Sonal Sonkavde
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in Mumbai,
Sonal Sonkavde got Best Debut Singer award from
International Human Rights Council for her debut album "More
Sawarein" dedicated to soldiers of the nation. She also bagged prestigious
Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2017 .
Sonal has held posts of Deputy Collector in Maharashtra Govt
from 2008 to 2010 and is currently working as
Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax in Mumbai.
Says Suresh Wadkar, “I have heard Sonal’s songs. She has
sung very well. She has God’s blessings. She is Surili and her voice is
befitting a playback singer."
Says Rajesh Roshan, “After listening to Sonal’s voice in
"More Sawarein. " I was surprised at her voice texture, range and
capability. Despite the fact she is holding such a high position in Income Tax
Department which must be consuming most of her time that she can pursue singing
is highly commendable.”
Sonal has dubbed her voice for few Hindi and Marathi movies
also. Having successfully established herself as a professional singer , Sonal is nowadays working on a
fiction novel named ' So what ?' based on a story of a woman from turmoil to
transformation.
Crossword is proud to publish the book written by Sonal
soon. National
award winning director Bhaurao Karhade
is making a film "COMMA" based on the story of this book .
When asked Sonal how she manages doing all these things ,
she said that "When God never thought second time to bless me with all
these arts , why should I think twice before giving expression to them?. She
also said that it's because of the encouragement of Parents and support of all her Seniors in Income Tax Department that she is able to venture out as
an artist in all possible forms. "
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