Santoor recital, Odissi dance mark Day 2 of Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, March 17

The second day of the ongoing Bhaskar Rao Nritya and Sangeet Sammelan at Tagore Theatre witnessed santoor recital and Odissi dance.

One of the artistes at the event was India’s Global Music Ambassador, Sangeet Natak Awardee Santoor Maestro Pt Tarun Bhattacharya. His techniques of playing santoor also facilitates the playing of ‘Krintans, Ekharatans, Boltans’.

The second artiste was a distinguished Odissi exponent SNA Awardee Sujata Mohapatra. She made her foray into the dancing arena in her early childhood when her interest in dance was nurtured from an early age by her parents.

The programme commenced with santoor recital by Pt Tarun Bhattacharyya. He played a melodic raga, ‘Jansammohini’, and concluded his recital with a captivating ‘Bhatiyali Dhun’. He was embellished by Pune-based prominent tabla maestro Pt Ramdas Palsule.

The Odissi dance troupe with Sujata were Prasanti Jena, Aknita Sengupta, Soumya Bose and Biswajit Chakraborty.

Kendra Registrar Dr Shobha Koser and Secretary Sajal Koser were present on the occasion. Prof. Saubhgya Vardhan, former Director, NZCC, also graced the occasion as the chief guest.