"Sameer Bhatia : Inhale Music, Exhale Poetry"

Sameer Bhatia is a multi-talented and multi-genre artist and musician.

Sameer is a writer, a poet, a painter, a songwriter, a music editor and composer, and, of course, a teacher who has been teaching music to students for more than three decades.

Born on February 27th, 1965, in a musical family, Sameer is a composer, musician, and music teacher by profession. He has around 40 years of varied experience in the music field, and he has been teaching music to small children for the last 30 years.

Numerous independent organisations and writing communities have recognised his talent and awarded him honours and awards. 

He recently set a world record for writing the maximum number of quotes (150 quotes) in 24 hours, which included 80 Hindi quotes and 70 English quotes.

Along with this, he also received the Glorious Indian Awards and Bankim Samman 2023.

Sameer feels proud to be inspired by his parents. He says his mother is a symbol of warmth, love, and affection; she's a protector, a guide, a friend, and a super lady who is always behind his success. His father, his role model, being one of the greatest creators in the pantheon of music composers, inculcated and taught music to him, and this brought magic into his life to do incredible and unexplainable things.

 

Later, Sameer chose music as his profession. He has been an electronic musician (in his early years, in the era of the 70s and 80s), playing synth in recordings and stage programmes accompanying the top-most artists of India.

Sameer has been blessed to play synthesiser with the legendary singers of India like Pandit Jaisraj, Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey, Suresh Wadekar, Kavitah Krishnamurti, Jagjit Singh, Lakshmi Shankar, Mahendra Kapoor, Anup Jalota, Vani Jairam, Savita Devi, Rajan Sajan Misra, Sudha Malhotra, Subha Joshi, Bhupinder and Mitali Singh, Hariharan, Anuradha Paudwal, Ajay Pohankar, Ram Krishna Chandeshri, Ravindra Sathe, Srikant Pargoankar, Shipra Bose, Uttara Kelkar, Ranjana Jogalekar, Chatur Sen, Rajender Kachroo, Malini and Nalini Nambiyar, Bashir Ahmed, to name a few. 

He has been a musician in All India Radio's soulful production of Ramcharitamanas.

He has performed, composed, conducted, arranged, and directed music as a solo artist and as a member of groups and ensembles. 

He has performed on numerous occasions, from a small audience to a large audience, in government as well as private shows. 

He has even performed in front of the Prime Minister, President, ministers, diplomats, secretaries, and other VVIPs on numerous occasions. 

Sameer has played centre stage in many top-most government functions and seminars in reputed auditoriums, such as Vigyan Bhawan, All India Radio, Doordarshan, drama divisions, NCERT, Films Division, etc.

He has also given background scores for telefilms (e.g., Apka Bunty, Jhoomroo) and TV serials (Apna Apna Aasmaan).

ACHIEVEMENTS AS A WRITER

• Wings to My Passion: 2021"Best Versatile Writer of the Year" award for the year 2021–22, presented by Opus Coliseum.

• Recipient of the Golden Pen Award for the Best Book Launched, awarded by JEC, for the music book "Aao Gayen."

• Participated in the All India Essay Writing Competition for Educators ( Teachers) organised by VIVA EDUCATION

• COSMIC WRITER OF 2022 (cosmic publications)

Dated 5th December' 2022. 

• Performed on the platform in front of VIPs.

Dated 28th December' 2022.

• Featured in as upcoming Top 15 Talents of 2023: Inkzoid Book of Records. 

Dated 25th January' 2023.

• Featured in as upcoming Top 15 Talents of 2023: Glorious Book of Records. 

Dated 27th January' 2023.

• Won Special Honourable Mention (English) in the Christmas Competition. 

Dated 1st Feb' 2023. 

• Winner of the INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY CONTEST hosted by Being Omnific.

Dated 5th Feb' 2023 

• Made a world record for writing the maximum number of quotes (Hindi and English) in 24 hours.

Dated 9th Feb' 2023.

• Bagged special Honourable Mention in the 7 Iconic Personalities of 2023.

Dated 1st March' 2023.

• Being featured in a reputable online magazine, "LIDUE."

Dated 11th March' 2023 

• Bankin Samman 2023, by Web Story India, in the category of 'Best Poet of the Year 2023' with Claim ID: OD45289060/BANKIM/37. 

Dated 24th March' 2023. 

• Glorious Indian Award 2023, by Glorious Books of Records, in the category of 'Best Poet of the Year" 2023.

Dated 1st April '23

• Winner of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Awards 2023.

Dated 28th April 2023.

•  Being featured in a reputable online magazine "LIDUE 3". 

Dated 14th May '23 

•  Being Interviewed at SWELL. This podcast went live in 9 countries. 

