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Saturday, June 25, 2016
Interview with Seema on Rajya Sabha Television
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
About Seema
SEEMA ANIL SEHGAL
In a cruel world of nonsense poetry and soprano music, she is a rare ray of hope for the discerning lovers of meaningful poetry and soulful music.
In a social milieu fraught with nonchalance towards the slaughter of melody and tunefulness, Seema brings forth freshness of the choicest poetry composed with the finesse of a plastic surgeon in soft, melodious and catchy tunes. And she serves it with the elegance of a Russian ballerina to her perceptive listeners through her mellifluous voice in a highly evocative style.
Variously described as the ‘singing sensation from Jammu & Kashmir’, the ‘Peace Singer of India’, and ‘rarity in a world of nonsense music’ Seema Anil Sehgal has the matchless distinction of composing and taking to the masses the most profound poetry of Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Dogri languages.
MUSIC FOR PEACE & HARMONY
Seema has effectively employed her music with meaningful poetry to establish peace and communal harmony in immediate society and the world at large.
Since January 2002, she has been singing her especially devised Peace Concerts in different parts of India and abroad to bring the two estranged nations India and Pakistan as also the two estranged communities Hindus and Muslims closer through her music.
UNIQUE HONOUR
In 1998, when it was a taboo to speak of reconciliation with Pakistan, Seema composed and sang an entire music album dedicated to Indo-Pak amity.
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee presented her album SARHAD, as a national gift, to his erstwhile Pakistani counterpart during the historic LAHORE SUMMIT, in Feb 1999. This is world’s only album thus presented by the head of a state.
MANY A FIRSTS
Seema has a number of firsts to her credit:
1. Composed & sang VAISHNO MAA DATI, the first ever album of Dogri devotional songs (1986)
2. Composed & sang SARHAD, the first-ever album on the poetry of renowned Urdu poet, Jnanpith Award winner, Ali Sardar Jafri (1998)
3. Composed and sang SITARON SE AAGE JAHAN AUR BHI HAIN, world’s first solo album on the poetry of Allama Iqbal, perhaps the greatest Urdu poet of 20th century (2003)
3. Composed and sang the first ever concerts of renowned Urdu poets like Khuda-e-Sukhan Mir Taqi Mir (1986), Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1988), Ali Sardar Jafri (1998) and legendary philosopher-poet Allama Iqbal (2003)
HONOURS BESTOWED
Numerous honours bestowed on her include the Robe of Honour and a Gold Medal awarded by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2006, Seema was honored with prestigious Hakim Khan Sur Award for national integrity. Earlier awardees include Lata Mangeshkar and the Dalai Lama.
UNIQUE FELICITATION
Seema is the only Indian singer felicitated at the prestigious Harvard University, Boston, USA.
She lives in Mumbai, and can be reached through email monkindia@gmail.com and cell phone +91-98695 77545
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS…
Seema is a rarity in an age where all paths lead to nonsense lyrics and too much rhythm. She breaks away from the beaten track of high-pitched voices. Seema does not just render the song; she savours each word, taking the listener along with her on a delightful journey.
--The Times of India
Without doubt, Seema Anil Sehgal is one of the finest singers of the ghazal. One values her, above anything else, for pursuing a natural line of expression which does not divide or distract but deepens the clear stream of emotions.
Ornamentations there are in plenty in Seema’s music. But, these are so natural to her throat that they are executed without any effort of body or mind, without any fanfare.
Her well-groomed throat faithfully carries out the injunctions of a rich imagination. Thus, the decorative figures keep a low profile.
In other singers of light music, the ornament is calculatedly and prominently displayed in the show window. In Seema, it is a way of her singing, an in-built quality of her voice. Hence, it is unobtrusive and unimposing.
Seema sings in a richly intoned voice, vibrant with feeling and capable of all shades of emotion…
__The Hindu
THE Memorable evening was filled with the soulful rendition of Ghalib’s couplets by Seema Anil Sehgal. She rendered the lyrics in a style that has the force and the spontaneity of a hilly rivulet and placidity of the Ganges.
Her youthful exuberance, a melodious voice with great range and phrases clothed in most appropriate swara combinations earned the inspired appreciation of the audience.
