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Name 					:	AJAY P. JHA Date of Birth				:	1st July, 1974 Father’s Name				:	Late. Parmanand jha Mother’s Name 				:	Mrs. Veena Jha Educational Qualification		:	M. Music Present Address				:	S-4,Plot No-95,Indrapuram Shaktikhand-2,Gaziabad(UP) Contact No.					:	+91- 9818283815 Email 					:	mohanveena1@yahoo.com Passport No.					:	E 0801226 Permanent Address			: 	C/o Sanjay Kr. Jha Shubhankar Pur, Darbhanga (Bihar) PIN 846006 Ph- 06272-230853

Language Known				:	English & Hindi

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Place - Gaziabad(NCR) (Ajay P. Jha)

AJAY P. JHA - PROFILE

AJAY P. JHA	 is the disciple of the living legendry slide player and India’s GRAMMY AWARD winner PADMSHRI PT. VISHWA  MOHAN  BHATT. Pt. Bhatt is the creator of the MOHAN VEENA [Classical Guitar] a revolutionary instrument, which has been hailed as a discovery in the Indian classical music scenario. Ajay has been under intensive practice of the Mohan Veena for more than twelve years, after that he is receiving the Talim of Dhrupad Ang of the Amta Ghrana from Pt. Ramashish Pathak for last two years. He is the foremost disciple of Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Pt. Ramashish Pathak. He is one of the youngest and most promising exponents of the Mohan Veena. Ajay With his soulful and vibrant Music is receiving accolades from the listeners and the press alike. With a Masters Degree in music and Approved grade from the All India Radio, Ajay has performed throughout the country and is a regular performed for the A.I.R. & national television networks, along with other prime television channels such as Zee TV (Morning Zee), AAj TAK, STAR NEWS, ZEE NEWS. D.D. ( Subah Sawere). DD –I (SANSKRITINAMA), E.T.V. etc.

Ajay Participated at college, University, state and national level competitions and won lots of award.

TECHNIQUE:- Ajay reflects the dynamic style of rendering the classical nuances of the Mohan Veena in his concerts. His incorporates the authentic and systematic expositions of classical Indian ragas and the embellishments of the world music as well. Ajay’s baaz [style] assimilates the Gayiki (vocal) Khyal. Dhrupad Ang and tantrakari (Instrumental) representations which makes his playing complete with number variations Ajay follows the classical Indian raga authenticity to its strictest norms and creates the purest picture of every raga he plays.

MOHAN VEENA

The Mohan Veena (Classical Guitar) is a highly modified concord arch top, which Bhatt plays lap style. It has 19 strings: three melody strings and four drone string coming off of the peg head, and 12 sympathetic strings strung strung to tuners mounted on a piece of wood added to the side of the neck. The melody strings are on what we would consider the treble side of the neck, and the drone strings are on the bass side the drone strings are lower in height than the melody strings to allow for unrestricted playing of the melody strings. The sympathetic strings run underneath the melody and drone strings to yet another level on the bridge. The tuning varies according to the raga being played.

The instrument has a carved spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck, and a flat, fritless, rosewood fingerboard

The Mohan Veena is under tremendous tension, estimated total strings pull to be in excess of 500 pounds. It is due to this high tension the tone turns incredible with the systmpathetics ringing out and strengthening each note played. This is a lout instrument made to cut through in situations with low amplification.