Nākaloka
Nākaloka
India and New York
United States
Monica Dogra is a multi-disciplinary award-winning powerhouse, with 7 EPs and studio albums released, acted in 7+ feature films, won The Cannes Lion Bronze and was nominated for an Emmy Award.
A storyteller at the core, Monica Dogra dons several avatars, connected by the aim of opening hearts and minds to make space for uniquely diverse expressions of the human experience.
The daughter of Kashmiri immigrants, Monica Dogra was raised in Maryland and grew up listening to Hindu devotional songs, ghazals, and Bollywood hits of Lata Mangeshkar. At age 16, she won a competition and debuted at Carnegie Hall, went on to graduate from NYU’s prestigious music performance program, appeared in the New York Theatre Circuit in plays and musicals and eventually found herself in India, while recording a solo-project with Andre Bettes in New York City, the
producer of Madonna’s Immaculate Collection.
As a musician, she has released a total of 6 studio albums, with two of her recent singles charting on Apple Music Top 10 on the Dance Charts in India. She has forayed into the medicine music space, releasing her first medicine song with international
legends Mose and Franko Heke in June 2021.
She now tours with her sacred concert series, Nākaloka, with music partner Victorien Mulliez, in epic venues like The Tibet House (NYC), The College of Extraordinary Experiences (Poland), Esalen (CA). With her first band, Shaa’ir and Func, Monica Dogra toured the world representing India at prestigious global festivals such as
Glastonbury, OYA, and MIDEM.
As an actor, Monica Dogra has acted in critically acclaimed films such as Dhobi Ghat, David, What Are The Odds, and web
series like - The Married Woman and an upcoming show on Disney HotStar - Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo.
Monica Dogra has been labeled “
ambassador of the New India,” “Queen of Indie
” by Republic of Brown and Grazia Magazine
and cited as one of the “50 most Influential women in India” by Elle Magazine.
Offer
I exist at the intersection of many things - pop culture and spiritual expression. I am the granddaughter of a Sanskrit scholar and a priest who “made it” head banging to rock and roll. Somewhere I feel like I play a roll in the preservation and authentic evolution of the traditions that vibrate in my country of origin, weaponizex by power hungry governments. My talents lie in public speaking as well as in serving through both Nākaloka and Authentic Voice method… two of my most treasured creations out of 30 years of self study, and public performance art.
NEED
We are forming a nonprofit to carry Nākaloka forward into the world, as well as I am in the midst of a career pivot away from celebrity entertainment culture - I would like to share my gifts as the focal point of my life. I’d say the biggest challenge is staying in integrity with the teachings… ie away from capitalistic models… there is a real invitation to tie back into the lands and traditions of india. How to create a structure that allows for this in India as well as globally.
Call-to-Action
I am coming into Earth One with an open mind… believing in divine timing and the revelations that spontaneously occur therein. My CTA to this community is to readily bring me into your dream weaving if my talents overlap with yours and accelerate us towards greater good. I pray to share my work and then find seamless synchronicity and synchro destiny.
