Festival of Young Musicians

Nainital

19 – 22 October 2011

Sangeet PratibhaSangeet Pratibha

Sangeet Natak AkademiNational Academy of Music, Dance and Drama, New Delhi

Organized in association with

Sangeet Kala Akademi and Yug Manch, Nainital

Sangeet PratibhaFestival of Young Musicians

19 – 22 October 2011

5:00 p.m. daily

Nainital

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, DANCE AND DRAMA, NEW DELHI

Programme: 5:00 pm daily

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

Smit Tiwari Haldwani SarodAman Pathre Delhi Tabla

Arnab Chatterjee Delhi DhrupadTapas Kumar Das Kolkata Pakhawaj

Peravali Jaya Bhaskar & group Hyderabad Percussion EnsembleNawab Ali Delhi TablaRama Murthy Delhi GhatamVetri Bhoopathy Delhi KhanjiraBejjanki Ravi Delhi MorsingV.S.K. Anna Durai Delhi Violin

Salim Kumar Rohtak SitarKuldeep Mishra Delhi Tabla

Suchit Narang Dehradun Hindustani VocalJai Shankar Mishra Dehradun TablaRaj Kumar Bharti Dehradun Violin

Hari Dutt Sharma Shimla FluteDiwakar Sharma Shimla Tabla

Sanjay Kalotra Jammu ViolinSmit Tiwari Haldwani Tabla

Prabal Sharma Guwahati Hindustani VocalKumar Rishitosh Delhi TablaAsif Ali Khan Delhi Sarangi

Imran Khan Ludhiana RababRashid Niyazi Delhi Tabla

Sukhwinder Singh & AmritsarSatwinder Pal Singh Jalandhar SarangiNeeraj Shandilye Shimla Tabla

Jasmeet Kaur Jammu Hindustani VocalSukhamoy Banerjee Delhi TablaSuhail Khan Delhi Sarangi

Pranat Kumar HaldwaniAvirbhav Verma Chandigarh Tabla TrioMadhuresh Bhatt KurukshetraAsif Ali Khan Delhi Sarangi

Programme subject to change.

Sangeet Pratibha

Sangeet Pratibha is a festival of music focusing on young talent in

the field. It is presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi, as part of a

well-established programme to bring to audiences the work of a

new generation of artists all over India and thus help young artists

to find a foothold on the national platform. The Pratibha

programme is not limited to music; over the last two decades,

festival of dance and theatre featuring young artists has also been

held as part of the series in various parts of the country. Many of the

artists featured in these festival have subsequently established

themselves in their own fields, be it music, dance, or drama.

Sangeet Pratibha is designed to bring forth some of the best talents

of the northern region of the country endowed with rich heritage

of Hindustani vocal music. The festival will also present Hindustani

and Carnatic practitioners of instrumental music, Sarod, Sitar,

Violin, Flute, Sarangi, Rabab, Ghatam, Khanjira, Morsing and Tabla

from various parts of the region.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is thankful to the Sangeet Kala

Akademi and Yug Manch, Nainital for their support and hopes that

the Sangeet Pratibha will receive enthusiastic response from the

rasikas of the city of Nainital.

Sangeet Natak Akademi

New Delhi

Programme: 5:00 pm daily

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

Smit Tiwari Haldwani SarodAman Pathre Delhi Tabla

Arnab Chatterjee Delhi DhrupadTapas Kumar Das Kolkata Pakhawaj

Peravali Jaya Bhaskar & group Hyderabad Percussion EnsembleNawab Ali Delhi TablaRama Murthy Delhi GhatamVetri Bhoopathy Delhi KhanjiraBejjanki Ravi Delhi MorsingV.S.K. Anna Durai Delhi Violin

Salim Kumar Rohtak SitarKuldeep Mishra Delhi Tabla

Suchit Narang Dehradun Hindustani VocalJai Shankar Mishra Dehradun TablaRaj Kumar Bharti Dehradun Violin

Hari Dutt Sharma Shimla FluteDiwakar Sharma Shimla Tabla

Sanjay Kalotra Jammu ViolinSmit Tiwari Haldwani Tabla

Prabal Sharma Guwahati Hindustani VocalKumar Rishitosh Delhi TablaAsif Ali Khan Delhi Sarangi

Imran Khan Ludhiana RababRashid Niyazi Delhi Tabla

Sukhwinder Singh & AmritsarSatwinder Pal Singh Jalandhar SarangiNeeraj Shandilye Shimla Tabla

Jasmeet Kaur Jammu Hindustani VocalSukhamoy Banerjee Delhi TablaSuhail Khan Delhi Sarangi

Pranat Kumar HaldwaniAvirbhav Verma Chandigarh Tabla TrioMadhuresh Bhatt KurukshetraAsif Ali Khan Delhi Sarangi

Programme subject to change.

