About Smita
Born on 21 March. Learning Sitar under the 'Guru-Shishya' tradition from the age of four. Her Guru Late Shri Vasudeo Rao Ashtewale was a traditional Sitar player from the well known 'Ashtewale Gharana' of Ujjain. She became 'Gandabandha Shagird' (disciple) of Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan in 1997.
Awarded scholarship of CCRT New Delhi from 1984 to 1991 and scholarship to young artists in cultural field by Govt. of India in 1995 for two years. Visited China as cultural delegate in 1998. Passed M.A. in Ancient Indian History in 1995 and Master of Music from Khairagarh Music University, Madhya Pradesh in 1996. Awarded ‘B-High’ Grade of All India Radio. Daughter of well-known painter Shri Sachida Nagdev. Awarded Junior fellowship from Ministry of culture for two years.
- Invited for ‘Artist in Residence’ programme by the French Government 2005
- Invited in ‘San Francisco International Festival of Arts’ in May 2009
- Performed at ‘Guimet Museum’ Paris, 2010
- Performed with Guru Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at Wighmore Hall, London June 2012
- Performed in India Week, Puteaux (France) for ‘Homage to Pt.Ravi Shankar' April 2013
- Performed at ‘Tansen Sangeet Samaroh’,Gwalior December 2013
- ‘Singapore Fine Art Society’, ‘Nanyang Technical University‘ and ‘National University of Singapore’ lecture, demonstration and concerts, January 2015
- Lecture, demonstration on Indian Classical Music and performance at ‘Music Conservatory’ Beijing and Eurasia University, Xian (China) September 2016
- Invited to perform at the opening ceremony of 'Zhujiajiao Water Village International Music Festival' September 2016 (Shanghai), China
- Lecture, demonstration on Indian Classical Music and performance at 'Hongkong Academy of Performing Arts', September 2016
- 'Festival of India' Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, October 2016
