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Geeta Javadekar
A well-renowned Hindustani Classical vocalist belonging to the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. Born in Dharwad, Karnataka the artist is a resident of Mumbai, India.

Early Years
Geeta was initiated into music at the age of 10 by Shri R. P. Hugar and went on to bag top honours at district and state-level contests. She topped the merit list in both, the 'Sangeet Visharad' and 'Sangeet Alankar' examinations and received a scholarship from the Mysore State Sangeet Natak Academy. She stood first in the B.A. (Music) examination of Karnataka University with a record number of marks at the time. Academically, she furthered her career with M.A. (Honours) in English Literature. Geeta continued her tutelage under great maestros: Pt. Panchakshari, Smt. Padmavati Shaligram and Pt. Ratnakar Pai and also received guidance from Padma Vibhushan Pandit Mallikarjun Mansoor.

Music Performances
In addition to classical music, she has been applauded for her rendition of light classical themes including ‘bhajans’ in various languages, ‘thumris’.

An "A" grade artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan (India's national television network), Geeta Javadekar has given several performances including at the Durbar Hall of the Mysore Palace, the Savai Gandharv Festival at Pune, The National Center for Performing Arts, Mumbai, Hampi Festival, Karnataka and continues to perform at various prestigious music conferences in India as well as in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Gulf.

She has toured the US several times for concert performances, which include programmes organized by the Indian Academy of Performing Arts at Rutgers University, NJ, Basant-Bahar in the Bay Area, California, Triveni & the SV Temple organization in Pittsburg, PA as well as the Raga Music Circle in Manhattan, NY.

Awards
In February 2008, Geeta Javadekar was awarded the Vardharaj Adya Memorial Award, instituted by Karnataka Sangha in Mumbai. She was honored for rendering distinguished service in the field of music and promoting closer ties between the people of the neighbouring Indian states, Karnataka and Maharashtra.