the
    Lady Zakir Hussain by Maharashtra Times, when she was just seventeen.
    Research by Sarah

    Research by Sanvi

    Question By Anandita

    3. You are widely acclaimed for your interactive creations and rhythmic innovations, like
    ‘Anuradha’s Tablas Sing stories’ that are extremely popular with audiences around the world.
    Please tell us more about these unique explorations in Rhythm.

    Questions by Shankar
    4. Shankar - Your work as a composer in films, music videos and albums is very much
    appreciated for its freshness. Please share more details and also reveal the secret behind
    your being a fantastic multi percussionist, in addition to being a top class Tabla Virtuoso.

    6. Shankar - You are also a highly sought after music educator and have taught and been
    involved in research at many prestigious International universities. We would like to
    understand your unique approach towards training students.

    Questions by Sarah
    2. Sarah-You have performed with all the top legends of Indian music and collaborated with
    jazz, african , Flamenco etc. How do you adapt to different styles and musicians so
    seamlessly?
    5. Sarah-You are a Brand Ambassador of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and created India’s first
    all girl Instrumental band, Anuradha Pal’s Stree Shakti. As a female empowerment icon,
    what is your message for others aspiring to break the stereotypes?

    Questions by Sanvi
    1. Sanvi-You are the first female professional Tabla maestro, a president awardee and
    trailblazer musician. What were your motivations and attributes that made the impossible
    possible?
    7. Sanvi-You recently honoured 4 young girls with the Padmashri MT Vyas Stree Shakti
    award. Could you tell us a little bit more about this award?

    Questions By Arav
    8. Arav - Your foundation APCF is working to bring social transformation through music and
    has been helping the needy throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. What are your various
    initiatives?

    Songs

    Song 1

    Song 2

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