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KEDIA BROTHERS
Pt. Mor Mukut Kedia (Sitar) & Pt. Manoj Kedia (Sarod), gifted torch bearers of Maihar Gharana ae a frequently mentioned name in the Indian Classical Music. Their consumerate technical expertise and spontaneous aesthetic sparkle have enabled them to spread wings and soar the heights of creative splendor. The depth, the style and perfectness of Kedia Brothers in presenting the traditional of Maihar Gharana with effortless ease, enchant the audience. Kedia Brothers have perfect mutual understanding and marvelous anticipation which attracts the audience to the dizzy heights of ecstasy and brings them back to the fathom of eternal tranquility and serenity of Music. Kedia Brothers were inspired by their father, Pt. Shambhu Dayal Kedia, nationally acclaimed Tabla Maestro.

RESPECTED GURUS:

Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Padma Bhusan Annpurna Devi, Pt. Shambhu Dayal Kedia, Sri Prajanandi Jee, Acharya Raja Ram Shukla, Sri S.D. David & Pt. Sunil Mukherjee.

AWARD RECEIVED:

Sangeet Martand Award Bharat Sewa Ratan Jharkhand Ratan Gandharva Samman Kala Shree Unforgettable Sitar-Sarod Duet Saraswati Samman Mithanlal Smriti Samman etc.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

-> Kedia Brothers are TOP GRADE artists of A.I.R. & Doordarshan -> Kedia Brothers are empanelled artists of Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) of the Government of India -> Pt. Mor Mukut Kedia Topped All India in Rashtriya Yuva Mahotsav in 1996 and was awarded with the National Award. -> Pt. Manoj Kedia is a faculty topper of Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad with Three Gold Medals. -> Kedia Brothers are members of the Audition Panel of All India Radio (A.I.R.)

MUSICAL JOURNEY:

They are successfully performing Sitar - Sarod duet since last 42 years (Since 1975) all over the world. They have shared the stage with all gret Tabla Maestros, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pt. Swapan Chowdhury, Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Pt. Samta Prasad to name the few. After the Sitar - Sarod duet of Pt. Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Music Critics & analytics consider Kedia Brothers as more successful Sitar - Sarod duet players in modern era.

ACCOLADES:

Mor Mukut and Manoj Kedia barely scampered through a Single Raga, Jhinjhoti. For many old listeners like me, it was reliving those unforgettable days of yore when we used to savour the unique joy of having two of the greatest instrumentalists of the present are, Ali Akbar Khan & Ravi Shankar. -- Prakash Wadhera, The Hindu, October 18,2002

To be honest, don't we visualize the imitable jugalbandi of Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar while listening to Manoj and Mor Mukut Kedia? -- The Hindu, 2 April, 2004

'Decades ago Pt. Shambhu Dayal Kedia after listening to the Sitar - Sarod spellbinding jugalbandi of Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar, mesmerized and realized that this is the True Gandharva and a dream was born. Today his dreams lives, breathes and finds form in the musical duet of his sons.' -- Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, 10 December, 2004

The sound of Manoj Kedia's stroke reminded the stylized Sarod of Ali Akbar Khan while the sound on Mor Mukut Kedia's Sitar bore the touch of Annapurna Devi. Both of them maintained the sombernedd of Maihar Gharana School of Music. Every single note in Mor Mukut Kedia's stroke reminding teaching of Annpurna Devi and stroke of Manoj Kedia's Sarod in Ali Akbar Khan style merrily amid the forceful movement of tempo. -- Statesman, Kolkata, 16 November 2007.

Kedia Brother's impressive presentation this evening marked by strict classicism, fidelity to pitch, rhythm and ornamentation of their own Gharana. Their mutual compatibility also bears a perfect blend of emotive appeal and technical virtuosity. -- The Hindu, 8 August, 2008.