{"id":92457,"date":"2019-09-02T20:13:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T03:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=92457"},"modified":"2019-09-02T20:14:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T03:14:48","slug":"shreya-ghoshal-brings-the-house-down-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/shreya-ghoshal-brings-the-house-down-in-san-jose\/","title":{"rendered":"Shreya Ghoshal Brings the House Down in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) brought a magnificent musical extravaganza of the year to San Jose. \u00a0The super sensational singing queen, Shreya Ghoshal, performed at the San Jose State University Event Center on Friday, August 23.\u00a0 All of this was for a magical cause of brightening the world.<\/p>\n<p>Shreya Ghoshal has reigned supreme in Bollywood for many years. As the audience experienced throughout the concert, Shreya is best known for her angelic vocal cords. Her sweet and melodious voice captured the ears from afar.<\/p>\n<p>Winning ZeeTv&#8217;s music contest &#8220;Sa Re Ga Ma Pa&#8221; gave Shreya the kick start she needed to launch her singing career in Bollywood. Shreya&#8217;s first Bollywood break came with the song &#8220;Bairi Piya&#8221; from Devdas, which won her the National Film and the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Female).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92459\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671.jpg\" data-size=\"800x600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92459\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671.jpg\" alt=\"Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671.jpg 800w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-496x372.jpg 496w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0671-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The concert was stunning &#8211; Shreya Ghoshal and her orchestra brought the house down with her songs. She sang \u201cBairi Piya,\u201d her debut Bollywood song from Devdas, and some of her latest songs, including \u201cSlow Motion\u201d from the movie \u201cBharat.\u201d The concert started on time at 7:30 PM \u2013 all Sankara concerts start on time.\u00a0 Shreya kept the audience enthralled and totally mesmerized until 11:05 PM \u2013 when her last song \u201cAmi Je Tomar\u201d from Bhool Bhulaiya ended \u2013\u00a0 with the audience wanting a lot more. Shreya also took the audience in a nostalgic journey with songs from yesteryears. She performed a medley of old songs from great singers, including Rafi, Kishore, Lata and Asha, ending with \u201cDum Maro Dum\u201d with the audience singing along.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92464\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743.jpg\" data-size=\"800x600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92464\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743.jpg\" alt=\"Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743.jpg 800w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-496x372.jpg 496w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0743-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shreya also acknowledged and appreciated the great work done by SEF over the years and the dedication of its volunteers.\u00a0<strong>SEF donors and audience members appreciated how well the concert was organized and managed. <\/strong>Established in the Bay Area, SEF is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that has been working for the past 21 years for the cause of eradicating curable blindness in India. Driven by a truly inspirational cause, SEF has currently established 9 community hospitals and is embarking on four new hospital projects. By far the most unique and remarkable characteristic of SEF is that it provides free eye care for those unable to afford it, those members of the rural poor, and this accounts for 80 percent \u2013 approximately 200,000 people per year \u2013 of the surgeries performed at its hospitals. The tireless efforts by the SEF team since inception, has enabled more than 2 million eyes to receive the gift of vision, utterly free of cost.\u00a0 SEF has maintained the top 4 star rating from Charity Navigator for sound fiscal management for seven consecutive years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92460\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731.jpg\" data-size=\"800x600\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-92460\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731.jpg\" alt=\"Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731.jpg 800w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-496x372.jpg 496w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-632x474.jpg 632w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-536x402.jpg 536w, https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/DSCN0731-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shreya Ghoshal performing live at San Jose State University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SEF will focus its fundraising activities for 4 new projects, Focus Mumbai, Focus Hyderabad, Focus Indore, and Focus Bihar.\u00a0 Become a Founding Donor and leave a legacy \u2013 get your name on the Wall of Founders.\u00a0Double the impact of your gift with company matching. Join our cause, volunteer and share in the joy of bringing light to someone\u2019s eyes. Please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.giftofvision.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.giftofvision.org<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONTACT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Murali Krishnamurthy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Chairman, SEF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>muralik@giftofvision.org<\/u><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Video for &#8220;Shreya Ghoshal &#8211; LIVE IN CONCERT&#8221; will be published soon!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) brought a magnificent musical extravaganza of the year to San Jose. \u00a0The super sensational singing queen, Shreya Ghoshal, performed at the San Jose State University Event Center on Friday, August 23.\u00a0 All of this was for a magical cause of brightening the world. Shreya Ghoshal has reigned supreme in Bollywood for&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/shreya-ghoshal-brings-the-house-down-in-san-jose\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":92458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[275,13,21],"tags":[2094,444,726,15126,50,35489,35490,4084,34495,3235,3140],"class_list":["post-92457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-culture","category-entertainment","tag-bayarea","tag-sanjose","tag-sankaraeyefoundation","tag-california-2","tag-india","tag-liveconcert","tag-muralikrishnamurthy","tag-sef","tag-shreya-ghoshal","tag-sjsu","tag-us"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}