Agreement between Ghazal Srinivas (India) and Pedro Nonell
Agreement to recite/sing the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit and Spanish between Dr Ghazal Srinivas (India) and Pedro Nonell (Spain)
Dr Ghazal Srinivas is a Ghazal singer, percussionist, author, actor and activist. He holds a Guinness World Record for the most number of languages sung. He is a propagator of Mahatma Gandhi's message of Ahimsa and peace. He recorded an album “The Way of Mahatma Gandhi” singing 125 songs in 125 languages of the world (65 Indian languages and 60 foreign languages). He is now embarking on a new project: reciting/singing the Bhagavad Gita in Sanskrit and several languages including Spanish.
After learning about my Spanish translation of the “Bhagavad Gita Upanishad according to Gandhi” he contacted me to collaborate on this project. We have reached a collaboration agreement whereby I will provide him with this translation of the Gita free of charge so that the Shlokas can be recorded in Spanish.
I have had the opportunity to listen to Chapter 5 - The Yoga of Renunciation of Action (Karma Sannyasa Yoga) in Sanskrit and English and it is wonderful, with the endearing, deep and harmonious voice of Dr. Ghazal Srinivas you enter a new spiritual dimension of the Bhagavad Gita.
It is interesting to note that he sings in Telugu, and precisely the Telugu Association of Spain gave me an award for the second translation I have done: the Gita Makaranadam by Swami Vidya Prakashananda.
I will probably record some verses in Spanish from Spain, others will be recorded in India at a university. There is also the possibility that I will travel to India to record them on site.
I am passionate about this project, thank you Dr Ghazal Srinivas for inviting me to participate!
Jay Krishna!
Pedro Nonell (Director of the Gita Institute).
Kesiraju Srinivas (born 14 October 1966), popularly known as Ghazal Srinivas, is a Ghazal singer, actor, activist and percussionist from Hyderabad, India. He holds the Guinness World Record for the highest number of languages sung. He did pioneering work in Telugu Ghazal. He also sings Ghazals in Hindi and Urdu. As part of his peace mission, he travelled to war-affected countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq etc. to spread the non-violence movement preached by Mahatma Gandhi. In 2005, he founded the Ghazal Charitable Trust to promote Ghazals and world peace.
The Ghazal is a form of love poem or ode, which has its origins in Arabic poetry. Ghazals typically deal with themes of spiritual and romantic love and can be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation from one's beloved and the beauty of love despite that pain. Its origins can be traced back to 7th-century Arabic poetry. The Ghazal spread to the Indian subcontinent in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic sultanate, and is now a form of poetry predominantly of many South Asian and Turkish languages.
He has also recorded an audio album titled 'The Way of Mahatma Gandhi' in which he sang 125 songs in 125 languages of the world (65 Indian languages and 60 foreign languages) on the theme of non-violence, truth, love and the Satyagraha philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.
Kesiraju Srinivas is a true believer of Gandhian philosophy. For the last two and a half decades he has been singing Ghazals in almost all modern languages to promote Indian culture, traditions, human values and social responsibilities. He has performed more than 6000 concerts across the world. He wrote a song 'Golden Dreams of Gandhiji' as a 'Musical Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi' for world peace and translated it into 100 languages of the world. He has created a Guinness by performing the song in a live concert in 2008. He has also recorded an audio album titled 'The Way of Mahatma Gandhi' in which he sang 125 songs in 125 languages of the world (65 Indian languages and 60 foreign languages) on the theme of Non-Violence, Truth, Love and Satyagraha philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. He is committed to the ideals of Mahatma Gandhiji. And their mission with zeal and dedication is to spread peace and non-violence.
Dr. Ghazal Srinivas is also a renowned social reformer. He believes in the philosophy of 'Hate the crime but not the criminal'. He visits central and district prisons in the state. He sings for the prisoners to motivate them and inculcate positive thinking. He has also started a certificate course in Gandhian philosophy, Satyagraha and non-violence for prisoners through the Centre for Gandhian Studies at YN College, Narsapur. He performs in rural areas and motivates villagers, particularly poor farmers, to prevent suicides. He conducts exclusive concerts in educational institutions singing for the youth to put them on the right path to create patriotism.
He first entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 2008 when she sang 100 songs in 100 languages. In 2009, he again set a new world record by reciting/singing 125 songs in 125 languages. In 2010, he set the third world record by performing the most concerts (55) in 24 hours.
Srinivas has appeared in several films. He entered Telugu cinema as a lead actor in the film Vichitram directed by Jandhyala.
He was a brand ambassador for Save Temples Mission, organized by savetemples.org and the Global Hindu Heritage Foundation.
Website Dr Ghazal Srinivas: http://Ghazalsrinivas.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Ghazalsrinivas
Instagram