In The Pursuit of Life

Swapna Abraham is a singer-songwriter, actor, author, interior designer, and versatile corporate professional from Kerala, India. After a twenty-five-year stint in singing and songwriting through twenty-two English musical albums, she embarked on a thousand-day world record challenge in 2017 composing, producing and publishing 2321 songs setting four world records with the Golden Book of World Records, based out of Dubai, UAE. The world records are as follows:   •Longest quotidian feat of composing, producing and publishing songs incessantly (April 08, 2017 - January 02, 2020)    •Quotidian feat of composing, producing and publishing multiple songs incessantly for 100 days (March 08, 2019 - June 15, 2019)      •Most songs composed, produced and published by an individual in one day (January 01, 2020)   •Longest quotidian feat of composing, producing and publishing children's songs incessantly (April 08, 2017 - January 02, 2020) Her style of music stretches across the entire gamut from pop and country to folk and soul. In 2010 Swapna received the NeedStar citation ‘Role Model for her progress & success in the field of Mainstream Career, Art & Entrepreneurship’, in 2012 she was awarded the Maestro Award – LAMP-ICONGO Karmaveer Chakra for her contribution to gospel music, in 2019, the Aspire World Award for Passion for Excellence at the 31st Global Women’s Empowerment Summit, in 2022 Exceptional Women of Excellence Award at Women Economic Forum, in 2022 the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Music (Honoris Causa) by Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed To Be University), and in 2024, the Doctor of Philosophy in Music (Honoris Causa) degree by Maryland State University. Her more recent awards include: 2023 Silver - Global Music Awards - LOVED (album) - Pop, Silver - Global Music Awards - LOVED (album) - Female Vocalist, Silver - One Earth Awards - No Love Lost (feat Devan Ekambaram) - Best American Roots Song, Silver Medal - Outstanding Achievement - Global Music Awards - No Love Lost (feat Devan Ekambaram) - Country, Female Vocalist, Finalist - Spring 2023 - World Songwriting Awards - No Love Lost (feat Devan Ekambaram) - Best Modern Country Song, Official 2023 Finalist - InterContinental Music Awards - No Love Lost (feat Devan Ekambaram) and Official Nomination - Hollywood Independent Music Awards - No Love Lost (feat Devan Ekambaram) - Country (Crossover). In 2022, she published her maiden book She Played In The Dark entailing the journey and lessons through the 1000 days. More recently, she rolled out the 1000 children’s songs from the world record chronicle in illustrated children’s books titled A Children’s Song A Day – 5 volumes and 20 sub-volumes, with the songs and karaokes, studio-produced and inset as QR codes. Swapna is a mother of two and grandmother of three, she believes this is her greatest legacy. Connect with Swapna Abraham (https://www.swapnaabraham.com/) Connect with the host [email protected]