Sameer Rao

Sameer Rao
Sameer Rao
Born (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 44)
Mysore, Karnataka, India
OccupationsFlutist, composer
Websitewww.bansurisameer.com

Sameer Rao (born 12 May 1982) is an Indian flautist who plays the bansuri, the Indian bamboo flute. He is one of the prominent disciples of Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Early life

Sameer Rao was born in Shimoga, Karnataka, moving to Mysore at a young age. He began playing the flute (bansuri) at age 11; he began his formal training in North Indian classical music under Pandit Veerabhadriah Hiremath. He was chosen as a disciple by the flautist Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia in 2002.

Sameer was a resident student of Vrindaban Gurukul, Mumbai that keeps alive to this day the ancient Guru-Shishya Parampara of the traditional Gurukul, trained under Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia from the year 2004 to 2010.[clarification needed][failed verification]

Career

From 2010 to 2012, Sameer worked at the newly constructed Gurukul by his Guruji in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.[citation needed] There, Sameer mentored the music students and also managed the operational activities of Gurukul.[citation needed]

Sameer has played at both individual concerts and jugalbandis. Sameer has also accompanied his Guruji, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, on many of his concerts. He has released albums internationally. [citation needed]

Awards and recognition

The Music and Dance Academy of Karnataka has awarded Sameer with a scholarship during the year 1997–1998.[citation needed] Sameer was conferred with the "Yuva Pratibha" award by The Directorate of Kannada and Culture, government of Karnataka, in 2004. Recognizing his mastery in Bansuri, Sri Guru Ganayogi Panchakshara Sangeet Yogashram Trust, Chennai chose him for the "Award of Excellence" in 2004. Other awards include "NadaKIshore" by Nada Bramha Sangeeetha Sabha of Mysore in 2006 and "Surmani" by the Sur Singar Samsad of Mumbai in 2008.

Discography

Personal life

Sameer lives in Mysore.[citation needed]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Interview with Sameer Rao–a young flutist". New Music Alert. 2Indya. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 Sudha Balachandran (30 August 2015). "Bond with 'bansuri'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Praveen Shivashankar (2 July 2015). "The raga that never leaves him". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Pooja Prabhan (22 March 2016). "Flute tapping symphonies". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 August 2019.