SPICMACAY Virasat 2015 - Smt Debopriya Ranadive

Sudarshan Sangeet Sabha: Some hindustani musicians - they lit the way

CONCERT: Apoorva Gokhale

बासरी फाउंडेशन आणि पंडित फिरोझ दस्तूर फाउंडेशन आयोजित संगीत सभा.

गायन-अपूर्वा गोखले
साथसंगत- मिलिंद पोटे, सुयोग कुंडलकर
९ जुलै. सायंकाळी ६ वाजता. 
स्थळ- एस्.एम्.जोशी सभागृह (पुणे)

रसिकांना सस्नेह निमंत्रण!
आरती-सुयोग कुंडलकर
(बासरी फाउंडेशन)

Ek radha ek meera

Concert: Pt Ulhas Kashalkar

Jotsna Bhole Swarutsav 2015

CONCERT: Smt Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande

Sunday 14th June. 5 pm.

Lecture: Smt Kishori Amonkar talks about Bandish

CONCERT:Smt Jayashree Patanekar

When: Saturday, 06th June 2015, 6 - 9 pm

Where: Sawai Gandharva Smarak Hall, Adj to Rahul Cinema, S'nagar, Pune 5

Who: Smt Jayashree Patnekar (Vocal)

With: Bharat Kamat (Tabla) & Suyog Kundalkar (Peti)

About the artist:

Jayashree Patnekar's family is originally from Sawantwadi. Patnekar was initiated into Hindustani classical music by late Vithalrao Pai at Sawantwadi. Her family shifted base to Goregaon in Mumbai. Her father was a painter and later started working in the Secretariat. When she was 16 she began learning under K. D. Gavkar of the Kirana Gharana at Mumbai. Gavkar guruji was a disciple of Abdul Karim Khan. She learnt from him for quite some time and participated in All India Radio Music Competition in 1963 where she stood second. Her recording was sent in Delhi and later in 1964, she stood first in all of India. Her family decided to organize a small function to felicitate Gavkar guruji. During this function she met Gajananrao Joshi, who was the chief guest of the program. Gajananrao Joshi graciously agreed to train her. It was under Gajananrao Joshi (violinist and vocalist) that she matured as a vocalist. Joshi trained her in all aspects of vocal music and nuances of Jaipur & Gwalior style of singing. She also took guidance from Nivruttibua Sarnaik and Pandit Ratnakar Pai of Jaipur gharana.

Performances

A regular artiste of All India Radio, she has performed for AIR Mumbai and from 1977 onwards for AIR Dharwad. Recognized as an 'A' Grade artiste in 1983, she has performed for National Programmes as well as Tuesday Night Concerts. A regular concert performer, she has participated in music conferences in the major cities of India as well as the NCPA, Dadar-Matunga Music Circle, Sawai Gandharva Music Festival, Pune (1975, Jayashree Patkar before marriage and in 1992), Gwalior Sangeet Sammelan, Basant Sangeet Sammelan, Delhi and the AIR Sangeet Sammelan, Lucknow (2000).

Awards

• Award by Karnatak Sangeeta Nritya Academy (Government of Karnataka, 2012)

• Dr. Mallikarjun Mansoor Puraskar  (Government of Karnataka, 2005)

• Surmani (Sursingar Samsad at Kal-Ke-Kalakar Sammelan in Mumbai, 1972)

CONCERT: SwarPrabha

5th NAADA BINDU FESTIVAL

5th NAADA BINDU FESTIVAL
A 3-day Residential Arts Retreat6-Performances, 2 Lecture-demonstrations, Satsang and Cultural activities

May 29, 2015 @ 12:00 pm – May 31, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

May 29 – 31, 2015Chinmaya Vibhooti, Kolwan, Pune

Satsang with Pujya Swami Tejomayananda
Global Head of Chinmaya Mission

FEATURED ARTISTS

Pt. Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor)
Mysterious and intense – Soul-stirring music by the undisputed Master of Indian Santoor

