Shailesh has sung in innumerable telefilms and serials, video films and documentaries and has performed in many national and international music conferences and festivals including 4th Hindi Conference in Mauritius, 1993, Asian Music Festival, Indonesia, 1996, Minzzer International Festival, Chamba, 1995.

Some of the honours that have come her way include the Shobhana Award, Stage Promoters Award, Begum Akhtar Award, Adharshila Award, Delhi Film Institute Award, Bindya Vasini Award and a Fellowship in Folk Music from the Department of Culture, Government of India.

Shailesh is an exceptionally gifted artiste, who has a sensitive, highly melliflous voice. Shailesh imitated the typical manner and air of Asha Bhonsale.

Prakash Wadhera
The Hindu
13 November 1998

Sweet and penetrating voice, melodious and emotion packed presentation - these are the basic characteristics of her performance. She has abundant capacity of rendering short movements, "Khatakas", "Murkies" with the extension and intention of her voice.

Ravindra Mishra

Indian Express

February 1986

Shailesh is working with Indian television as Programme Executive. She has produced several music and dance programmes/ documentaries and has done tremendous work in popularizing songs on national integration through Indian television.

Shailesh is a post graduate in Political Science and took her "Prabhakar" Degree in music from Prayag Sangeet Samiti. She is now a disciple of the renowned maestros Rajan and Sajan Mishra.

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