Profile of Parul

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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classical language. She also joined with us in Practising SRIMAD RAJCHANDRAJIS "ATMA SIDHI SHASTRA" and ancient Vedic hymns of "'ISHAVASYA UPANISHAD". Our Long Play Discs and Audio cassettes of these all and many others have already become popular Whether it may be our home recitation for self-fulfillment and devotion or a Public Stage or Recording performance, Parul's presence and participation were hardly missed.
After getting distinction in her B.A. Exam. with English literature, Sociology and Psychology at Bangalore, she wanted to go for her post-graduate studies along with further advance studies in music (vocal from Govt. Music college and Instrumental- Sitar from my Great Musician Master Bapooraoji's grand Son Sri K Atmaram) at Hyderabad.
With the same hard studies and strivings, she went on mastering music very nicely and also topped the Rank in her Osmania University's M.A. (Hindi Literature) Exam. and acquired a Gold Medal from amongst the non-Hindi speaking students.
A Hyderabad News Paper writes on this achievement of hers :"Kum. Parul Pratapkumar Toliya was awarded Hyderabad Hindi Prachar Sabha's Gold Medal for acquiring First position amongst Non-Hindi Speaking Students in M.A. Hindi Exam. at the Osmania University's Convocation held recently at its Tagore Auditorium. Acquirer of nearly 75 percent marks in M.A. Hindi Literature and presently doing her Ph. D., Kum. Parul has remained foremost position-winner in B.A. and Pre-Uni. Exams. also. It will be befitting here to remind that her father, Prof. "Pratapkumar Toliya, who apart from remaining Professor and Principal in Gujarat and Bangalore Universities, is also an International Artist-Musician having several World Tours to his credit. He also is an M.A. in Hindi Literature from this Osmania University itself of 1960, who had, in addition to the editing of "ARCHANA" Magazine, respresented
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