Words for Sangeet Kala Samman Samiti by Padmabhushan Dr Pandit Gokulotsavji Maharaj, Senior Most Indian Classical Virtuoso – Doyen Creator and Founder of Sarvang Sampurn Gayaki Shaily
Sangeet kala Samman Samiti has been working relentlessly for the promotion and preservation of Hindustani classical music amongst the masses.India’s musical heritage is rich, vast and varied and its transmission amongst the younger generation is extremely important to keep the musical legacy alive.
The society has organised several concerts during the past more than 20 yrs.It has also conferred Swar samman and has felicitated the senior classical musicians like Vidushi Shanno khurana,Malti Gilani, Pt.Abhay Narayan Mallick,Pt.Sunil Mukherjee, Pt.D.K.Datar and many others. This Samiti is also committed to promoting and propagating Rashtra bhasha Hindi through classical Raga based compositions.
This event being organised to give stage and publicity to the young talented and promising musicians .
The guests of honour for this program was Vidushi Prof Anupam Mahajan,renowned Sitarist and Former Dean and Head of Faculty of Music & Fine Arts Delhi University) and Dr.(Pt). Santosh Kumar Nahar,renowned Violinist and Assistant Director (All India Radio).
Programme Details
The performance of the evening started by Adhiraj Chaudhuri who is grandson of Guru Padmbhushan Late Pt Debu Choudhuri , and son of Late Pt Prateek Choudhuri.
Adhiraj Chaudhuri on the sitar, accompanied by Adnan Khan on tabla. “ It’s a tremendous opportunity for me to perform in this esteemed music event. During my performance, I was presented a few compositions with improvisations that I learned from my illustrious (Grandfather)Guru, Padmbhushan Late Pt Debu Choudhuri ji, and my father, Late Pt Prateek Choudhuri. They were both renowned sitar exponents of the Senia Gharana,” said musician Adiraj Choudhuri.
The function concluded with a classical vocal recital by Dr.Rahul Prakash, a disciple of renowned classical singer Pt.Baldev Raj Verma of Indore Gharana.Rahul presented two khayals in Raag Gorakh Kalyan with a reposeful Aalap followed by intricate sargam and merukhand Taans. The program concluded with two bandishes in Malkauns. He was accompanied on the harmonium by Ravi Pal and on the tabla by Shanti Bhushan Jha.