musician
Vidya Shah is a musician from New Delhi, India. Trained initially in Carnatic music, she later received guidance in the North Indian genres from Shubha Mudgal, Mujahid Hussain Khan and Shanti Hiranand. She has performed at several national and international forums. She writes on music for several publications and has contributed to the Encyclopedia Britannica. She is a recipient of the Senior Fellowship from the Government of India and the Charles Wallace Award for her project ‘Women on Record’, a performance highlighting the contributions of women performers in the gramophone era: which has lead to Jalsa- Indian Women and their journeys from the Salon to the Studio, a book about the beginning of the interface of technology and entertainment, and the irreversible impact this has had on how we listen to, enjoy and consume music.