About Neeraja Aptikar
Worked as a Jury
1997, 98, 99 Pune festival, world’s biggest Ganapati festival in pune, 2004 to 2011 Purandar aaradhana classical contest by Kannad kuta, 2008 Bollywood ektara 2009, Bollywood ektara music contest 2013, Srgmp Seattle music contest.
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission & Vision is sharing our precious hindustani music to all capacities in North America to keep our rich heritage alive. Empowerment for women through music. Stress management through music.
Students
Akhil Jobanputra, vocalist in hindustani classical music, Jugpreet Bajwa 2nd winner Zee srgmp 2017, Dr Timothy Van Cleave ( Portland) known percussion artist, Dr Shina Anderson ( circ the sole..world famous circus singer )
Language of Instruction
English, Hindi and Marathi
Albums
Collaborated with Canadian musicians and having 11 albums in world music Kamaljeet Kaur, Red FM winner, semi finalist of Artiste global competition 2021 Playback from last 17 yrs for Bard on the Beach Shakespeare plays, English theater, children's international theater festival and many more Well-known songs are South Indian passage, Jopoa. Apart from music Neeraja holds masters degree in microbiology and worked in it for 8 yrs in hospital and taught at the University students, done her Wellness counseling and life coaching certification from Vancouver and helping community from 2013.
Performance
Marathi, Hindi, Braj, Bhojpuri, Sanskrit, Rajastani, Bengali, Kannad, Punjabi, Odissy, Urdu, Konkani, Serbian, English
Other Education and Experience
Masters degree in Microbiology and 8 years experience in teaching Postgraduate,Graduate and diploma courses in Lab Tech, Affiliated to University of Pune 1994- 2001 Microbiologist, Immunology lab, Endocrine lab, IVF centre 1993-2001
Voice training and Raga compositions
Attended Music Workshops of: Padita Shweta Javeri, Pandit Rattan Mohan Sharma, Pandit Vinay Bhide, Dr Vikas Kashalkar, Dr Kala Ramnath, PJSOM, Vancouver
Community Involvement
Education
Teaching Experience
2004- Present
Sangeet Sadhana Music Workshop Vancouver, Burnaby
2001-Present
Private and Group Music Lessons
2002-2003
Group classes, Round House Community Centre, Vancouver
2002-2003
Workshops, Round House Arts Center, South Asian Heritage Society