__The Indian Express: New Delhi
SEEMA is essentially a purist in the classical style of ghazal singing. She is endowed with a powerful and melodious voice. Her pronounciation is meticulous and flawless. She has control over rhythm and tune. She effectively uses her formidable understanding of intricate nuances of classical Indian music and composes her ghazals in simple, catchy and impressive tunes based on various raagas.
__The Hindustan Times
It would be an understatement to describe her as the pride of Jammu & Kashmir who brought glory and honour to her birthplace and its people. As a singing sensation, particularly in the genre of Urdu ghazal, Seema Anil Sehgal has crossed such sub-national barriers and belongs to the entire sub-continent.
__The Kashmir Times: Jammu Tawi
BLESSINGS FROM THE MAESTROS
Jnanpith Award winner Padma Shri Ali Sardar Jafri
Urdu poetry renditions of Seema remind you of the style, diction and pronunciation of the language that, as we learn, were once adopted and practiced by the Mughal princesses in the Red Fort.
Dadasahib Phalke Award winner Padma Vibhushan Naushad Ali
May God grant me an opportunity wherein I could utilize your mellifluous voice in my songs…
Renowned Tabla Maestro Padma Bhushan Alla Rakha
O nightingale from Jammu and Kashmir! May the fragrance of your melodious and soulful voice spread to all corners of the world…
Renowned Urdu poet from Pakistan Qateel Shifai
It gives me pleasure that I too am joining her fan club…
Renowned Urdu Poet Ahmed Faraz
Most of the singers of repute have sung my ghazals with due respect. I have never felt the urge to request any singer to sing my poetry. But, after hearing you sing my poems in your soulful voice, I, for the first time ever, feel the urge to tell you to compose my poems in your inimitable style and sing them for an album in your charming voice.
Legendary thespian Padma Bhushan Dilip Kumar
…a reason to celebrate that there are young and enthusiastic singers of your class and caliber…. Your creations foster conditions in which music can breathe….
In a cruel world of nonsense poetry and soprano music, she is a rare ray of hope for the discerning lovers of meaningful poetry and soulful music.
In a social milieu fraught with nonchalance towards the slaughter of melody and tunefulness, Seema brings forth freshness of the choicest poetry composed with the finesse of a plastic surgeon in soft, melodious and catchy tunes. And she serves it with the elegance of a Russian ballerina to her perceptive listeners through her mellifluous voice in a highly evocative style.
Variously described as the ‘singing sensation from Jammu & Kashmir’, the ‘Peace Singer of India’, and ‘rarity in a world of nonsense music’ Seema Anil Sehgal has the matchless distinction of composing and taking to the masses the most profound poetry of Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Dogri languages.
MUSIC FOR PEACE & HARMONY
Seema has effectively employed her music with meaningful poetry to establish peace and communal harmony in immediate society and the world at large.
Since January 2002, she has been singing her especially devised Peace Concerts in different parts of India and abroad to bring the two estranged nations India and Pakistan as also the two estranged communities Hindus and Muslims closer through her music.
UNIQUE HONOUR
In 1998, when it was a taboo to speak of reconciliation with Pakistan, Seema composed and sang an entire music album dedicated to Indo-Pak amity.
Prime Minister A B Vajpayee presented her album SARHAD, as a national gift, to his erstwhile Pakistani counterpart during the historic LAHORE SUMMIT, in Feb 1999. This is world’s only album thus presented by the head of a state.
MANY A FIRSTS
Seema has a number of firsts to her credit:
1. Composed & sang VAISHNO MAA DATI, the first ever album of Dogri devotional songs (1986)
2. Composed & sang SARHAD, the first-ever album on the poetry of renowned Urdu poet, Jnanpith Award winner, Ali Sardar Jafri (1998)
3. Composed and sang SITARON SE AAGE JAHAN AUR BHI HAIN, world’s first solo album on the poetry of Allama Iqbal, perhaps the greatest Urdu poet of 20th century (2003)
3. Composed and sang the first ever concerts of renowned Urdu poets like Khuda-e-Sukhan Mir Taqi Mir (1986), Faiz Ahmed Faiz (1988), Ali Sardar Jafri (1998) and legendary philosopher-poet Allama Iqbal (2003)
HONOURS BESTOWED
Numerous honours bestowed on her include the Robe of Honour and a Gold Medal awarded by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2006, Seema was honored with prestigious Hakim Khan Sur Award for national integrity. Earlier awardees include Lata Mangeshkar and the Dalai Lama.