Dated 15th May '23 

•  Swami Vivekanand Award for Literature 2023, by Web story, India. 

Dated 17th June '23

1. Co-author of 55 anthologies. 

2. Solo author of three books. 

3. A solo book on children's songs. 

4. Co-author for an International Anthology.

5. Member of 16 writing communities.

6. Judged for a writing community. 

7. Sameer won on 84 occasions in various writing competitions.

8. Won 82 open mics.

9. Sameer hosted numerous poetry events.

10. Took part in numerous podcasts.

Sameer is humble as well as proud to be a person who has many different interests and creative pursuits in life. He is true, honest, fun-loving, and down-to-earth.

Sameer says he's on a journey of being happy and content, learning from the failures, and experiencing success while on the long writing path.

The journey must go on.

The most important and powerful thing in his life that define him is one of his poems mentioned below 

"I AM MUSIC"

Birds are Chirping, Waves are Lapping

Bees are Humming, Rivers are Flowing

Clocks are Clicking, Bells are Ringing

Doors are Creaking, Tyres are Screeching, 

Oh, I can hear the passing train

First, listen to the falling rain

Shhh, don't you whisper

The wind is blowing again

Your machine is making noise

You don't shout, lower your voice

Splashing of water, Crackling of wood

You sing so well, I wish I could 

Laughing, Weeping

Snoring  Roaring

From murmuring to whispering trees around

From thundering skies to the barren ground

From drumbeats to the silence of graveyards

It is everywhere, all around

Yes, People call it "Sound" 

To be there in life's symphony

The good Lord has created me

Yes, I'm music, the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

I express the ideas and emotions to spread the gift of joy all around 

Along with my elements of rhythm, melody, harmony and tones

I'm the source of emotions keeping control over stress harmones

I bring tears in eyes and laughter on lips 

Whether Sun shines brightly or it is eclipse 

I'm hope, I'm inspiration, I'm determination 

I'm creation, I'm intonation, I'm notation

Yes, I'm music, the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

I'm in your heart, I am in your soul

I'm the key to any problem as a whole

I'm instrumental, I'm vocal

I'm sweet, I'm soulful

I can improve happiness, performance and memory

I can reduce tension, stress and anxiety 

Yes, I'm music, the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

I was there in the oral epic Ramayan composed by Valmiki

Valmiki ji used me in the lilting rhyme and sholokas

I was there in Mahabharat where all 7 musical notes are mentioned

Arjun had learnt these musical arts from Chitrasen gandharva while who can forget Krishna's divine flute

Yes, I'm music, the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

You may listen to me in the form of Jazz, Rock, Pop and blues

But when I'm Rock n Roll don't forget to wear your dancing shoes

Yes, I AM MUSIC - the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

When you're happy you enjoy me in full spirits

When you're sad you understand me with lyrics

Not only in English and hindi, I'm there in any language 

I'm present in the frequencies and Waves of physics 

Yes, I AM MUSIC - the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

I'm always there within your heart, whether you feel happy or sad

I'm the one who sometimes makes  you uncontrolled and mad

I'm there for each one of you, your selection is only bias

I'm not always loud but soft making you religious and pious 

Yes, I AM MUSIC - the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

Some of you even breathe music

Some of you even teach music

I'm all in the air, 

All the time every where 

When you're in love and everything is perfect, your heart sings

When your heart breaks, you sing to take out sorrows and sufferings

I make you feel all your emotions 

Even far away where sky meet the oceans 

Yes, I AM MUSIC - the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

Beethoven or Mozart, 

Tchaikovsky or Bach

Baroque or Classical, 

May be Rock or Pop 

They were my roots, they are my stems

They are the fruits, they are the gems

I'm still flowing in your souls 

Because of new age Rock n Roll

Whether Guru Rabindranath Tagore or Shakespeare 

They wrote me, they made me 

You can listen to them feeling those emotions in me 

Because, I AM MUSIC - the collection of these coordinated sounds

This is my power, the power of Music

Whether it is Gita, Bible, Guru granth sahib or Quran

They are the food of love and knowledge, so lets play on

Not to forget that I'm a powerful way to unite people

Whether National Anthems at sporting events or presentations

Whether hymns, prayers, lullabies or any other musical creations

I work as ailment and remedies to many health problems

Just like democracy I'm of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I work same for all and for me all are equal

I'm always there for all of you to reach out your goals 

I'm mortal, I'm eternal for the necessity of your souls

Yes, these are the collection of the coordinated sounds

I'm sure many people like me must have been drowned

This is my power, the power of Music

Yes, I AM MUSIC, I AM MUSIC, I AM MUSIC

-Sameer Bhatia