Sangeet Pratibha

Sangeet Pratibha is a festival of music focusing on young talent in

the field. It is presented by Sangeet Natak Akademi, as part of a

well-established programme to bring to audiences the work of a

new generation of artists all over India and thus help young artists

to find a foothold on the national platform. The Pratibha

programme is not limited to music; over the last two decades,

festival of dance and theatre featuring young artists has also been

held as part of the series in various parts of the country. Many of the

artists featured in these festival have subsequently established

themselves in their own fields, be it music, dance, or drama.

Sangeet Pratibha is designed to bring forth some of the best talents

of the northern region of the country endowed with rich heritage

of Hindustani vocal music. The festival will also present Hindustani

and Carnatic practitioners of instrumental music, Sarod, Sitar,

Violin, Flute, Sarangi, Rabab, Ghatam, Khanjira, Morsing and Tabla

from various parts of the region.

The Sangeet Natak Akademi is thankful to the Sangeet Kala

Akademi and Yug Manch, Nainital for their support and hopes that

the Sangeet Pratibha will receive enthusiastic response from the

rasikas of the city of Nainital.

Sangeet Natak Akademi

New Delhi

Smit Tiwari

Arnab Chatterjee

Born in the family of musicians, Smit Tiwari has initiated into Sarod from his

father Shri Chandra Shekhar Tiwari. He is the recipient of the national

scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. He has

participated and proved his competence in various music competitions

including the First Prize by Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow. In recognition

of his excellence in the field, he has received many prizes and honors. He has

performed widely and given numerous performances in India.

Accompanied by

Aman Pathre: Tabla

Arnab Chatterjee has received his initial training in Hindustani music from his

mother Smt. Anusuya Chatterjee and later learnt from Smt. Ranjita Mukherjee.

Further, he honed his style of Dagarbani under the able guidance of Ustad

Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar. He is the recipient of the National Scholarship of

Ministry of Culture, Government of India. A graded artist of All India Radio, he

has performed widely in various music festivals in India. He has a number of

awards to his credit including the 'Nirodbaran Smriti Puraskar', 'the Acharya

Uday Bhusan Smriti Puraskar' and the 'Bani Basu Smriti Puraskar' of Rabindra

Bharati University, Kolkata. He is pursuing Ph.D on the subject of 'Dhrupad and

Bengali Padavali Kirtan Music' from the faculty of Music & Fine Arts, University

of Delhi.

Accompanied by

Tapas Kumar Das: Pakhawaj

Jaya Bhaskar received his training in Mridangam from Shri Yella Venkateswara

Rao, an eminent guru and musicians. A graded artist of All India Radio &

Doordarshan, he has been a member of the National Orchestra, Vadyavrinda of

AIR. A recipient of senior scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Government of

Peravali Jaya Bhaskar

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

Smit Tiwari

Arnab Chatterjee

Born in the family of musicians, Smit Tiwari has initiated into Sarod from his

father Shri Chandra Shekhar Tiwari. He is the recipient of the national

scholarship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. He has

participated and proved his competence in various music competitions

including the First Prize by Sangeet Natak Academy, Lucknow. In recognition

of his excellence in the field, he has received many prizes and honors. He has

performed widely and given numerous performances in India.

Accompanied by

Aman Pathre: Tabla

Arnab Chatterjee has received his initial training in Hindustani music from his

mother Smt. Anusuya Chatterjee and later learnt from Smt. Ranjita Mukherjee.

Further, he honed his style of Dagarbani under the able guidance of Ustad

Rahim Fahimuddin Dagar. He is the recipient of the National Scholarship of

Ministry of Culture, Government of India. A graded artist of All India Radio, he

has performed widely in various music festivals in India. He has a number of

awards to his credit including the 'Nirodbaran Smriti Puraskar', 'the Acharya

Uday Bhusan Smriti Puraskar' and the 'Bani Basu Smriti Puraskar' of Rabindra

Bharati University, Kolkata. He is pursuing Ph.D on the subject of 'Dhrupad and

Bengali Padavali Kirtan Music' from the faculty of Music & Fine Arts, University

of Delhi.

