Classical music concert in Jaipur enthralls all

Nad Sadhna

- Institute for Indian Music & Research Centre in collaboration with the

Jaipur Maharashtra Mandal

, Jaipur organised a classical music concert under Baithak series on Monday at Krishnayan auditorium of

Jawahar Kala Kendra

, Jaipur. The concert began with the sitar recital by

Amruta Kulkarni

followed by her presentation on “Bandish on instruments with special focus on sitar” where she spoke about different kinds of instrumental compositions with special reference to sitar bandish. Bandish is a melodic composition in Hindustani vocal or instrumental music. Trained in sitar under the guidance of sitar maestro, Pt Arvind Parikh, Amruta is a talented sitar player from Itawah Imdadkhani Gharana. She is also a civil engineer.

Amruta Kulkarni performing at Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur (Shalini Maheshwari/BCCL)

The next artist,

Pt Shashikant

Tambe from Indore performed classical vocal recital. He performed Natya Sangeet which is his speciality. From the Ustad Rajab Ali Khan’s lineage, he is an “A” grade artist by All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan (TV) and has performed in various national programmes as well as in abroad.

Pt Shashikant Tambe

Both the artists were accompanied by Ustad Nisar Husain on tabla and Giriraj Balodiya on harmonium.