Team News Riveting
Raipur, January 10
For the fifth year, Team Bhilai Anthem and Welfare Society is organising the three-day KBR Bimalarpan Sangeet Mahotsav at Mahatma Gandhi Kala Mandir, Civic Center from January 12 to 14, 2023.
Hindustani classical music artists of national repute will be performing during the three-day music festival being organised by Team Bhilai Anthem and Welfare Society in association with South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur under Ministry of Culture, SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant and Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh.
The music festival is organised in memory of Acharya Pt Bimlendu Mukherjee, an eminent sitarist and authority in classical vocal and instrumental music who tutored many youngsters including Bhilaians, several of whom went on to make a name for themselves in the world of classical music, in India and abroad. Pt Bimalendu Mukherjee who was the first to head Bhilai Steel Plant’s mines was also vice chancellor of Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh.
Smt Shyani Palit would be presenting semi-classical vocals on the first day of the programme on January 12. She will be accompanied by Ramchandra Sarpe on the tabla and Sandip Bokilkar on harmonium. This would be followed by a jugalbandi performance by brothers Arka Roy and Shounak Roy on the sarod. Kaushik Bannerji would accompany them in the tabla.
On the second day, January 13, Anol Chatterjee would present classical vocal music with Kaushik Bannerji on the tabla and Srikant Puse on harmonium. In the second part of the programme, Pt Avaneendra Sheolikar would play the sitar. He would be accompanied by Pt Ramdas Palsule on tabla.
On the third day January 14, Pt Harwinder Sharma would play the sitar. Kaushik Bannerji would accompany the tabla. This would be followed by Ramdas Palsule playing the tabla solo. Srikant Pise would accompany the harmonium. Programmes would begin around 6.30 in the evening on each of the three days.