Accompanied by

Tapas Kumar Das: Pakhawaj

Jaya Bhaskar received his training in Mridangam from Shri Yella Venkateswara

Rao, an eminent guru and musicians. A graded artist of All India Radio &

Doordarshan, he has been a member of the National Orchestra, Vadyavrinda of

AIR. A recipient of senior scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Government of

Peravali Jaya Bhaskar

WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER

India, he has performed widely in India & abroad in various prestigious music

festivals.

Accompanied by

Nawab Ali: Tabla

Rama Murthy: Ghatam

Vetri Bhoopathy: Khanjira

Bejjanki Ravi: Morsing

V.S.K. Anna Durai: Violin

Nawab Ali received his training in Tabla from Shri Waheed Khan. A graded

artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has participated in a large

number of concerts in India. Presently he is working as a Staff Artist with the

All India Radio, New Delhi.

Ramamurthy received his initial training in Ghatam from Shri Dandapani and

later received advanced training under the tutelage of Shri K.M. Vaidyanathan.

Nawab Ali

Ramamurthy

A graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has given many solo

recitals as well as accompanied many artistes in various music festivals in India

and abroad.

Born in the family of musicians, Vetri Bhoopathy received his initial training in

Khanjira from his father and guru Shri Prem Kumar. Presently he is receiving

advanced training from Shri Karaikudi R. Mani, an eminent guru and musician.

A graded artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed in

various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad. Presently, he is a staff

artist of the National School of Drama.

Bejjanki Ravi received his initial training in Morsing from his father Shri Bejjanki

Krishna and later learnt under the tutelage of Shri Jaya Bhaskar. Presently, he is

receiving advanced training in Morsing and Mridangam from Shri Dandapani.

He has performed in various prestigious music festivals in India.

V.S.K. Annadurai received his training in Violin from Shri T.K. Krishnamurthy

Pillai. A graded artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed in

various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad. Presently, he is

associated with Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi, Delhi

Vetri Bhoopathy

Bejjanki Ravi

V.S.K. Annadurai

India, he has performed widely in India & abroad in various prestigious music

festivals.

Accompanied by

Nawab Ali: Tabla

Rama Murthy: Ghatam

Vetri Bhoopathy: Khanjira

Bejjanki Ravi: Morsing

V.S.K. Anna Durai: Violin

Nawab Ali received his training in Tabla from Shri Waheed Khan. A graded

artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has participated in a large

number of concerts in India. Presently he is working as a Staff Artist with the

All India Radio, New Delhi.

Ramamurthy received his initial training in Ghatam from Shri Dandapani and

later received advanced training under the tutelage of Shri K.M. Vaidyanathan.

Nawab Ali

Ramamurthy

A graded artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has given many solo

recitals as well as accompanied many artistes in various music festivals in India

and abroad.

Born in the family of musicians, Vetri Bhoopathy received his initial training in

Khanjira from his father and guru Shri Prem Kumar. Presently he is receiving

advanced training from Shri Karaikudi R. Mani, an eminent guru and musician.

A graded artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed in

various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad. Presently, he is a staff

artist of the National School of Drama.

Bejjanki Ravi received his initial training in Morsing from his father Shri Bejjanki

Krishna and later learnt under the tutelage of Shri Jaya Bhaskar. Presently, he is

receiving advanced training in Morsing and Mridangam from Shri Dandapani.

He has performed in various prestigious music festivals in India.

V.S.K. Annadurai received his training in Violin from Shri T.K. Krishnamurthy

Pillai. A graded artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed in

various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad. Presently, he is

associated with Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, University of Delhi, Delhi

Vetri Bhoopathy

Bejjanki Ravi

V.S.K. Annadurai

Salim Kumar

Suchit Narang

S a l i m K u m a r

received his initial

training in Sitar

from Shri Ravinder

Dev Tailang and

l a t e r r e c e i v e d

training from Shri

Nurullah Khan. He

has polished his

s t y l e a n d

expanded his repertoire under the tutelage of Shri Shahid Parvez of Etahwa

Gharana. A graded artist of All India Radio, he is a recipient of national

scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Government of India. He has performed

both in the country and abroad including the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Jalandhar, Himachal Sangeet Sammelan, Himachal Pradesh, Sharad Kumaon

Utsav, Nainital and in Srilanka, Japan, Turkey and Europe. He has received many

awards from various prestigious institutions including the National Award by

Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, Jharkhand, the Ustad Mustaq Ali

Khan award from, Delhi and the Pandit V.G. Jog Memorial Award from

University of Delhi, Delhi.

