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It is not everyday that you expect to watch and listen to sitar maestros like Rais Khan, especially that now his domicile is on the other side of our national border. It is not everyday that you expect to watch … Continue reading
The schedule for the ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan (6th – 9th December 2012) has been updated on the Programs page.
Sri Sameehan Kashalkar, son of Sri Ulhas Kashalkar, will perform at the ITC SRA auditorium on Wednesday, 21st November 2012 from 7 pm onwards. He will be accompanied by Sri Biplab Bhattacharya on tabla, Smt Rupashree Bhattacharya on harmonium and Sri Sarwar Hussain on sarangi.
Our Programs page has been updated with this information.
Sri Omkar Dadarkar will perform at the ITC SRA auditorium on Saturday, 24th November 2012 from 6 pm onwards. He will be accompanied by Sri Sanjay Adhikary on tabla, Smt Rupashree Bhattacharya on harmonium and Sri Sarwar Hussain on sarangi.
Our Programs page has been updated with this information.
In continuation of our last post reporting the first evening of Purav Ang Gayaki Utsav 2012 – 2013, let us now proceed to the second evening of the festival, held on 28th October 2012 at Chowdhury House, Calcutta.
The first participant of this evening was Smt Pallabi Ghatak, who started her presentation with a thumri on raaga Mishra Bhairavi (bansuria kaisi bajai ri) and next switched to a dadra on raaga Pilu (nath bisar balam).
Smt Santa Kundu was the next participant and she opened with a thumri on raaga Desh (mora saiyyan bulawe). Her second presentation was a dadra on raaga Majh Khamaj (aisi bedarda se).
The third participant was Smt Sohini Roy Chakraborty, who started with a thumri on raaga Mishra Khamaj (mori maano batiyaan) and then presented a dadra on raaga Kaushiddhwani (shyam tohe najaria).
The last participant, Smt Nandini Chakrabarty, a deciple of Smt Poornima Chaudhuri, presented a thumri on raaga Majh Khamaj (ab ke sawan ghar aa jaa) and ended the evening’s program with a dadra on raaga Bhairavi (jao main tose nahin bolun).
Throughout the two days covered by the festival, the accompanists Sri Jayshankar Mishra (tabla) and Smt Paromita Mukherjee (harmonium) worked tirelessly and brilliantly with all the eight participants.
A word on the Mrs Paromita Mukherjee – she was so magnificent at her harmonium skills that some of the alankars sounded more like being played on a flute rather than a harmonium! A disciple of late violinist Sri V G Jog, she left Calcutta a while back and now lives in Delhi. While Bengal should mourn losing her, we should be equally proud of her as a great Bengali artiste.
As in the past, the VSK Baithak 2012 – 2013 at the Chowdhury House was a delight for the audience. Superb aesthetics, great hospitality, attractive floral appointments and closeness to the artistes created a warm, cozy and homely atmosphere.
To illustrate, here’s a photo of the auditorium. This photo is a bigger one than the rest and was created by joining three normal photos. Click on the photo if you want to see its bigger version.
VSK Baithak Purab Ang Gayaki Utsav 2012 – 2013 being at Chowdhury House, Calcutta
We wish luck to all the participants and congratulate Sri V S Kapur on his sincere efforts to revive this particular tradition of Indian classical music. Hope to see you all next year!
Update (05 Nov 12):
The photo of the auditorium is not being displayed for some reason unknown. This may be because of a WordPress bug which can’t resolve different formats of posts (Standard, Gallery etc.). However, here is a separate link for the photo if you want to have a look.
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The festival of Purav Ang Gayaki Utsav, held yearly in Calcutta, Varanasi and Delhi, celebrates the unique musical heritage of the Ganga-Yamuna region. The festival is organized by VSK Baithak, lead by Sri Vinod S Kapur, who is tireless in … Continue reading
Calcutta will have the rare opportunity to listen to a sitar recital by the renowned and elusive Rais Khan. Being arranged by Sangeet Ashram, the program will be held at G D Birla Sabhagar on the evening of 17th November 2012.
According to the organizers, Rais Khan is arriving from his domicile Pakistan directly to Calcutta for this program. We have also been informed that he might be accompanied by his sons Farhan Khan and Suhel Khan.
The Programs page has been updated with the details.
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Organized by Sangeet Ashram, the evening of 30th September saw Smt Padma Talwalkar presenting a vocal recital at the G D Birla Sabhagar. The surprise element of the show was Padmaji’s daughter Savani Talwalkar, who accompanied her mother on tabla. … Continue reading
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Arranged by Kailash for the birth centenary of the guru of their founder, an evening of sitar recital by Sri Ramprapanna Bhattachayya and vocal recital by Sri Ulhas Kashalkar took place at the G D Birla Sabhagar on 25th September … Continue reading
Dhrupad recital by H Sayeeduddin Dagar on 3rd August 2012 at G D Birla Sabhagar
On the eve of 3rd August 2012, Calcutta was fortunate to be treated with a recital from the dhrupad exponent Sri H Sayeeuddin Dagar, who is none other than the son and disciple of the illustrious “Tansen Pandey of Calcutta” – late Hussainuddin Khan Dagar. The program was organized by Sangeet Ashram and was held at G D Birla Sabhagar, Calcutta.
Though weak from being released from the hospital a few days earlier, his immense dedication and love for his art let him forget all about himself as he immersed himself and his audience with touching recitals of raag Adbhut Kalyan, raag Behaag with some dhamar to conclude his program.
He was ably accompanied on pakhwaj by Sri Mohanlal Sharma.
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