Begum Parveen Sultana (Hindustani Vocal)
The high-priestess of Hindustani music, with a voice that can seduce listeners into spiritual euphoria

Vidushi Malini Rajurkar (Hindustani Vocal)
A connoisseur’s delight – Dexterous in technique and aesthetic in style

Vidushi Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh (Veena)
Extraordinary technical virtuosity through the sweetness of Veena-strings

Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram (Carnatic Vocal)
Vibrant musicality by a star in the making

Vidha & Abhimanyu Lal (Kathak)
7 dancers present an explosive choreographic feast in a Kathak story about Agni – Fire

LECTURE-DEMONSTRATIONS

“Tales the Bells Tell” – The coming together of Kathak & Bharatanatyam
Vidha Lal (Kathak) & Ramaa Bharadvaj (Bharatanatyam)

Expression – the soul of Art…With relation to Veena and Voice 
Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh & Abhishek Raghuram

GARBA NIGHT
Dance Together to Celebrate Life

Suggested Donation: Rs.3,500/-
AC Buses available from Mumbai & Pune at concessional rates

For further details:
Email: reachus@chinmayanaadabindu.org
Phone: +91 96898 89153 / 020-22960171

For more details, visit http://chinmayanaadabindu.org/event/5th-naada-bindu-festival-residential-arts-retreat/?instance_id=598

CONCERT: Pt Ulhas Kashalkar

Baithakichi Lawani: Compositions by Dr Ashok Ranade

Sudarshan Sangeet Sabha: Lavani Vilas

Swara-Spandan

Vasantrao Deshpande Memorial Foundation Sangeet Mahotsav

Abhisheki Sammelan 2015, Pune

Spicmacay pune presents An Overnight Concert

Dhvani Sutra: Indian Music Explorations

Sandeep Bhagwati born in 1963 is an internationally renowned German experimental composer born in Mumbai, living in Berlin and working as a Canada Research Chair in Inter-X Art at Concordia University Montréal. He has a long history in musical encounters: From 2000-2008, he has led the Rasalila Project, where several high-profile Indian musicians (Dr. Ashok Ranade, Shubha Mudgal, Uday Bhawalkar, Dhruba Ghosh, Aneesh Pradhan) composed experimental art music for the Ensemble Modern Frankfurt -  a project that was highly successful, traveling to some of the most renowned concert halls and festivals in Europe. Bhagwati has also extensively worked with Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese musicians, and is currently artistic director of two intertwined ensemble projects in Montréal (Ensemble Constantinople) and Berlin (Ensemble Extrakte).

Gaansaswati Mahotsav 2015

SPICMACAY CONCERT: Dr Dhananjay Daithankar (Santoor)

Taal Chakra 2015

 

30/01

#1

Melodic Rhythm
Vijay Ghate - Tabla, George Brooks - Sax, Rajesh Vaidya - Electric Veena, U. Madolin Rajesh, Sridhar Parthsarthy - Mrudangam, Mukul Dongre - Drums, Arun Kumar - Drums, Atul Raninga - Keyboard, Sheetal Kolwalkar, Manasi Deshpande - Katthak, Mrs. Shama Bhate - Choreography And Roop Kumar Rathod - Vocal.

31/01

#1

Opening Act
Pandit Swapan Chaudhary - Tabla, Dilshad Khan - Sarangi.

31/01

#2

Mynta Band, Swedish Folk With Vidwan Vikku Vinayakram 
Vidwan VikkuVinayakram - Ghatam, Santiago Jimenez - Violin, Dallas Smith - Flute, Soprano, Clarinet, Bansuri, Max Åhman - Acoustic Guitar, Christian Paulin - Electric Bass, Sebastian Printz-Werner - Percussion, Swaminathan Ganesh - Khanjira.

01/02

#1

Special Act
Vidwan Manargudi Vasudevan - Tavil.

01/02

#2

Special Act
Sukhwinder Singh Namdhari - Tabla, Tanmay Deochake - Harmonium.