Accompanied by

Kuldeep Mishra: Tabla

Suchit Narang received his initial training in Hindustani music from Shri Vasudev

Rao Deshpande and later polished his style under Smt. Madhuri Mattoo of

Kirana gharana. He is the recipient of national scholarship of Ministry of

Culture, Government of India. A graded artist with All India Radio and

Doordarshan, he has performed in various prestigious music festivals within

the country. He has received many awards such as the National Talent Award

by Government of India, the Surmani by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai and the

Uttrakhand Ratna by All India Conference of

Intellectuals, Uttrakhand.

Accompanied by

Jai Shankar Mishra: Tabla

Raj Kumar Bharti: Violin

Born in a family of musicians, Hari Dutt

received his initial training in flute from his

father Shri Chet Ram Sharma and later

received advanced training from Shri Ronu

Majumdar, an eminent musician. A graded

artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan,

he has performed widely and given

numerous performances throughout India

including the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Ja l landhar , and Youth Fest iva ls in

Jamshedpur, Hyderabad, Bilaspur, and

Patna. He has also participated in All India

Radio Sangeet Sammelan, and represented

the Indian youth delegation in China

organised by the Government of India.

Accompanied by

Diwakar Sharma: Tabla

Hari Dutt Sharma

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

Salim Kumar

Suchit Narang

S a l i m K u m a r

received his initial

training in Sitar

from Shri Ravinder

Dev Tailang and

l a t e r r e c e i v e d

training from Shri

Nurullah Khan. He

has polished his

s t y l e a n d

expanded his repertoire under the tutelage of Shri Shahid Parvez of Etahwa

Gharana. A graded artist of All India Radio, he is a recipient of national

scholarship of Ministry of Culture, Government of India. He has performed

both in the country and abroad including the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Jalandhar, Himachal Sangeet Sammelan, Himachal Pradesh, Sharad Kumaon

Utsav, Nainital and in Srilanka, Japan, Turkey and Europe. He has received many

awards from various prestigious institutions including the National Award by

Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India, Jharkhand, the Ustad Mustaq Ali

Khan award from, Delhi and the Pandit V.G. Jog Memorial Award from

University of Delhi, Delhi.

Accompanied by

Kuldeep Mishra: Tabla

Suchit Narang received his initial training in Hindustani music from Shri Vasudev

Rao Deshpande and later polished his style under Smt. Madhuri Mattoo of

Kirana gharana. He is the recipient of national scholarship of Ministry of

Culture, Government of India. A graded artist with All India Radio and

Doordarshan, he has performed in various prestigious music festivals within

the country. He has received many awards such as the National Talent Award

by Government of India, the Surmani by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai and the

Uttrakhand Ratna by All India Conference of

Intellectuals, Uttrakhand.

Accompanied by

Jai Shankar Mishra: Tabla

Raj Kumar Bharti: Violin

Born in a family of musicians, Hari Dutt

received his initial training in flute from his

father Shri Chet Ram Sharma and later

received advanced training from Shri Ronu

Majumdar, an eminent musician. A graded

artist with All India Radio and Doordarshan,

he has performed widely and given

numerous performances throughout India

including the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Ja l landhar , and Youth Fest iva ls in

Jamshedpur, Hyderabad, Bilaspur, and

Patna. He has also participated in All India

Radio Sangeet Sammelan, and represented

the Indian youth delegation in China

organised by the Government of India.

Accompanied by

Diwakar Sharma: Tabla

Hari Dutt Sharma

THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER

Sanjay Kalotra

Prabal Sharma

Sanjay Kalotra received his initial training

in violin from Shri Sumeet Madan and

later received advanced training under

the tutelage of Shri Aleem Khan of Delhi

gharana. A graded artist with All India

Radio and Doordarshan, he has

participated in a large number of concerts

in India.