UNIQUE FELICITATION
Seema is the only Indian singer felicitated at the prestigious Harvard University, Boston, USA.
She lives in Mumbai, and can be reached through email monkindia@gmail.com and cell phone +91-98695 77545
WHAT THE PRESS SAYS…
Seema is a rarity in an age where all paths lead to nonsense lyrics and too much rhythm. She breaks away from the beaten track of high-pitched voices. Seema does not just render the song; she savours each word, taking the listener along with her on a delightful journey.
--The Times of India
Without doubt, Seema Anil Sehgal is one of the finest singers of the ghazal. One values her, above anything else, for pursuing a natural line of expression which does not divide or distract but deepens the clear stream of emotions.
Ornamentations there are in plenty in Seema’s music. But, these are so natural to her throat that they are executed without any effort of body or mind, without any fanfare.
Her well-groomed throat faithfully carries out the injunctions of a rich imagination. Thus, the decorative figures keep a low profile.
In other singers of light music, the ornament is calculatedly and prominently displayed in the show window. In Seema, it is a way of her singing, an in-built quality of her voice. Hence, it is unobtrusive and unimposing.
Seema sings in a richly intoned voice, vibrant with feeling and capable of all shades of emotion…
__The Hindu
THE Memorable evening was filled with the soulful rendition of Ghalib’s couplets by Seema Anil Sehgal. She rendered the lyrics in a style that has the force and the spontaneity of a hilly rivulet and placidity of the Ganges.
Her youthful exuberance, a melodious voice with great range and phrases clothed in most appropriate swara combinations earned the inspired appreciation of the audience.
__The Indian Express: New Delhi
SEEMA is essentially a purist in the classical style of ghazal singing. She is endowed with a powerful and melodious voice. Her pronounciation is meticulous and flawless. She has control over rhythm and tune. She effectively uses her formidable understanding of intricate nuances of classical Indian music and composes her ghazals in simple, catchy and impressive tunes based on various raagas.
__The Hindustan Times
It would be an understatement to describe her as the pride of Jammu & Kashmir who brought glory and honour to her birthplace and its people. As a singing sensation, particularly in the genre of Urdu ghazal, Seema Anil Sehgal has crossed such sub-national barriers and belongs to the entire sub-continent.
__The Kashmir Times: Jammu Tawi
BLESSINGS FROM THE MAESTROS
Jnanpith Award winner Padma Shri Ali Sardar Jafri
Urdu poetry renditions of Seema remind you of the style, diction and pronunciation of the language that, as we learn, were once adopted and practiced by the Mughal princesses in the Red Fort.
Dadasahib Phalke Award winner Padma Vibhushan Naushad Ali
May God grant me an opportunity wherein I could utilize your mellifluous voice in my songs…
Renowned Tabla Maestro Padma Bhushan Alla Rakha
O nightingale from Jammu and Kashmir! May the fragrance of your melodious and soulful voice spread to all corners of the world…
Renowned Urdu poet from Pakistan Qateel Shifai
It gives me pleasure that I too am joining her fan club…
Renowned Urdu Poet Ahmed Faraz
Most of the singers of repute have sung my ghazals with due respect. I have never felt the urge to request any singer to sing my poetry. But, after hearing you sing my poems in your soulful voice, I, for the first time ever, feel the urge to tell you to compose my poems in your inimitable style and sing them for an album in your charming voice.
Legendary thespian Padma Bhushan Dilip Kumar
…a reason to celebrate that there are young and enthusiastic singers of your class and caliber…. Your creations foster conditions in which music can breathe….
Sunday, March 26, 2006
At Crossword Book Awards
It says a lot about an awards function when the performers -- called to take on the role of fillers between announcements -- manage to be a lot more interesting than the awards themselves.When Salman Rushdie came calling...
But that is precisely what the Hutch Crossword Book Award 2005 managed to do: give us an evening of more credible performances than winners.