01/02

#3

A Shivamani - New LIfe
Sivamani - World Percussion, Runa Rizvi - Sufi, Folk Gazal, Ojas Adhiya - Tabla, Vishal Dhumal - Key Board

 

Special Event: Taal Ratna Award

First ever percussionist award “Taal Ratna” to be awarded at this year’s music festival.

About Taalchakra

Taalchakra believes in the power of music and a necessity of a platform for performance and appreciation. Taalchakra is a philanthropic touch to the world of music. It is the idea of Pt. Vijay Ghate, who with a group of music enthusiasts has created this platform to promote young and upcoming musicians and to financially support the needy ones.
So far Taalchakra has successfully staged, a rich variety of events encompassing vocal, instrumental performances in different parts of the country to promote this initiative. Besides encouraging young artistes, Taalchakra also plans to start a pension scheme for musicians and music teachers who are not in a position to support themselves due to various reasons and help them lead a dignified life. Music workshops by veteran musicians for the music lovers will also be conducted. Taalchakra mainly promotes classical music through its concerts. Good fusion music will also become part of it in due course of time.

Pt. Vijay Ghate

Pandit Vijay Ghate, originally from Jabalpur, has been recognized as a brilliant tabla player of the present generation. Initiating his training at a tender age of 3, he moved to Mumbai and was under the tutelage of Pandit Suresh Talwalkar for over twelve years. At the age of 16 he was renowned for his mesmerising solo performances.
Vijayji is one of the few rare tabla players who are adept and comfortable accompanying all the three streams of Vocal, Instrumental and Dance. Quick fire anticipation fuelled with a very creative mind and imagination, clarity in playing, dexterity and accuracy are his forte.
He has been accompanying many well known artistes like Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Pandit Birju Maharaj, Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat and many others all over the world. He has been very well acknowledged for his forays into fusion with Western musical giants like George Dukes, Aljereu, Ravi Coltarin, and also frequently working with Egberto Gismonti, Larry Coryell, George Brooks, etc. He has also collaborated with Indian musicians namely Louis Banks, Shankar Mahadevan, Shivmani etc.

 

Taalchakra Tickets

Season Tickets - Rs.300 and Rs. 200/-
BookMyShow.com / Balgandharva / Tilak Smarak / Navdikar Musicals / Shirish Traders / Kedar and Omkar Shops / Chitale Bandu Outlets Paud Road .

Venue

Ganesh Kala Krida Mandir - Swargate, Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Lecture series on western classical music

Flame School of Fine and Performing Arts is happy to announce the " Master Class" In western Art Music" by Prof Sandeep Bhagwati, 
a lecture series on western classical Music.
Theme- " Making Harmony"
Date- 2nd feb 2015 to 6th Feb 2015
Time- 3.30 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. everyday.
Venue- Preview Theatre- Foundation for Liberal And Management Education (FLAME) Campus Lavale Village Pune.

For Details Please contact- Ravi Kolekar- +919049004801

Triveni Sangeet Samaroh

Sudarshan Sangeet Sabha: Marathi bhavgeet - kirananchi sawali

Sad demise of Pandit Mohanrao Karve

It is a great loss to the music fraternity in Pune with passing away of Karve Buwa, a veteran vocalist of Gwalior Gharana and a very humble and loving person.

Here I wish to share some information about him for those who don't know his life and music -

Pandit Mohanrao Karve was one of the respected names in Hindustani Art Music in Pune. Bhalchandra Nilakantha Karve alias Master Mohan was born in Pune on Sept 16th 1925 in the family of Nilakanth Shreedhar Karve & Kamalabai Karve. Till 1930, he was groomed under grandparents in Mumbai. In 1031, he came back to his parents in Pune. From childhood, he had a keen interest in music. His mother was an amateur harmonium player. His parents inspired & encouraged him for music. At his tender age, for learning vocal music he joined the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a well-known music institute in Pune established in 1932 by Pandit Vinayakrao Patwardhan (Gwalior Gharana). He was the first student to get registered in the Gandharva Mahavidyala, Pune. He also started learning Tabla under Shri Puranik.