Accompanied by

Smit Tiwari: Tabla

Prabal Sharma received his training in

Hindustani music from Shri L.K. Pandit, an

eminent guru of Gwalior gharana. A

doctorate in music, he is a recipient of

National Scholarship of the Ministry of

Culture, Government of India as well as State

Scholarship from the Directorate of Cultural

Affairs, Assam. He has performed in various

prestigious music festivals in India and

abroad including the Hafiz Ali Khan festival,

Gwalior; Tansen Samaroha, Gwalior; Kal Ke Kalakar Sammelan, Mumbai; and

Indian Conference on Indian Music at Mauritius. He has received awards from

various prestigious organizations, and has many recordings to his credit.

Accompanied by

Kumar Rishitosh: Tabla

Asif Ali Khan: Sarangi

Imran Khan

Born in a family of musicians,

Imran Khan received his initial

training in Rabab from his father

Shri Ghulam Mohammmad and

later learnt the art under the

tutelage of Shri Mukhtar Ahmed.

A graded artist with All India

Radio and Doordarshan, he has

widely performed in various

prestigious music festivals in

India and abroad including the

Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Jallandhar, the Qutab Festival,

Delhi and the Festival of Music in

Afghanistan and South Africa

organised by the Government of India.

Accompanied by

Rashid Niyazi: Tabla

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

Sanjay Kalotra

Prabal Sharma

Sanjay Kalotra received his initial training

in violin from Shri Sumeet Madan and

later received advanced training under

the tutelage of Shri Aleem Khan of Delhi

gharana. A graded artist with All India

Radio and Doordarshan, he has

participated in a large number of concerts

in India.

Accompanied by

Smit Tiwari: Tabla

Prabal Sharma received his training in

Hindustani music from Shri L.K. Pandit, an

eminent guru of Gwalior gharana. A

doctorate in music, he is a recipient of

National Scholarship of the Ministry of

Culture, Government of India as well as State

Scholarship from the Directorate of Cultural

Affairs, Assam. He has performed in various

prestigious music festivals in India and

abroad including the Hafiz Ali Khan festival,

Gwalior; Tansen Samaroha, Gwalior; Kal Ke Kalakar Sammelan, Mumbai; and

Indian Conference on Indian Music at Mauritius. He has received awards from

various prestigious organizations, and has many recordings to his credit.

Accompanied by

Kumar Rishitosh: Tabla

Asif Ali Khan: Sarangi

Imran Khan

Born in a family of musicians,

Imran Khan received his initial

training in Rabab from his father

Shri Ghulam Mohammmad and

later learnt the art under the

tutelage of Shri Mukhtar Ahmed.

A graded artist with All India

Radio and Doordarshan, he has

widely performed in various

prestigious music festivals in

India and abroad including the

Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,

Jallandhar, the Qutab Festival,

Delhi and the Festival of Music in

Afghanistan and South Africa

organised by the Government of India.

Accompanied by

Rashid Niyazi: Tabla

FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER

Sukhwinder Singh

Satwinder Pal Singh

Born in a family of musicians, Sukhwinder

Singh learnt Sarangi from Shri Shaminder

Pal Singh. A graded artist with All India

Radio, he has performed in various

prestigious music festivals in India.

Born in a family of musicians, Satwinder Pal

Singh learnt Sarangi from his father Shri

Shaminder Pal Singh. A graded artist with All

India Radio, he has performed in many

prestigious music festivals including the

Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jallandhar;

the Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan,

Mumbai; the Nana Panse Sangeet Mahotsav,

Madhya Pradesh, and the Ustad Allah Rakha

Sangeet Sammelan in Patiala.

Accompanied by

Neeraj Shandilya: Tabla

Jasmeet Kaur

Pranat Kumar Joshi

Jasmeet Kaur received her initial training

in Hindustani music from Smt. Sudershan

Kaur Kirti and later from Shri P.N. Raina

and Shri Hanuman Prasad Mishra.

Presently, she is receiving advanced

training in music under the able guidance

of Shri Rajan and Sajan Mishra, eminent

gurus and musicians. She has performed

in many prestigious music festivals in

India. She has been awarded the title of

‘Surmani’ by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.

She has many recordings to her credit.

