MEHFIL

With  Smt  Gauri Pathare (Khayal)

 

Smt Gauri Pathare is a name to reckon with amongst the present generation of Hindustani classical musicians. Having initially trained under the guidance of Pandit Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare of Kirana gharana, Gauri had the good fortune of imbibing musical knowledge from Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki & Pandita Padma Talwalkar for several years. Since the last few years, Gauri has been receiving ta'lim from Pandit Arun Dravid. This wonderful opportunity of training under different gurus has left an indelible mark on Gauri's gayaki, enabling her to enmesh nuances from the gayaki of 3 gharanas – Jaipur, Gwalior & Kirana. For this special mehfil, Gauri will present a unique set of ragas and compositions reflecting her diverse ta'lim 

 

(Collaboration: Shri Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman, Jnana Pravaha: Centre for Cultural Studies and Research & NaadSaagar Archives and Documentation Society for South Asian Music)

 

Kamaladevi Puraskar 2018

Presentation of awards to young crafts persons 

 

Chief Guest: Smt Usha Malik, former Secretary, Sangeet Natak Akademi and Honorary Director, Srinivas Malliah Memorial Trust

 

Awards will be presented to Jeenu Panika from Kotpad, Odisha for natural dyeing in AI; Soumyajit Jana from West Midnapore, West Bengal for masland mat weaving; Guda & Shubhadainee from Naigonda, Telangana for ikat weaving; Mithun Kumar from Malakot, Chattisgarh for iron craft; Sanji Pdahkasiej from Mawsynram, Meghalaya for cane and bamboo craft; and Deepali Bhatt from New Delhi for string puppet making

 

(Collaboration: Delhi Crafts Council)

Celebrating Tagore with Mastermosai: Mohavishwe Mohaakashe – Man and the Universe

 

The programme will pay tribute to the great teacher and thinker, Shri Sudhir Chanda. He himself will be present to sing and the evening will conclude with a thematic programme compiled by him to be presented by his group, Rabigeetika. The relationship between Human and Universe  will be presented with Tagore's songs, interspersed with his writings 

 

(Collaboration: Robigeetika) 

CULTURE AND HERITAGE

 

Moving With The Seasons: Interconnectedness of nature and culture in the landscape of the pastoral nomadic Korzokpa of Changthang

Speaker: Tara Sharma, co-founder of the recently established Jungwa Foundation, a non-profit company which promotes nature culture conservation for the well being of communities and the ecosystems they inhabit.  The Foundation is currently developing a program in Korzok linking conservation with local livelihoods

 

The vast plains of Changthang (Northern Plains) in trans Himalayan Ladakh, is home to the Changpas, a pastoral nomadic community who roam the rangelands with their yak, horses, sheep and specifically the pashm producing changra (northern goats). The Korzokpa are one of three groups of Changpas - the others being the Kharnakpa and Samadpa – each of whom migrate within a well defined territory. Using the nature-culture approach for heritage conservation, fieldwork was carried out to identify the natural, cultural and social values embodied in the landscape. The talk draws on this to explore the complex web of belief systems, cultural practices, traditional land management and knowledge systems that have shaped the Korzokpas interface with nature 

 

THE IIC  DOUBLE BILL DANCE CONCERT 

 

Kuchipudi Recital 

By Sneha Sasikumar from Hyderabad, disciple of  Guru Vempati Chinna Sathyam, Vempati Ravi Shankar & Dr Anuradha Jonnalagadda

  

Followed by

 

At 19:00

Odissi Duet Recital

By Yamini Dikshit and Chikirsha Mohanty from Delhi, disciple of Smt Madhavi Mudgal 

THE IIC BAITHAKI 

 

Carnatic Violin and Mridangam Recital
 

On Violin by Charumathi Raghuraman from Chennai, disciple of Prof. T. N. Krishnan  

On Mridangam by Anantha R. Krishnan from Chennai, grandson and disciple of Vidwan Shri  Palghat  R. Raghu 

MAHATMA GANDHI: 150  YEARS

 

Gandhi Matters: Truth from the Beginning to the Mahatma

Speaker: Dr. Ganesh Devy, a literary scholar and cultural activist, who writes in three languages – Marathi, Gujarati and English 

 

(Collaboration: Raza Foundation)

The German Piano Duo: Pianotainment

 

Pianotainment® stands for a brilliant all-round piano show with plenty of fun! Sparkling wit, four handed virtuosity and wacky entertainment create a fascinating concert experience for young and old alike 

 

(Collaboration: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany) 

In Conversation 

Carnatic musicians, violinist Charumathi Raghuraman and mridangist Anantha R Krishnan both from Chennai will engage in a conversation with tabla artist Shambhunath Bhattacharjee and Hindustani violinist, Asghar Hussain both from Delhi

 

Moderator: Justin McCarthy, dancer and musician 

Carnatic Music – Vocal and Instrumental Recitals

Presenting budding young talents

 

(Collaboration: Gayathri Fine Arts)