Uma Shanti is a Ukrainian singer, artist and DJ, and the lead singer of the Ukrainian band Shanti People, which fuses electronic dance music (EDM) with Vedic mantras. In 2023, she was accused of belittling the Indian flag by throwing it into the audience at a pre-Independence Day event in Pune.
Wiki/Biography
Uma Devi, also known as Jiapiha Larina, was born on February 14 in Russia. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius. In 2010, she moved to Kiev, Ukraine and settled there. Later, she obtained a Ukrainian passport.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′ 5″
Hair color: light blonde
Eye color: gray blue
family
Parents and siblings
Her father and brother live in Russia.
husband and children
Uma Shanti married Shanti Bo, sound engineer and manager of Shanti People, on October 8, 2010. They have a daughter named Soniya Show, who was born on January 18, 2017.
Uma Shanti and Shanti Bho
Umashanti and her daughter Sonia show
Umashanti with husband and daughter
Religion/Religious Views
Uma said in an interview about her religious beliefs,
I can’t really say I belong to any particular religion! I believe in spirituality and I see God in everything around me. I prefer Hinduism to other religions but I respect all religions. This is all Sanatana Dharma. I love the sacred knowledge found in every spiritual tradition, but I don’t like religion turning into a control system. I love being a pilgrim and being exposed to a living spiritual culture! This is a huge source of energy for me! There I met spiritual teachers from whom I have continued to learn throughout my life. ”
Profession
Uma Shanti founded Shanti People in 2008 with Shanti Bo, a Kiev-based world music band that combines Vedic mantras with groovy electronics. As the lead singer of the band, Uma participates in various musical projects, showcasing her creativity and experimenting with the fusion of Techno sounds. She is also a DJ and has hosted numerous social events.
Uma Shanti as DJ
She has performed live at many stage shows and concerts in Ukraine and abroad. Some of the world music festivals she has participated in include Sunburn Festival, Ozora, World Trance Winter, Summer Never Ends, GogolFest, Veda Life, Inne Brzmienia, Radhadesh Summer Holi Festival, Hedonism, Eurovision Village Kyiv and Xperience Festival. She has also performed many solo live performances in Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine and India.
Umashanti performs at concert
Umashanti creates an extraordinary positive vibe on stage through her authentic energy and magnetic charisma. Uma Shanti is a vocal yoga teacher and has organized several vocal yoga classes for her students. Her musical compositions are mainly based on mantras, Chalisas and Sanatana Dharma associated with Hindu deities. Along with her bandmates, she has artistically reinterpreted works such as Mahisasur Mardini, Shiv Tandav Strotam, Hanuman Chalisa, Durga Chalisa, Mahaganpati Mool Mantra, Gayatri Mantra, Sita Ram, Kal Bhairava and Shiva Shambho. She is often seen performing Mantra Jam (Kirtan) at various live shows.
Uma Shanti performs Mantra Jam at Shunya (Goa, India)
Some of her hit tracks include HI – LO X Space 92 – Mercury, Shanti People – Sri Mangala Gita (Jackob mix), Little Buddha, Stop and Butterfly. Her booklets are frequently played on Armin van Buuren’s radio show A State of Trance, Psy-nation Radio hosted by Liquid Soul and Ace Ventura, and Dreamstate Radio hosted by Vini Vici. Her band has a YouTube channel called Shanti People. The channel was created on November 13, 2010 and has 483 subscribers. This channel received a silver YouTube button for its content.
Uma Shanti and her silver YouTube Play button
dispute
Yellow card for insulting Indian flag
Uma Shanti performed at Karthik More’s pre-Independence Day (India) concert at Freq – Super Club Bar Kitchen, Koregaon Park area, Pune on 13 August 2023. She apparently held the national flag with both hands throughout the performance, and when the event was coming to an end, around 12:30 p.m., she threw the Indian flag into the audience. Soon, a video of the incident went viral on social media, following which Havaldar Tanaji Deshmukh lodged an FIR against Uma Shanti and event organizer Karthik More at Koregaon Park police station. According to police, a case has been filed against Uma and Karthik under Section 110 of the Maharashtra Police Act and Section 2 of the Prevention of Insult to National Honor Act.
tattoos and piercings
tattoo
Uma has a Shakti Ma tattoo on her back.
Umashanti’s tattoo
punching
She has a pierced septum.
umashanti piercings
Favorites
- Travel destination: Greece
Facts/Trivia
- Uma Shanti enjoys traveling and exploring new places in her free time.
- She follows a vegetarian diet.
- Uma is inspired by Vedic philosophy, Bhakti Yoga and Vedic mantras.
- She is an ardent follower of Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna, Lord Shiva and Lord Ganesha.
Idols of Umashanti and Lord Ganesha
- Umashanti practices mantra yoga and hatha yoga to maintain physical and mental health.
umashanti doing yoga
- Uma posted on Instagram that she has a habit of cutting her hair at every new milestone in her life.
- Uma is proficient in various instruments such as flute, sarod, piano, harmonica and guitar.
Uma Shanti plays harmonica
- She is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog.
Umashanti and her pet dog
- She is very fond of India and Indian culture.
Umashanti’s Instagram post
- In 2019, a video of Uma Shanti went viral on the internet, in which she was seen shouting Hanuman Chalisa. Many people on social media claimed that the singer seen recording Hanuman Chalisa was American singer Madonna. However, many media later clarified that the singer was not Madonna, but Umashanti.
- Once, Uma went to a studio in Kiev to record some vocals, where she met Bo, the sound engineer and manager of Shanti People. Uma inspired him to start a project and in 2008 he co-founded the Kiev-based world music band Shanti People.
- Uma Shanti said in an interview that mantras not only remove worries and calm the mind and heart, but also help in understanding the nature of consciousness. she says,
Mantras not only remove worries and bring peace to the mind, but also help in understanding the nature of consciousness, which is the most important thing in practicing self-realization. In our music we try to express our knowledge through the universal language of electronic music. We are excited to share this gem with our audiences. “
Categories: Biography
Source: HIS Education