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4 Jan 2015 3:48 AM IST
Shankar Lal Hall, Modern School is hosting the Swami Haridas Tansen Sangeet - Nritya Mahotsav from January 9-11.The Programme this year is a 3 Days festival of Music and Dance. The spirit behind this festival is Uma Sharma (well known Kathak Dancer) and this festival originally started at Vrindavan with Swami Shri Gopalji of Vrindavan and then shifted to Delhi.
In order to revive the interest in our traditional art forms, both in musical and performing arts and to spread and rekindle its eminence among the younger generation, who are more attracted to western and fusion music, the Sri RamCentre For Performing Arts and Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan are keenly endeavoring to focus on and commemorate the legendary guru-shishya parampara. With the help of HCL, SRF Ltd., and Art Karat, they are actively encouraging and commemorating the legendary guru-shishya parampara in the Mehfil- Andaz through their programmes.
Well known artists participating in Swami Haridas-Tansen- Sangeet-Nritya Mahotsav are Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Vocal), Ustad Shujat Khan (Sitar), Pt. Chhannulal Mishra (Vocal), Acharya Pt. Gokulotsav Maharaj (Vocal), Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flute), Ustad Aashish Khan (Sarod), Smt. Shubha Mudgal (Vocal), Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena) and Uma Sharma (Kathak).
The old, classical style of presenting music to music-lovers was prevalent during the Mughul period and exemplified by the two great musical geniuses of India, the venerable saint-musician, poet and composer of Brindavan, Swami Haridas and his illustrious disciple Mian Tansen – Baiju Bawra. The mahotsav is an attempt to keep alive and spread our musical heritage through a cultural ‘renaissance’ and resuscitation of the musical ethos by holding a festival of music, dance and vocal recitals (Dhrupads) in Delhi. This is to observe that woefully classical music and traditional Indian Performing Arts have lost their Patrons in the true sense of the word.
Swami Haridas–Tansen Sangeet-Nritya Mahotsav has been enchanting the connoisseurs, music lovers in Delhi for the past 12 years at a modest scale. Some superb music is presented before an invited audience who is interested, conversant and enthusiastic about the tradition and classical music and performing art and the response is growing every year adding new ‘converts’ from the younger generation. In order to expand its scale and to reach out to many more States and encourage especially the younger generation and to keep alive the Indian cultural ethos, traditions and values, and also to enriching the cultural and spiritual fabric of the society Bhartiya Sangeet Sadan and Sri Ram Centre for Performing arts are organizing Swami Haridas Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav.
On the first day of the event Ashwin Bhide Deshapande and Chhannulal Mishra will entertain through their voices while Pt. Shujaat Khan will be performing on the Sitaar. Next day, on January 10 Acharya Pandit Golukotsavji Maharaj will perform, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasiya will perform on the Sitar while musician Ashish Khan will be displaying his vocal skills. On the last day Uma Shankar Kathak exponent will perform along side Shubha Mudgal’s extraordinary voice. Viswa Mohan Bhatt will be performing on Mohan Veena as well.
When: January 9-11, Where: Shankar Lal Hall, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
In order to revive the interest in our traditional art forms, both in musical and performing arts and to spread and rekindle its eminence among the younger generation, who are more attracted to western and fusion music, the Sri RamCentre For Performing Arts and Bharatiya Sangeet Sadan are keenly endeavoring to focus on and commemorate the legendary guru-shishya parampara. With the help of HCL, SRF Ltd., and Art Karat, they are actively encouraging and commemorating the legendary guru-shishya parampara in the Mehfil- Andaz through their programmes.
Well known artists participating in Swami Haridas-Tansen- Sangeet-Nritya Mahotsav are Ashwini Bhide Deshpande (Vocal), Ustad Shujat Khan (Sitar), Pt. Chhannulal Mishra (Vocal), Acharya Pt. Gokulotsav Maharaj (Vocal), Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flute), Ustad Aashish Khan (Sarod), Smt. Shubha Mudgal (Vocal), Pt. Vishwamohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena) and Uma Sharma (Kathak).
The old, classical style of presenting music to music-lovers was prevalent during the Mughul period and exemplified by the two great musical geniuses of India, the venerable saint-musician, poet and composer of Brindavan, Swami Haridas and his illustrious disciple Mian Tansen – Baiju Bawra. The mahotsav is an attempt to keep alive and spread our musical heritage through a cultural ‘renaissance’ and resuscitation of the musical ethos by holding a festival of music, dance and vocal recitals (Dhrupads) in Delhi. This is to observe that woefully classical music and traditional Indian Performing Arts have lost their Patrons in the true sense of the word.
Swami Haridas–Tansen Sangeet-Nritya Mahotsav has been enchanting the connoisseurs, music lovers in Delhi for the past 12 years at a modest scale. Some superb music is presented before an invited audience who is interested, conversant and enthusiastic about the tradition and classical music and performing art and the response is growing every year adding new ‘converts’ from the younger generation. In order to expand its scale and to reach out to many more States and encourage especially the younger generation and to keep alive the Indian cultural ethos, traditions and values, and also to enriching the cultural and spiritual fabric of the society Bhartiya Sangeet Sadan and Sri Ram Centre for Performing arts are organizing Swami Haridas Tansen Sangeet Nritya Mahotsav.
On the first day of the event Ashwin Bhide Deshapande and Chhannulal Mishra will entertain through their voices while Pt. Shujaat Khan will be performing on the Sitaar. Next day, on January 10 Acharya Pandit Golukotsavji Maharaj will perform, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasiya will perform on the Sitar while musician Ashish Khan will be displaying his vocal skills. On the last day Uma Shankar Kathak exponent will perform along side Shubha Mudgal’s extraordinary voice. Viswa Mohan Bhatt will be performing on Mohan Veena as well.
When: January 9-11, Where: Shankar Lal Hall, Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
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