Accompanied by

Sukhamoy Banerjee: Tabla

Suhail Khan: Sarangi

Born in a family of musicians,

Pranat Kumar Joshi received his

initial training in Tabla from his

father Shri Leela Dhar Joshi and

later received advanced training

in Tabla from Shri Nisar Hussain

Khan of Ajrada gharana. He is the

recipient of a national scholarship

of the Centre for Cultural

Resource and Training and the

D e p a r t m e n t o f C u l t u r e ,

Government of India. A graded

artist with All India Radio, he has

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

Sukhwinder Singh

Satwinder Pal Singh

Born in a family of musicians, Sukhwinder

Singh learnt Sarangi from Shri Shaminder

Pal Singh. A graded artist with All India

Radio, he has performed in various

prestigious music festivals in India.

Born in a family of musicians, Satwinder Pal

Singh learnt Sarangi from his father Shri

Shaminder Pal Singh. A graded artist with All

India Radio, he has performed in many

prestigious music festivals including the

Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan, Jallandhar;

the Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan,

Mumbai; the Nana Panse Sangeet Mahotsav,

Madhya Pradesh, and the Ustad Allah Rakha

Sangeet Sammelan in Patiala.

Accompanied by

Neeraj Shandilya: Tabla

Jasmeet Kaur

Pranat Kumar Joshi

Jasmeet Kaur received her initial training

in Hindustani music from Smt. Sudershan

Kaur Kirti and later from Shri P.N. Raina

and Shri Hanuman Prasad Mishra.

Presently, she is receiving advanced

training in music under the able guidance

of Shri Rajan and Sajan Mishra, eminent

gurus and musicians. She has performed

in many prestigious music festivals in

India. She has been awarded the title of

‘Surmani’ by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.

She has many recordings to her credit.

Accompanied by

Sukhamoy Banerjee: Tabla

Suhail Khan: Sarangi

Born in a family of musicians,

Pranat Kumar Joshi received his

initial training in Tabla from his

father Shri Leela Dhar Joshi and

later received advanced training

in Tabla from Shri Nisar Hussain

Khan of Ajrada gharana. He is the

recipient of a national scholarship

of the Centre for Cultural

Resource and Training and the

D e p a r t m e n t o f C u l t u r e ,

Government of India. A graded

artist with All India Radio, he has

SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER

performed in many prestigious music festivals including the Swami Haridas

Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai, the Thumri Mahotsava, Gaya and the Harballabh

Sangeet Sammelan, Jallandhar. He has received the title of ‘Talmani’ from the

Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.

Born in a family of musicians, Madhuresh

Bhatt received his initial training in Tabla

from his father Shri Surendra Bhatt and

later learnt the art under the tutelage of

Shri Sharda Sahai of Benaras gharana. An

approved artist with All India Radio and

Doordarshan, he has performed widely in

India and abroad. He has given many solo

recitals as well as accompanied many

artistes in various music festivals.

Born in a family of musicians, Avirbhav

Verma received his initial training in

Tabla from his grandfather Shri

Lachman Singh Seen of Punjab gharana

and later from his father Shri Pawan

Kumar Verma. A graded artist with All

India Radio, he has represented India at

the III Delphic Games 2009 Jeju,

Republic of Korea. He has performed in

various music festivals in India and

abroad. He has received the title of

‘Talmani’ from the Sur Singar Samsad,

Madhuresh Bhatt

Avirbhav Verma

Mumbai.

Accompanied by

Asif Ali Khan: Sarangi

performed in many prestigious music festivals including the Swami Haridas

Sangeet Sammelan, Mumbai, the Thumri Mahotsava, Gaya and the Harballabh

Sangeet Sammelan, Jallandhar. He has received the title of ‘Talmani’ from the

Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai.

Born in a family of musicians, Madhuresh

Bhatt received his initial training in Tabla

from his father Shri Surendra Bhatt and

later learnt the art under the tutelage of

Shri Sharda Sahai of Benaras gharana. An

approved artist with All India Radio and

Doordarshan, he has performed widely in

India and abroad. He has given many solo

recitals as well as accompanied many

artistes in various music festivals.

Born in a family of musicians, Avirbhav

Verma received his initial training in

Tabla from his grandfather Shri

Lachman Singh Seen of Punjab gharana

and later from his father Shri Pawan

Kumar Verma. A graded artist with All

India Radio, he has represented India at

the III Delphic Games 2009 Jeju,

Republic of Korea. He has performed in

various music festivals in India and

abroad. He has received the title of

‘Talmani’ from the Sur Singar Samsad,

Madhuresh Bhatt

Avirbhav Verma

Mumbai.

Accompanied by

Asif Ali Khan: Sarangi