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Born with talent music and dance in her veins,Madhu Tanjorkaar Shaankaran was inspired and initiated into the world of music by her father Guru Shekhar Tanjorkar (an exponent in violin and vocal),traditionally inherited her devotion to music. She has an enviable musical lineage as the granddaughter of the illustrious Vidwan Shri Janardhan Tanjorkar, fabulous musician of yesteryears who belonged to the renowned Tanjore tradition of Carnatic Music and a Hindusthani Music Kalakar whose master-disciple lineage traced back to over uncountable generations. Being a medical practitioner & a specialist in Trichology, With her musical background she offers patients specific ragas of music. She considers music as a great therapy to relieve stress. , Dr.Madhu considers herself very fortunate to start the emphatic journey towards Indian Classical Music from one of the stalwarts of Violin playing Shekhar Tanjorkar,from a very tender age. Under his wings, Shekharji initiated little Madhu to the magical world of both Hindusthani & Carnatic forms of Music and with the devotion to music, little Madhu matured as an artist and developed her individual meditative style of playing the beautiful instrument.

Dr.Madhu has learnt and communicated the holy mirth of music and the Classical traditional form of Bharat Natyam.. She mastered completed Vishaaradh degree from the Gandharva Mahavidhyalaya under the guidance of an exponent Bharat Natyam dancer, composer, Guru Revathi Shrinivasaraghavan. She has also gained her knowledge of dance from her own family tradition and culture,the tanjore Gharana.. However, her undying interest and unconditional love for music has helped her to grow and mature musically and she believes the journey of music never ends. Dr.Madhu is credited for her dynamic stage presence and humble personality. She has been performing and spreading the sacred ecstasy of Indian Classical Music belonging to a Gayaki style in Hundusthani while she takes her grace of Gamakas in Carnatic style of Music from a very young age, and have got enormous compliments and support from her listeners and admirers across the world. Madhu concerts across London, Manchester, Bolton and Liverpool in UK as a member of UK's prestigious National Orchestra, Tarang. She has enthralled audiences across the world including performances for prestigious International Music Festivals in India and abroad including United Kingdom and Europe. She currently conducts music lessons at Manchester as a part of her missions of propagating Indian music across the world.

As an open minded musician, humility and spirituality are her biggest assets which drives her to learn more and grow with musicians of various genres.

With the blessings of her great grand father Late Guru Janardhan Tanjorkar (exponant violin & veena vidhwaan), grandfather Late Guru Kubernath Tanjorkar (a renouned Bharat Natyam guru) and her father, Madhu Is continuing her contribution towards the world of music. She is among the young enthusiastic musicians of India taking the rich Indian classical music tradition to the nooks and corners of the world through her violin solo concerts and workshops.