By Kulavati Krishnapriya Devi Dasi
Art of Kirtan, launched in May 2024, is an online music school and heritage project. The initiative is headed by Bada Haridas, who has been leading and teaching kirtan for the past 50 years and is a professionally trained musician and composer. His wife, Kosarupa Dasi, manages the project, marketing, and fundraising, with assistance from their two adult children, Sri Gaura Mani and Nitai Sharana.
Bada Haridas and Visvambhar Sheth are the founding teachers of the Art of Kirtan and have a long history of collaboration. Visvambhar, who grew up in Vrindavan, India, learning traditional mridanga, harmonium, and singing, moved to the US at age seventeen. That summer, Visvambhar and Bada Haridas produced the album NADIA, and since then, they have performed kirtan together and collaborated on various music projects and albums.
Madhumangala Gopal Das and Padmarani Dasi (MaPa Studio Mayapur) are the film and audio team. Uma Devi Dasi is the tech and communications manager, and Pranada Dasi is the business consultant. Raghu Nandini and Govinda (eighteyes.com) are the school’s graphic designers.
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