The stage is set

SD Sharma

The Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi has ventured to revive and rejuvenate the guru-shishya tradition, which has long been the life of the Indian classical arts. To create awareness and promote the concept, the Akademi has organised a three-day music programme Maan Gaye Ustaad featuring three maestros, who are nurturing this tradition. Meet the performing gurus.

April 22: Sitar recital by Pt Harvinder Sharma  

Pt Harvinder Sharma is a senior disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan Sahab of Imdadkhani Gharana. He belongs to the family of musicians. Harvinder is 62 years old and has been playing the sitar since the age of 5. He is a top grade artiste of AIR. 

He has taught hundreds of students throughout his life. He is further carrying forward his tradition of Ustad Vilayat Khan by presenting his senior students on April 22 in Tagore Theatre, a concert organised by SNA Chandigarh under the guru-shisya parampara.

April 23: Classical vocal by Guru Nidhi Narang

Disciple of Agra Gharana stalwart Guru Pandit Yashpaul Sagun Piya, Nidhi Narang is a versatile performer in classical and light music genres. She has performed at the prestigious Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan and other venues. She is imparting training to her disciples at her Swar Mandir institution under guru-shishya tradition.

April 24: Kathak recital by Samira Koser

The festival concludes with a kathak performance by Dr Samira Koser and her disciples. Holding a doctorate in psychology and Indian dances, academician Samira received her initial training from late Guru Kanhaiya Lal, the doyen of the Jaipur Gharana before Kathak guru Shobha Koser chiseled her into a danseuse of national eminence. 

At Tagore Theatre from 6.30 pm onwards