In 1933, he was offered a main role in the movie 'Bhakta Prahlad' by Saraswati Cine-tone, a renowed film company. Film director Dadasaheb Torne gave him a screen-name 'Master Mohan' and after this, he is known as 'Mohan Karve'. In that era, there was no technique of playback singing, but the actor was to sing & act simultaneously. Annasaheb Mainkar was the music director of this film. Master Mohan played the role of 'Bhakta Prahlad' very well; his songs in the film became very popular & well received by music lovers. On June 7, 1934 he was felicitated by famous political figure, N. C. Kelkar for the achievement. He also acted in Hindi Film 'Bhakta Chetaa' under the same banner in 1934. But after these two successful movies, he left the film industry because his real passion was to learn Khayal Gayaki.

In the period 1935 to 38, Mohan Karve got musical mentoring by the celebrated singer-composer Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar (disciple of Pandit Bhaskarbuwa Bakhale, Gwalior-Agra-Jaipur Gharana) and in these 4 years, he was strongly impressed by this remarkable performer's rendering of a Raga. In the same period, Mohan Karve was fortunate to witness the instruction of Tabla given to Lalaji Gokhale under Tabla maestro Ust. Ahmadjan Thirkawa. Due to this, he developed the deep sense for Laya & Tala.

From 1938 to 1943, Mohan Karve was blessed to receive training under Gayanacharya Ramkrishnabuwa Vaze (Gwalior Gharana) & after this his death, Mohanrao continued under Vazebuwa's disciple Haribhau Ghanghrekar. Mohanrao also got sporadic training from Dinkarpant Phatak (Vazebuwa's disciple) and Pt. Shiwrambuwa Vaze (Vazebuwa's son).

He also received intensive training in music under Pandit Baburao Phadke, Babanrao Kulkarni and Bhave Buwa from 1945 onwards. In 1952, he completed 'Sangeet Alankar' and during this course work, he also got some advice from Pt. Mirashibuwa for 2-3 Khayal compositions. After listening to his AIR broadcast in 1955, Master Manhar Barve (Gwalior Gharana) offered him and Mohanrao was coached under him during 1956 to 1960.

In those years, Ravivar Mandal (Sunday Club) formed by a connoisseur Ganukaka Kaatre was a prestigious music club in Pune. Many renowned artists used to perform in this club whole-heartedly, without any monitory expectations and this club was a hub of musical exchange in Pune. Some of the artists who used to visit and perform this club were Mirashibuwa, Keshavbuwa Ingle, Bal Gandharva, Ahmedjan Thirakwa, Sureshbabu Mane, Jagannathbuwa Purohit, Nivruttibua Sarnaik, Mallikarjun Mansoor, Kumar Gandharva, Ram Marathe, Rambhau Gulavni, Balkrishna Wadikar, D V Kane, Bhargawram Achrekar, etc. Mohanrao also was a regular performer of the Sunday club. In this club, he got opportunities to share music with all these artists and also got the guidelines for theory of Raga from Prof B R Deodhar.

From 1973 to 80, he learnt some attractive compositions from NavneetBhai Patel (Patiala Gharana). Vamanrao Deshpande (disciple of Pt. Sureshbabu Mane & Gaantapaswini Mogubai Kurdikar) shared some compositions of Jaipur Gharana with him during 1981 to 1991.

Pt. Mohan Karve had a large repertoire of Ragas and rare Bandishes from various Gharanas. He use to give a colorful performance with the apt rendering of various Khayal-s in Gwalior, Jaipur, Agra gharana Gayaki, with displaying the stylistic nuances of Vazebuwa, Master Krishna, Manhar Barve, Phadkebuwa. He also used to render Bhajans and Natyageet-s with the musical stamp of BalGandharwa and Master Krishnarao.

