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210:. In 2009, she directed a two-day exhibition and music concert 'Women on Record', celebrating Music of women in the Gramophone era, in which she paid a tribute to the iconic female voices of gramophone era by performing their music. In 2014, Shah was the director of Women on Record. A recipient of the Pro Helvetia Residency in 2010, Shah is also a writer and lyricist, and serves as a member of cultural committee of South Asia Foundation.
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Besides TV, radio, independent films and documentaries, she has performed on various
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and learnt thumri, dadra and ghazal gayaki from Shanti
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Shah's family had a significant musical background. With her fondness for and exposure to the North Indian style of classical music, she decided to make a foray into this style of vocal music. She has trained under music icon
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Vidya Shah had begun her journey into the world of music at the age of 12 when she started learning South Indian
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