Ghanshyam Vaswani
Introductory
Singer – Music Composer – Gazal Samrat – Indian Classical Music- Sindhi in Bollywood
Unlike the most Sindhi of early partition era, famous Sindhi Singer Ghanshyam Vaswani is highly educated but still being in the field related with his education he preferred to be in the field of Music and Gazal Singing by achieving the name and fame he has proved characteristic heritage of Sindhi community of working hard for reaching to best available top position.
Ghanshyam Vaswani Biography Career
Born on 24 August 1954 at Mumbai, Maharashtra Ghanshyam went on acquire degrees of B.Sc., L.L.B., D.M.M. but as since the childhood he was finding soul satisfying experience with music and Sufi songs as father Santdas Vaswani was a renowned Sindhi singer and was first to teach him.
He also got training of classical music initially from Ustad Aftab Ahmed Khan and Pandit Ajay Pohankar and kept on learning lessons from the Dr. Sushila Pohankar and Pandit Rajaram Shukla. Ghanshyam is said to be fortunate and his soft silky voice expressions of Sufi lyrics has impressed famous Gazal maestro Jagjit Singh to such great extent that Gazal Samrat become Mentor of this young Sindhi Singer and Music composer.
Ghanshyam has presented many performances of his singing skills in the country and abroad including one at Sindhi Sammelans held in U.S.A. beside that he has presented many at Dubai, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Bangkok, Japan and even in South Africa.
Besides the singing he also kept on composing music, this might be the unique success for him that his mentor Jagjit Singh has sung for his music album Forget Me Not, released by renowned musical company T – Series. This was the ever first occasion that Gazal Samrat Jagjit Singh has sung a complete album of any individual composer. His first composition title song of TV serial Abhinetry was sung by great Asha Bhosale, during this time Ghanshyam was hot Favorite of producers of TV serials and also sung for many of serials such as Kanhan Gaye Who Log, Ramaya, Manoranjan and Circus etc.
His musical career started with TV serials like Mehfil, Aarohi, Sugam Sangeet, Madhurima, Sham-e- Gazal and Gazal Ke Saye etc. He also performed playback singing for many Hindi films of Bollywood (a few of them are Satwan Asman, Ankush and Kalka) and Sindhi Films like Hal T Bhaji Halun, Ker Kahinjo and Ammi Ya Yammi but he felt that musical concerts and Sindhi program more satisfying as there was more direct interaction with audiences.
Ghanshyam Vaswani is one of the prominent artists of Aakashwani and Door darshan and has performed live in many programs of Gazal, Bhazans and Sindhi Music. Destiny has also fevered him as he is married with Meenakshi, a famous a famous playback singer and helping Ghanshyam for success of his musical concerts. The couple is blessed with talented daughter singer Shilpa and established key board player and music arranger son Gaurav.
Ghanshyam Vaswani is associated with many popular and highly successful Sindhi dance ballet and music drama such as Sindh Muhanji Amma, Amma Jo Pengo and Asen Bi Kuchh Aahiyun etc.
Felicitation and Awards
Ghanshyam Vaswani has been felicitated by many Panchayat, Sindhi associations and several social and cultural organizations of Sindhi community. He also bagged a few awards like
Gold Medal 1993 at Jaipur by Justice Indersen Israni in 1995 at Mumbai by Pt. Prakash Bharadwaj and in 1999 he was honored with a trophy in memory of Bhagwanti Navani given by popular Sindhi publication Murk at Mumbai.
Famous and popular Sindhi folk singer Bhagwanti Navani is eventually immortal as she even after losing the physical existence still alive at hearts of thousands and thousands of Sindhi music lovers. Often called as Sindhi Koyel Bhagwanti was born on 01 Feb 1940 at Nasarpur. Undisputed queen of Singing Sindhi Lada (marriage ritual songs) Bhagwanti will always be remembered for singing Sukhamani Sahib (Guru Bani) in Sindhi. She also acted in Sindhi film Sindhua Je Kinare. On 22 Oct 1986 she left for heavenly abode.