During the last broadcast recording of Vazebuwa on Mumbai Radio, Mohan Karve accompanied with him and then Vazebuwa asked the station director Z H Bukhari to have an audition of Mohan Karve. Then onwards for 59 years, from 1945 to 2004 Mohan Karve has performed on AIR. In 1958, he performed in AIR Delhi for national program of music.

Mohanrao was also a devoted teacher of Hindustani music. Along with his daughter Manjiri Alegaonkar, he trained many disciples such as Kamlabai Vijapurkar, Jyotsna Cholkar, Leenata Vaze, Varsha Tendulkar, Priyal Sathe, Urvashi Shah, Patanjali Nagesh Maduskar, Chandrashekhar Mahajan, Krishna Joshi, Anand Parkhi, Chaitanya Kunte, etc.

In spite of being a graduate from Pune University & a vocalist, he had to run his family business for livelihood. But music remained his first love & passion. He never compromised himself with music and never complained for his profession, also. He is a very modest, loving and down to earth person.

For his long service in the music field, he was felicitated with some awards & felicitations, such as Pt. Jasraj Mitra Mandal Puraskar (1996), Kalashree Puraskar (1997), Vivekananda Puraskar (1999), Abasaheb Mujumdar Puraskar (2000, Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj, at the hands of Pt. Bhimsen Joshi and in presence of music director Naushad), felicitation at Dewal Club, Kolhapur at the hands of Ust. Azizuddin Khan Baba (2005), Vishnu Digambar Puraskar by Gandarva Mahavidyalaya (2007), Felicitation as a Senior Artist by Pune Corporation (2007), Rishitulya Kalakar felicitation by SharadaPeetham, Pune (2007), felicitation by Dr. Prabha Atre Foundation (2008). SwarSmriti, a memoire of Pandit Mohan Karve's life and music with a CD of concert recordings was released by Pandit Bhai Gaitonde in 2011.
At the age of 90, he passed away on Thursday, 8th Jan. 2015 at Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune.

Vasantotsav Vimarsh

Vasantrao Pratishthan presents

‘Vasantotsav Vimarsh’
A conference for discussion of some current issues in music

Date: Thursday, 15th Jan. 2015
Venue: Jyotsna Bhole auditorium, Hirabaug, near Swargate, Pune.

11am to 12pm: Shree Deepak Raja - ‘Raga Tattva Par Ek Drishtikon’
12am to 1pm: Shree Sameer Dublay – ‘Music Education, Some issues, some solutions’
Lunch break
2pm to 3pm: Dr. Urmila Bhirdikar - ‘Pandit Mansur and Music in Maharashtra’
3pm to 4pm: Dr. Aneesh Pradhan – ‘Patronage to Hindustani Music: An Overview of trends in Bombay between the nineteenth and early twenty-first centuries’

Welcome to all musicians, connoisseurs and students of music – Free Entry.

वसंतराव देशपांडे प्रतिष्ठान आयोजित
‘वसंतोत्सव विमर्श’
संगीतक्षेत्रातील काही महत्त्वाच्या प्रश्नांवर भाष्य करणारे चर्चासत्र

गुरुवार दि. १५ जानेवारी २०१५ रोजी ज्योत्स्ना भोळे सभागृह, हिराबाग टिळक रस्ता, पुणे येथे

स. ११ ते १२ – श्री. दीपक राजा – ‘रागतत्त्व पर एक दृष्टीकोण’
दु. १२ ते १ – श्री. समीर दुबळे – ‘संगीत शिक्षण : काही समस्या, काही मार्ग’
मध्यंतर
दु. २ ते ३ – डॉ. उर्मिला भिर्डीकर – ‘पं. मल्लिकार्जुन मन्सुर व महाराष्ट्रातील संगीत’
दु. ३ ते ४ – डॉ. अनीश प्रधान – ‘संगीत आश्रय – मुंबईतील १९ ते २१वे शतक या कालाचा आढावा'

सर्व कलाकार, रसिक आणि संगीताच्या विद्यार्थ्यांचे स्वागत - विनामूल्य प्रवेश ************************

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival 2015 now accessible online

[News from 5th Jan 2015 ToI]

Pune: Music enthusiasts will now be able to watch the proceedings of the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav online in an initiative from the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal, the organisers.

