The Suranjali foundation had organised the Tata Capital Pt Bhimsen Joshi National Festival of Music and Dance from April 5 to 7 at the Shilpa Kala Vedika at Madhapur. The three day programme witnessed a host of classical music and dance programmes featuring veteran artists like Shashank Subramanyam, Shobhana and Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Being conducted for the second time, the national festival was conceptualised to provide a helping hand to autistic children. With last year being a success, the festival has now been made an annual feature.

Besides being a fund raiser, Secretary General of the foundation, Abhijit Bhattacharjee added that the festival also provides a platform to for Indian musicians to perform and interact with their audience.Other artists who performed at the festival included Purbayan Chatterjee, the sitarist, who performed a jugalbandi with Shashank Subramanyam on the Flute. Vocalist Begum Parween Sutan, Kuchipudi dancer Shallu Jindal and sitarist Pt Budhaditya Mukherjee also enthralled the audience with their art. The festival was concluded on Sunday with the doible treat of the danseuse Shobhana and flautist Pt.Hari Prasad Chaurasia.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Express Features – Hyderabad / April 08th, 2013