Surat: Pt Prof Sudhir Sureshchandra Yardi hasn't kept the exact count of the number of programs, he has performed in, so far. Because, he took part in many private concerts, so many Sangeet Natak Academy concerts, so many All India Radio concerts, recordings, private audio cassettes, albums, CDs, then lecture demonstration.
A visiting professor at SCOPA: Prof Sudhir Yardi also became a visiting professor at the Sarvajanik College of Performing Arts(SCOPA) in Surat. He gave lectures at the MS University in Vadodara on harmonium on 22 Shruti Arundhya.
Uncle suggests to meet the legendary musician: Pt Jayant Bhalodkar, his uncle went to New Zealand with his son. He later expired in Auckland in 2010. In the meantime, he had reminded Prof Sudhir Yardi to contact the legendary personality Pt Dr. Vidyadhar Oke sir.
An amazing personality: Says Prof Sudhir Yardi, "Dr Oke sir was a M.B.B.S. graduate to begin with. Then he did his M.D. Pharmacology. After doing MD Pharmacology, he went to London and did marketing and management course. Then he joined world's topmost pharmaceutical companies like Nicholas Pyramid Johnson & Johnson...
...Travelled to more than 100 countries: Pt Dr Oke sir has travelled to more than 100 countries to present his research papers. He is considered as a master of virology and bacteriology. And he had patents of so many medicines that even we are taking today for viral and bacterial infections. He had patented those in India...
...Accompanied Asha Bhosle: He accompanied Asha Bhosle ji and a host of many a other at Bombay Doordarshan and All India Radio. He has performed with so many top grade artists and he was also guru bandhu of Pt Jayant Bhalodkar, my mamaji, and his guru bandhu Pt Govindrao Patwardhanji. He did exhaustive research on the science of Indian classical music and especially on the 22 Shruti's that are explained in Bharatiya Natya Shastra, 2000 years ago!".
To Bombay to learn the science of music: From 2010 Pt Prof Sudhir Yardi started to go to Bombay and learn from him the science of music. He says, "Indian classical music is called Shastra, Shastriya Sangeet. Usually they just say Sangeet or music, music program. Then where is the Shastra? What is the science? Where Indian classical music differs from the western or other? Dr. Oke sir has done exhaustive research on 22 strings...
...Worked with topmost pharmaceutical industries: Just to add to the profile of Pt Dr Vidhyadhar Oke sir, he is MBBS, MD Pharmacology, he is research scientist, he worked with top post pharmaceutical industries. He was vice president of Welcome Borough, Southeast Asia Pacific region. Then he has travelled across more than 100 countries for his research papers and medical work...
...Research on Natya Shastra: Then he did all possible research work on Natya Shastra. He started taking Sanskrit Granth of Natya Shastra from museums. He got them translated from a Sanskrit Pandit. Then there were some errors, which he corrected it with a musicologist! He found out whatever was described, how to get the one meter string, how and at what interval the Swara prays, that was described in Natya Shastra...
...Designed the one single string Chhuti Veena: He designed one single string Chhuti Veena, and on that he calculated the intervals, he played it, then he designed a frequency meter with 9 decibel points to get the accurate accuracy. So he got an electronic engineer, then he developed a software, then he verified it with a frequency meter, then he designed an app, then he designed a website, then he got it certified by Dr. N. Rajab, Ajay Chakraborty ji, Nayan Ghosh, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt ji. So he got it, then he converted it into a harmonium, 22 Shruti harmonium. So he did all the patenting...
...Only one having patent for the 22 Shruti harmonium: He is the only having patent for that 22 Shruti harmonium. He is a topmost astrologer. He runs astrology classes. He is a gemologist. He uses gems. He has a heredity business of gems and jewellery. So he can identify the metal, silver, gold, all these. I mean he is spiritual, he has written books on astrology, rebirth, punar janma, nirvana, moksha, Bhagavad Gita, interpretation of spiritual, Vedas, composed music for Bhagavad Gita...
...Published book on Ashta Vakradita: Right now he has published Ashta Vakradita. He has also sent me the latest one, I can show you, he has related all the Swara and Nada, 22 Shruti that are generated by Indian classical music to the periodic table of chemistry, all the 108 elements, 99.99% match. His book is available on Amazon. All this works are good and available on the website...
...Analyzed by Americans: His research videos, YouTubes are analyzed by American YouTubers and those who are interested in Indian music. That video is also uploaded by American people that we are studying this calculation and ratios of Dr. Raghavan. So he transferred all that. So since 2010 I am associated with him and all the science of music and all these even the spiritual aspect and music, music therapy, frequency, harmonic, sound engineering, sound therapy, all that we talk and discuss...
Performance in all major music festivals: Pt Prof Sudhir Yard has performed in all major music festivals across the country. Apart from that, he went to Auckland, New Zealand to give tributes to Pt
Jayant Bhalodkar, his Guru and Mama. He performed harmonium solo and a few other programs in a private DC.
Travelled across the country: Pt Prof Sudhir Yardi has travelled across the country, performed with all top most artists in all top music festivals, several concerts on All India Radio, national programs, Doordarshan. He worked as a visiting faculty for music, giving lectures. He was a member of the board of studies for forming syllabus of music in VNSU.
Member of cultural committee of all colleges! Hewas a member of cultural committee of all colleges under the purview of Gujarat Technological Universitty. In fact, he did whatever came his way considering that God has given him and opportunity to perform.
Solo programs, concerts, private programs... He has done so many solo programs, concerts, private programs. He
also hasn't kept a count of how many lectures he has given, how many presentations he has given, how many solo programs, he has done so far!
An Executive Member of the Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya: He was also a member of Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Maha Vidyalaya for five years, and was elected as an executive committee member. During his tenure, they tried to improve the exam system and all issues related to the Sangeet Visharad course. Unfortunately, he could not contribute much there because his father became ill and he expired during that time and later then there were some domestic developments like his mother also having a heart attack. As a result, he could not go repeatedly to Bombay and do all the work. So he just had to part away.
Jury Member for Youth Festivals: Pt Prof Sudhir Yardi was invited by the Government of India, Government of Gujarat as judge jury for youth festivals. He has also given his services for National Youth Festivals. He has also a been judge, jury, examiner, university work, paper setter, resource person for seminars, conference, presentation, solo programs, accompaniments, CD, and things like that.
Grateful to God and Ma Saraswati: Pt Prof Sudhir Sureshchandra Yardi signed off by humbly submitting all the accomplishments so far, to his parents, guru's and the almighty, " I am extremely grateful to God and Master Saraswati that I got this all these opportunities. I don't know how much justice I have been able to do, but I tried my best for all these things. I am ever grateful to my parents, all my Gurus and Ma Saraswati".
-Manohar Yadavatti.
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