Seema Anil Sehgal, the ghazal singer from Jammu and Kashmir, and Rehaan Engineer, theatre personality from Mumbai, were the ones who deserved the applause. Seema Anil Sehgal, for her moving rendition of works by Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Bulleh Shah; Engineer, for his powerful reading from Salman Rushdie's novel, Shalimar the Clown.
Seema began her recital with a haunting Dogri folksong aptly titled "wails from the mountains" in which she sang the agony of a newlywed whose husband is far away earning livelihood by working in the king's army. Her in-laws burden her with the taxing chores and neglect her health and comforts.
"Let the mountains be burnt. I no longer wish ti live there," she laments addressing her mother. This haunting melody in "raag Pahari" left many an eyes wet in the auditorium.
She next sang a poignant nazm (free verse) by legendary Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, titled Lahoo Ka Surag (Trace of blood). It aptly describes a situation where the murders take place in broad daylight and yet there is no trace of blood to nab the culprits! The obvious reference is to the murders of Priyadarshini Mattoo and Jessica Lall.
Most writers didn't show up, of course. After all, this was an award initiated to honour 'Indian writers in English'. Which meant most nominees weren't in the country.
Text: Lindsay Pereira. Photograph: Jewella
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2006/mar/23sld1.htm
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Dainik Jagran, New Delhi
सीमा अनिल सहगल सुर से सम्मानित
अपने संगीत के माध्यम से राष्ट्रीय अखंडता के क्षेत्र में उल्लेखनीय योगदान देने वाली जम्मू-कश्मीर की सुप्रसिद्ध गायिका सीमा अनिल सहगल को प्रतिष्ठित हाकिम खान सुर पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया।
उदयपुर के सिटी पैलेस में आयोजित एक प्रभावशाली समारोह में महाराणा प्रताप के वंशज श्रीजी अरविन्द सिंह मेवाड़ ने सीमा अनिल सहगल को पुरस्कार स्वरूप 25,001 रुपये नगद, चांदी का प्रशस्ति पत्र और दुशाला प्रदान किया।
मेवाड़ फाउंडेशन उदयपुर की ओर से अभी तक इस प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार से जिन प्रमुख हस्तियों को सम्मानित किया गया है उनमें स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर, बौद्ध धर्म गुरु दलाईलामा, हिंदी कवि हरिवंश राय बच्चन, अभिनेता सुनील दत्त आदि शामिल हैं।
साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित डोगरी कवि यश शर्मा की सुपुत्री सीमा अनिल सहगल विश्व की इकलौती ऐसी गायिका हैं जिनका एलबम सरहद पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री वाजपेयी अपने लाहौर दौरे में नवाज शरीफ को राष्ट्रीय सौगात के रूप में देने के लिए ले गए थे।
http://epaper.jagran.com/main.aspx?edate=3/9/2006&editioncode=38&pageno=2#
उदयपुर के सिटी पैलेस में आयोजित एक प्रभावशाली समारोह में महाराणा प्रताप के वंशज श्रीजी अरविन्द सिंह मेवाड़ ने सीमा अनिल सहगल को पुरस्कार स्वरूप 25,001 रुपये नगद, चांदी का प्रशस्ति पत्र और दुशाला प्रदान किया।
मेवाड़ फाउंडेशन उदयपुर की ओर से अभी तक इस प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार से जिन प्रमुख हस्तियों को सम्मानित किया गया है उनमें स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर, बौद्ध धर्म गुरु दलाईलामा, हिंदी कवि हरिवंश राय बच्चन, अभिनेता सुनील दत्त आदि शामिल हैं।
साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित डोगरी कवि यश शर्मा की सुपुत्री सीमा अनिल सहगल विश्व की इकलौती ऐसी गायिका हैं जिनका एलबम सरहद पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री वाजपेयी अपने लाहौर दौरे में नवाज शरीफ को राष्ट्रीय सौगात के रूप में देने के लिए ले गए थे।
http://epaper.jagran.com/main.aspx?edate=3/9/2006&editioncode=38&pageno=2#
Monday, March 06, 2006
THE HINDU: CHENNAI
National
The poetry of
poets
Prachi Pinglay
A message of peace and harmony
Mumbai: It is difficult to estimate the effect of her singing when you meet Seema Anil Sehgal, ever so quiet. Hailing from Jammu and Kashmir, she has been singing the poetry of poets such as Kabir, Iqbal, Faraz and Nida Fazli to spread the message of peace.
