About Saptami
"Music unwraps the heart, sings out the prayer, dances the spirit and opens the soul"
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Welcome to Saptami – an endeavor to pursue the cause and passion for Indian culture, heritage and music. India is a treasure trove of knowledge and divinity using the medium and expression of music over hundreds of years.
Timeless epics like the Bhagavad Gita contain a huge wealth of knowledge needing perhaps more than a lifetime to dissect, assimilate and understand the depth of meaning contained within.
Many saints and musicians through the ages have nurtured and furthered this rich legacy. Many Daasas in Karnataka and other saints across India have used the power of Bhajans and Daasa sahitya to articulate the timeless wisdom in a simple manner that the common man can appreciate.
Indian (Hindusthani) classical music evolved through the temples and royal courts across India over hundreds of years. This music genre is truly a delight to appreciate and savor the various moods and expressions in different unique styles conveyed through the various Gharanas.
Many writers in the state of Karnataka have also beautifully captured their thoughts in light music compositions like Bhavageethe.
Saptami is a platform to celebrate the beauty and divinity of this rich legacy that we should all be proud of.
Why Saptami? Saptami symbolises the 'Saptaswaraas', the 7 essential notes of music. Saptami also stands for the auspicious 7th day of Navratri when the goddess Saraswathi (who imparts knowledge) is worshipped. Saptami is also significant for worshipping the sun God, the eternal source of energy. Hope you like visiting this site and take back a slice of this rich heritage through Saptami.
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"Music is life. That’s why our hearts have beats.."
Activities
Online and in-person classes conducted for :-
Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal) for beginners
Kannada Daasara Pada (Devotional)
Light Music - Kannada and Hindi
Recitation of the Bhagavad Gita
Recitation of Sanskrit Shlokas
Team Saptami
Saptami is a humble and a small beginning by the Deshpande family to celebrate the rich cultural tradition of India and Karnataka.
Led by Smt Vidya Deshpande and ably supported by her husband Sri Gururaj Deshpande, Saptami focuses on imparting this timeless asset to children and adults through online and in-person classes.
Saptami also plans to organize regular concerts to celebrate music and thereby also help and support artists in need.
Vidya Deshpande is a post graduate in Education as well as a holder of diploma in pre-primary teaching from Symbiosis. A student of music, she currently purses her learning with her guru, Smt Sangeetha Katti in Bangalore.
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Gururaj Deshpande has close to 30 years of experience as a senior leader in the Technology space - having served as Senior Vice president and Center Head of Infosys Bangalore as well as Chief Operating Officer at Edgeverve systems.
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Vidya and Guru, along with their children Diya and Dhruv are keen music enthusiasts wanting to make a small difference and consider it their duty to uphold this worthy cause.
