A spiritualist, inspired by Sri Sathya Sai Baba and His teachings, Sumeet aims through his music to motivate his peers, the youngsters of today, towards spirituality and the practice of human values.Felicitated by “Bhakti Kala Kshetra” ( ISKCON Temple) to spread the Divine Glory of Krishna through Music.His work deeply impacted Indian cinema and thus he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1971. In a career spanning around 30 years, Sahir Ludhianvi wrote 718 songs for 111 films.
Honoured by Facebook to sign the prestigious “Celebrity Wall” at their Headquarters in Silicon Valley (USA) in December 2014 Shankar Mahadevan puts his words to music, lending his voice to his famous poems and songs.Latest releases include a Ghazal album entitled “Destiny” alongside Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz & Anup Jalota as well as a Devotional album entitled “Hare Krishna alongside Anup Jalota where Sumeet is the Composer & Music Director.Has approximately 5 Million Views of his videos on YouTube.Bollywood debut alongside Singing Diva Sunidhi Chauhan as well as other solo songs to be released in 2015.Debut Pop Album “Meri Deewangi”, released by Eros International, peaked at #2 on the Times of India Charts and remained in Top 10 for over 35 weeks.Performed alongside legends Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, Suresh Wadkar, Anup Jalota, Pankaj Udhas, Talat Aziz, Bhupinder & Mitali Singh, Richa Sharma & Kavita Seth.
Performed over 500 Concerts in India, USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore & Fiji Islands Shankar Mahadevan Academy provides free interactive music concerts for people battling terminal diseases, loneliness, depression and other mental ailments.Performing on stage for the past 28 years - first stage performance was at the age of 8.