On March 5, she will receive the Hakim Khan Sur Award from the Mewar Foundation instituted to honour an individual who has made a lasting contribution in the field of national integration, for the album `Sarhad' dedicated to Indo-Pakistan amity. Released in 1998, it is the first ever on the poetry of Ali Sardar Jafri.
The award will be presented at a function at the City Palace, Udaipur. It will be followed by a concert by Ms. Sehgal. Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, the Dalai Lama, Asghar Ali Engineer, Teesta Setalvad and Harivansh Rai Bachchan are some of the earlier awardees.
Ms. Sehgal's peace efforts began when they were not yet acceptable. "When I first presented my concert a month before Godhra happened, people used to say, what is she doing? But when the riots happened, people realised the significance of the peace message," Ms. Sehgal says.
Her husband Anil Sehgal adds: "In fact in 1998, to talk about Indo-Pakistan peace meant being labelled as anti-national or pro-Pakistani. At that time she took this message of peace from one place to another."
Logical step
For Ms. Sehgal, it was only a logical step after getting degrees in music. "I belong to Jammu and Kashmir and I have seen people suffer. Music is my medium and I am trying to do whatever little I can do using my music. Some people say they do not read newspapers or watch television because it is all sad and depressing. On the contrary, I feel one must be aware of what is going on and do something to change the situation."
Logical step
For Ms. Sehgal, it was only a logical step after getting degrees in music. "I belong to Jammu and Kashmir and I have seen people suffer. Music is my medium and I am trying to do whatever little I can do using my music. Some people say they do not read newspapers or watch television because it is all sad and depressing. On the contrary, I feel one must be aware of what is going on and do something to change the situation."
Her husband adds: "For many years the Hindu- Muslim divide has surfaced in different ways. Be it Partition, be it riots... It is amazing how what a poet wrote a hundred years back still makes so much sense. It is very relevant today as well."
A story
The Sehgals realise that building peace is not easy. Mr. Sehgal says: "We tell a story before the concert begins. Once there was a massive forest fire. When the whole jungle was burning, one sparrow took a long flight to a lake and got a drop of water and put it in the fire. She kept doing it till a lion asked her what was the point of putting a small drop of water. She replied, I know I cannot douse the fire by myself but if all the sparrows in the jungle put one drop each I am sure there will be some relief. Just like the sparrow, we are doing what we can. We know very well that we cannot change the world but we can do our bit."
Peace concerts
Since January 2002, Ms. Sehgal has been singing her especially devised Peace Concerts, titled `Lahoo Ka Rang Ek Hai' (the colour of blood is the same), in different parts of India to promote national integration by bringing different communities, especially Hindus and Muslims, closer together.
A story
The Sehgals realise that building peace is not easy. Mr. Sehgal says: "We tell a story before the concert begins. Once there was a massive forest fire. When the whole jungle was burning, one sparrow took a long flight to a lake and got a drop of water and put it in the fire. She kept doing it till a lion asked her what was the point of putting a small drop of water. She replied, I know I cannot douse the fire by myself but if all the sparrows in the jungle put one drop each I am sure there will be some relief. Just like the sparrow, we are doing what we can. We know very well that we cannot change the world but we can do our bit."
Peace concerts
Since January 2002, Ms. Sehgal has been singing her especially devised Peace Concerts, titled `Lahoo Ka Rang Ek Hai' (the colour of blood is the same), in different parts of India to promote national integration by bringing different communities, especially Hindus and Muslims, closer together.
Across the country audiences respond to poems, which she carefully picks from a wide range of poets. The poetry could date back hundreds of years or could be as recent as the 21st century. "I study the poems very well. If I do not understand the meaning of the poems, then how will I convey it to the listeners?" she asks.
With her husband, son and daughter, Ms. Sehgal is planning to travel by road from Mumbai to Kashmir. En route they will hold concerts, talk to people and spread the message of peace and communal harmony.
