Sitar Recital

By Shubhrodeep Pathak from Gurgaon, disciple of Vidushi Sahana Banerjee

At 19:00 
Hindustani Vocal Recital

By Swarali Panshikar Kulkarni from Mumbai, disciple of Pt. Shankar Abhyankar
 

Indian Soil in Revolution
(55 min; 2023; English)
Directed by Renuka George who will introduce the film

Screening will be followed by a discussion

In 2015, with the support of the state government of Andhra Pradesh, senior civil servant T. Vijay Kumar introduced natural agriculture on a large scale. The aim: to convert 6 million farmers to chemical-free agriculture. Through meetings with farmers and with T. Vijay Kumar, this film is an insight into the success of these new methods and the vision behind the world’s largest agroecological transition experiment
 

Main Tum Hoon, Tum Main Ho! (Hindi/Hindustani; 50 min)

Human values, such as empathy, compassion, resilience, are vividly reflected in Hindi literature particularly in the context of the Partition of India in 1947. The traumatic division of the country left millions displaced, with families torn apart, and communities fractured by violence and distrust. Writers of the time portrayed the raw human emotions and the social chaos that accompanied this historic event.

A performance based on text - poetry, prose and anecdotes in the works of Punjabi writers such as Mohan Rakesh, Bhishm Sahani, Krishna Sobti, Agyeya, and Yashpal.

Dramatised readings and enactment by Alka Ranjan, Prof. Apoorvanand, Dr. Purwa Raza Haider and Yusra Naqvi

Concert – Piano for Four Hands

By Gioia Barbera and Federico Bucaioni from Italy

The artists will present compositions by W.A. Mozart; Franz Schubert; and S. Rachmaninov among others

(Collaboration: Delhi Music Society)
 

Concert by Gypsy Indian Trio - Tapan Mullick (cello); Wilson Dutt (acoustic guitar); and Deepak Rana (double bass)

The artists will present a concert of works by Schostakovich, Bizet, Ravel, Piazolla, Scott Joplin; and Ragtime music, Waltz, polka and classical Blues and Jazz
 

Concert presented by The Lyric Ensemble of Delhi

The ensemble has received vocal training from Situ Singh Buehler

Accompanists: Siavtlana Radashkevich Singh (pianoforte); and Apratim Nayak (violin)

The Ensemble will present a concert of classical pieces with arias and art songs by soloists of the Ensemble, as well as well-loved Christmas carols in English, German, Latin and Italian

Kathak Recital
By Manaswini Sharma from Jaipur, disciple of Guru Prerna Shrimali
Accompanists on Mohit Chauhan (tabla); Ramesh Mewal (vocal & harmonium); and Simran Bhagtani (padhant) 

At 19:00
Bharatanatyam Recital
By Pritam Das from Delhi, disciple of Guru Rama Vaidyanathan  

Belabaharr Recital 

A concert presenting a fusion of sarangi, violin & lyrical expressions
By Pt. Naviin Gandharv from Mumbai, son and disciple of Guru Pt.Babulal Gandharv
Accompanist: Shri Kuldeep Mishra on Tabla
 
At 19:00
Hindustani Vocal Duet  
By Anirban Das and Diptam Sinha Biswas from Kolkata, who represent the legacy of Sangeet Acharya Pandit Chinmoy Lahiri
 

An evening of conversation, music and drama based on the new book by Rami Chhabra, media veteran

The author will engage in a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, eminent author and Member of Parliament; and Amb. Veena Sikri, former diplomat and Convenor, South Asia Women’s Network

 Smt Sarita Vohra, theatre-director and members of Living Room Theatre will read extracts from Becoming the Storm and present an opening musical overture

YouTube: https://youtu.be/GRJ7EvDXv_o