A high-definition (HD) video recording of this year's performances, running for over 15 hours, will be available from early February on the internet site www.musiqi.com for music lovers all over the world on a 'pay per use' basis. 

The mandal has roped in media production house Indian Magic Eye for the production and overall execution of this initiative along with US-based company Music on Fire. 

Rajesh Deshmukh, director of Indian Magic Eye, told reporters on Sunday that the web capsule of about 15 hours of the performances at the 62nd Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav will be available in the HD format for a $50 charge. An edited version of the festival will be available for $29.99, he added. 

Singer Sonu Nigam is the presenter of the web-based streaming, with commentary and information in English. 

The viewers will also have the choice of selecting a specific day's performances or the performance of a particular artiste, for $10 upward, Deshmukh said. There will be flexibiity of viewing the recordings according to one's convenience within a time limit, he added. 

Registrations will begin from January 15, Deshmukh said. Indian viewers who have access to high bandwidth for Internet access too can avail this facility, he added. 

Executive trustee Shriniwas Joshi said the mandal was making efforts to reach youths through internet. 

Swar Zankar Music Festival Pune 2015

Vasantosav 2015

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival 2014 - Updated schedule

1st Jan 2015 (Day 1) - Timing : 5.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Artist Name	Performing
Purbayan Chatterjee	Sitar
Anand Bhate	Vocal
Padma Deshpande	Vocal
Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia	Flute

2nd Jan 2015 (Day 2) - Timing : 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Artist Name	Performing
Dhananjay Hegde	Vocal
Sumitra Guha	Vocal
Dhrupad Sanch (Gundecha Bros. & Samvaad Music)	Instrumental + Vocal
Sucheta Bhide - Chapekar	Dance
Pt. Ajay Pohankar	Vocal

3rd Jan 2015 (Day 3) - Timing : 3.00 pm to 10.00 pm

Artist Name	Performing
Ramakant Gaikwad	Vocal
Shrivani Jade	Vocal
Bahauddin Dagar	Rudraveena
Shrinivas Joshi	Vocal
Pt. Malini Rajurkar	Vocal

4th Jan 2015 (Day 4) - Timing : Evening 3.00 pm onwards

Artist Name	Performing
Ambi Subramaniam	Voilin
Meeta Pandit	Vocal
Ut. Mubarak Ali Khan	Vocal
Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar	Vocal
Dr. Prabha Atre	Vocal

CONCERT : Masters of percussions

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival 2014

Thursday 11th Dec 4pm Bhimanna Jadhav - Instrumental Sundri 
Sania Patankar - Vocal
Prabhakar & Diwakar Kashyap - Vocal
Shivakumar Sharma - Santoor
Jasraj - Vocal 

Friday 12th Dec 4pmRamakant Gaikwad - Vocal
Sumitra Guha - Vocal
Anand Bhate - Vocal
Sucheta Bhide-Chapekar - Bharatnatyam dance
Ajay Pohankar - Vocal

Saturday 13th Dec 4pm Shrivani Jade - Vocal
Manju Mehta & Partha Sarthy - Sitar-Sarod Jugalbandi
Shrinivas Joshi - Vocal
Akhilesh Gundecha- Dhrupad Vocal
Ulhas Kashalkar - Vocal

Sunday 14th Dec Morning 7amDhananjay Hegde - Vocal
Bahauddin Dagar - Instrumental Rudraveena
Malini Rajurkar - Vocal

Sunday 14th Dec Evening 3pm Meeta Pandit - Vocal
Subramaniam group - Violin
Padma Deshpande - Vocal
Suresh Wadkar - Vocal
Purbayan Chaterjee - Sitar
Prabha Atre - Vocal 




Tickets available at following locations:
Shirish Traders (Kamla Nehru Park)
Navdikar Musicals (Kothrud)
Dinshaw and Company (Laxmi Road)
Behere Bandhu Ambewale (Shanipar)

16th Vi. Vi. Da. smruti sangeet samaroh

Veteran Kathak dancer Sitara Devi passed away

(From The Hindu)

Veteran Kathak dancer Sitara Devi passed away on Tuesday. File Photo: S. Subramanium

Kathak queen Sitara Devi died at a hospital here on Tuesday. She was 94.