© Copyright 2000 - 2006 The Hindu
Date:05/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/05/stories/2006030502231800.htm
With her husband, son and daughter, Ms. Sehgal is planning to travel by road from Mumbai to Kashmir. En route they will hold concerts, talk to people and spread the message of peace and communal harmony.
© Copyright 2000 - 2006 The Hindu
Date:05/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/05/stories/2006030502231800.htm
Friday, March 03, 2006
The Kashmir Times, Jammu
Mumbai based renowned singer-composer from Jammu & Kashmir, Seema Anil Sehgal, has been conferred the prestigious Hakim Khan Sur Award for the year 2005-2006, for her ‘lasting contribution in the field of national integration’ through her music.National award for
Seema Anil Sehgal
Lata Mangeshkar, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Sunil Dutt, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and social activists Asghar Ali Engineer and Teesta Setalvad adorn the roll of honour for this prestigious national award.
The award instituted by the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur, in 1986, carries a cash prize of Rs 25,001/-, a silver citation and a ceremonial shawl.
The Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Foundation, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar will present the award at a special function to be held at the Manek Chowk, The City Palace, Udaipur, on Sunday, 5 March 2006.
Seema is the only singer in the world whose voice has been presented as a national gift. It may be recalled that Prime Minister Vajpayee created history when he presented Sarhad, a music album sung and composed by Seema, as a national gift, to his erstwhile Pakistani counterpart during the historic Lahore Summit, in February 1999.
She was later felicitated at the prestigious Harvard University, Boston, USA, and is the only singer from India to receive such honour.
Seema has effectively employed her music with meaningful poetry to establish peace and communal harmony in the immediate Indian society and world at large.
Since January 2002, she has been singing her especially devised Peace Concerts, titled ‘Lahoo Ka Rang Ek Hai’, in different parts of India to promote national integration by bringing different communities of India closer; especially the two estranged communities Hindus and Muslims.
Hakim Khan Sur, in whose name this national award has been instituted, was a Pathan (from the North West frontier), who came to Mewar from Hyderabad, his city of domicile. He became a general in Rana Pratap's army and fought to uphold the freedom and beliefs of his adopted home. He fought in the epic battle of Haldi Ghati (1576 AD) against the invading Mughal army of Emperor Akbar.
This was the first recorded instance in which the Mewar army was led by an outsider, and not one of it's own sons. Despite being a follower of Islam fighting against his blood brothers, Hakim Khan Sur was the first to lay down his life in battle, and uphold the freedom and honour of Mewar. Even in death no one could part him from his sword, and so he was buried with full honours - sword in hand.
His sacrifice is symbolic of the supremacy of ideology over religious and communal considerations. He was committed to the principles of Manav Dharma.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
THE STATESMAN: KOLKATA
Musical reward
She has been heard quite often in Kolkata regaling listeners with ghazals and other songs in programmes presented by the Manik Shahani Art Foundation.
At these programmes it was clear Seema Anil Sehgal was building bridges between people of similar cultures but separated by geographical boundaries.
Now a real reward has come for the singer-composer from Jammu and Kashmir in the form of the Hakim Khan Sur Award for the year 2005-2006 for “making a lasting contribution in the field of national integration’’.
The award will be presented at a special function to be held at the City Palace, Udaipur on 5 March followed by a live concert by Seema. Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, the Dalai Lama, Asghar Ali Engineer, Teesta Setalvad and Harivansh Rai Bachchan are some of the earlier awardees.
Widely recognised in Kashmir and other parts as the “peace singer of India”, Seema’s voice has been presented as a national gift to listeners in Pakistan.
The former Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, presented Sarhad, a music album by her, to his Pakistani counterpart during the Lahore summit in February 1999 and it was said to have left a remarkable impression and strengthened musical bonds between the two countries.
She has performed in different parts of India and has been felicitated at Harvard.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?clid=25&theme=&usrsess=1494142611425&id=107896
Friday, February 24, 2006
Mid-day Metro: Mumbai
February 23, 2006
‘I sing for the peace and harmony of all
communities’. My only purpose is to establish peace and communal harmony in India through my music”
Seema Anil Sehgal
Resident of Seven Bungalows
By: Mayank Soni
IN today’s times, where we need films like Swades and Rang De Basanti to instill in us a feeling of patriotism, Seema Anil Sehgal is one citizen who has been living this credo — through singing.
