Chaiti Gaayan: Melodies of Longing and Renewal
By Mamta Sharma from Varanasi

Accompanists: Aarohi Sharma and Rajesh Sharma on Vocals; Sangeet Kumar on Tabla,Ankit on Organ; Brijesh on Octopad and Sunil Kumar on Shehnai.

The performance presents Chaiti singing, a traditional folk form from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, rendered during the month of Chait to welcome the advent of spring.
Rich in emotion, these songs evoke themes of love, longing, and separation, deeply rooted in the rhythms and sensibilities of rural life.

(Collaboration: NCZCC, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India)