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Saroj Mishra is a versatile singer and sings Ghazal, Bhajan and Folk with equal command.

Contents

•	Early life •	Introduction to music •	Music Career •	Concerts and Other activities •	Personal life •	Awards & Honors •	Discography •	References •	Website-sarojmishra.com

Early life` Birth and education Saroj Mishra was born on September 3, in a religious Hindu family in Kolkata, West Bengal, the auspicious land of Robindro shonggit. Her parents originally belonged to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh but as her father Sri Murti Naraian Pandey, who was an officer in Food Corporation of India, was working in Kolkata, she was born and brought in Kotkata. Her mother, Mrs Shanti Pandey was a housewife.She lived in Kolkata for ten years and completed her schooling up to fifth standard. As her father, being in All India Services, transferred to different places of India, she completed her education from those places i.e Patna, Kanpur and Faizabad. She is also graduated in music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad and did Visharad from Bhatkhande, Lucknow.

Introduction to Music She was introduced to Sa-Re-Ga-Ma of music in her early childhood. As she was born and brought up in Kolkata, she was greatly influenced by the Robindro shonggit in her childhood. She started learning sangeet at the age of five. She grew up in an environment surrounded by lovers and cultivators of music. This way her introduction and relation with music started.

Music career

She is endowed with a rich heritage of music and having developed it into a class to reckon with, started learning and exploring the hidden joy of music from her childhood. She has groomed herself into classical Gayaki and in Geet and Ghazal under the skilled guidance of Pt.Jagdish Mohanji of Kirana Gharana and versatile exponent of Senia Gharana Dr Roshan Bharti. She is a regular performer and has performed in various places of India..

Concerts and other activities She has performed in various reputed Mahotsavas organized by State and Central government like Taj Mahotsava, Aligarh Mahotsava, Rampur Mahotsava, in ITPO New Delhi, and various other concerts organized in different parts of India.

Personal life and views She is eldest child of her parents out of four sisters and one brother. She is married to a senior Judicial officer of Uttar Pradesh Cadre and she has two daughters.

Awards and honors

For her contribution to music she was honored with -Millennium Woman Award -Sahastrbdi-Shikhar Samman-2000. -Meerut Ratna Award -Face Magazine Award-2009

Discography She has released many studio albums including her latest Bhajan C D -‘OM SAI RAMA’ and Ghazal C D- ‘ULFAT’ with Dr Roshan Bharti. She has also given her voice to a film ‘Dil Pardeshi Ho Gaya’ directed and produced by Sawan Kumar. References 1-An interview with ‘Roobaru’-Amar Ujala dt-04-05-2000 2-Nadi ki Tarah Maryadit Hona Chahiye Sangeet- Amar Ujala-dt-07-09-2001 3-‘Awasad Se Mukti Ke Liye Sangeet Jaroori’-Dainik Jagran, dt-14-08-2003 4-‘Ye Hai Jadui Awaj Ki Mallika- Dainik Jagran dt- 09-09-2005 5-Kitchen se Bollywood tak-Dainik Jagran dt-26-04-2006 6-Rampuri Thumri Ko Saroj Mishra Ne Diye Swar’-Dainik Jagran-dt-22-09-2007 7-‘Singer with a unique style’-Hindustan Times dt-17-09-2010 8-Khwahisho’ Me Mantramugdha Hue Shrota’- Navabharat Times, New Delhi Dt-27-04-2011 09-Weaving magic with her Ghazal-Times of India dt-08-07-2011 10-‘Bhikhari se  mili  prerana-Sangini’- Dainik Jagran dt- 08-06-2013