A resident of Seven Bungalows, Sehgal has recently been conferred the Hakim Khan Sur Award (2005 -06) for her ‘lasting contribution in the field of national integration’, through her singing and music compositions.
The award instituted by the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur, will be presented to her at the City Palace, Udaipur, on Mar 5, followed by a live concert where she will perform.
Says 45-year-old Sehgal, “My only purpose is to establish peace and communal harmony in India by making meaningful music and singing soulful poetry.”
Sehgal believes that India has faced too many communal tensions and “music is one of the ways through which bridges can be built across communities, states and nations,” she adds.
Born in Jammu and Kashmir, Sehgal was always inclined towards singing and graduated from the Bharatiya Kala Kendra, Delhi in 1983, with a degree in Sangeet Visharad.
Sehgal began writing poetry in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi and Dogri languages. In 1996, she came to Mumbai with her husband and started singing at small shows and concerts.
In 1998, she released the music album Sarhad, and dedicated the album to peace between India and Paksitan. Her happiest moment was when the then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee presented the album to his Pakistani counterpart in the Lahore Summit, 1999.
Since Jan 2002, Sehgal has been singing in concerts with a special theme titled, Lahoo Ka Rang Ek Hai. Says Sehgal, “I sing in different parts of the country and promote national integration. The lyrics in my songs forces people to think about the
various tensions that communities in India go through and what can be done to bring back peace.”
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सीमा अनिल सहगल को
हाकिम खान सुर पुरस्कार
जागरण संवाददाता, जम्मू
जम्मू-कश्मीर की सुविख्यात गायिका सीमा अनिल सहगल को संगीत के माध्यम से राष्ट्रीय अखंडता के क्षेत्र में उल्लेखनीय योगदान के लिए इस वर्ष प्रतिष्ठित हाकिम खान सुर पुरस्कार से नवाजा गया है।
मेवाड़ फाउंडेशन, उदयपुर की ओर से दिए जाने वाले पुरस्कार में 25,001 रुपये नकद, चांदी का प्रशस्ति पत्र व दुशाला शामिल है।
इस प्रतिष्ठित पुरस्कार से सम्मानित की जाने वाली प्रमुख हस्तियों में स्वर कोकिला लता मंगेशकर, कवि हरिवंश राय बच्चन, अभिनेता सुनील दत्त, बौद्ध धर्मगुरु दलाई लामा शामिल हैं।
फाउंडेशन के अध्यक्ष व प्रबंधक न्यासी अरविंद सिंह मेवाड़ 5 मार्च को उदयपुर के माणिक चौक, सिटी पैलेस में एक विशेष समारोह में उन्हें यह पुरस्कार प्रदान करेंगे।
भारत की शांति गायिका के रूप में प्रसिद्ध सीमा विश्व की इकलौती गायिका हैं जिनका एक संगीत एलबम राष्ट्रीय सौगात के रूप में प्रदान किया गया था।
पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री वाजपेयी ने 1999 में लाहौर दौरे के दौरान पाक के तत्कालीन प्रधानमंत्री नवाज शरीफ को सीमा अनिल सहगल की एक संगीत एलबम सरहद राष्ट्रीय सौगात के रूप में प्रदान की थी।
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Date:16/02/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/02/16/stories/2006021604341300.htm
National
Award for
Seema Anil Sehgal
Luv Puri
Jammu: The singer-composer from Jammu and Kashmir, Seema Anil Sehgal, has been chosen for the Hakim Khan Sur award for 2005-2006 for her "lasting contribution to national integration" through music.
The award, instituted by the Maharana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur, in 1986, carries a cash prize of Rs. 25,001, a silver citation and a ceremonial shawl. Chairman and managing trustee Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar will present the award at Udaipur on March. The function will be followed by a concert by Seema.
Hailed as the "peace singer of India," Seema is the only singer in the world, whose voice has been presented as a national gift. The former Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, presented Sarhad, a music album by her, as a national gift to his Pakistani counterpart during the historic Lahore summit in February 1999.
She was later felicitated at Harvard University in the United States.
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