“Her funeral will take place Thursday morning. We are waiting for her son who has gone abroad for a show,” Rajesh Mishra, the son-in-law of the 94-year-old danseuse, told IANS.

Born in 1920 in Kolkata, Sitara Devi drew from the themes, poetry and choreography collected by her father in her choreographies. She also got inspired from the environment around her — whether it is a town or a village.

The characters around her came live in her dance. “By training, I am just a ‘kathakar’ of Krishna—leela (tales of Krishna),” the danseuse used to say.

Kathak, which literally means ‘katha’, is a narrative drama which evolved out of the Krishna temples of hinterland to scale the pinnacle of glory in the Muslim courts.

Sitara Devi’s roots were inextricably woven to the tradition of ‘kathakars’, the early Kathak dancers.

She was born as Dhannolakshmi to a family of Brahmin ’kathakar’ Sukhdev Maharaj and chose school and dance over an early wedding, as was the norm of the 1920s.

Her father, a Vaishnavite Brahmin scholar and Kathak exponent, sent her to a local school where she impressed her teachers and the local media with her performance in a dance drama, “Savitri Satyavan“.

When her father learnt of it, he re—christened her as Sitara or the star and placed her under the care of her older sister for kathak training.

By the time Sitara Devi turned 11, the family moved to Mumbai, where she impressed Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore with a three—hour solo recital.

Tagore offered her a shawl and Rs 50 which Sitara Devi refused and sought his blessings instead to become a great dancer.

Over the next six decades, she became a Kathak legend and was a pioneering force in bringing the genre to Bollywood.

Sitara Devi married director K Asif of Mughal—e—Azam fame and then Pratap Barot. She was a vital force who stood for zest and vigour in Indian dance.

She was honoured with the Legends of India Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 for her contribution to the classical dance genre for over six decades.

In his condolence message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled her rich contribution to Kathak.

CONCERT: Arati Thakur, Jayashree Patnekar

CONCERT: Shaunak Abhisheki

Pune Book release function of-"Kaalajayi Kumar Gandharva"

1st Nov ,5 pm at Yashwant rao Chavhan auditorium.Punebook release by world renowned photographer Shri Raghu Rai and Poet/writer- critic-Shri Ashok Vajpeyi ,
followed by program-"Gandharva-Swar' by Bhuvanesh and Kalapini.

2nd Nov,10 am at film Archives hall ,Prabhat rd,- Along with audio-visual clippings of Kumarji,-"parisamvaad" in presence of Pt.Shankar Abhyankar (sitar player) by Satyasheel Deshpande (musician and disciple of Kumarji) ,Udayan Vajpeyi (poet-writer) and Amarendra Dhaneshwar (music critic).

Passes will be available from 24th October at Nawdikar brothers (opp yashwantrao chavhan audi,kothrud),Shirish traders(near Kamla Nehru park).

Diwali Pahat Concert: Dipawali Sangeet Mahotsav

Diwali Pahat Concert: Anand Bhate, Shaunak Abhisheki

Diwali Pahat Concert: Pt Rajan and Sajan Mishra

Inauguration of Dr Ashok Da Ranade Archives

संगीत भूषण संगीत महोत्सव

Surmohi

Sudarshan Sangeet Sabha: Jhap taap - a musical quest

CONCERT and LEC-DEM by Pt Satyasheel Deshpande

CONCERT: Sangeet baari