HT Correspondent
NAGAON, March 14: The 150th birth anniversary of Pandit Vishnu Digambara Pulaskar, the premier icon of Indian classical music, was celebrated with an exceptional concert of Indian classical music at the Nagaon District Library Auditorium on Tuesday. The program was organised by Shastriya Sangeet Manch, Nagaon. Dr Mridul Hazarika, vice-chancellor of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, inaugurated the program, while Ritu Rajnish, principal of Delhi Public School, Nagaon, was present as a special invitee. Artists Ranjan Bezbaruah and Dr Joyshri Pathak anchored the entire program.
During the program, Dr Santosh Kumar, professor at the department of Music, Sikkim University, and his disciple Gopal Poudel featured a flute performance, while Rishika Ghosh from Guwahati performed Khayal, Bhajan, and Dadra. Besides, Maitri Deka performed Vedic Mantra, while Indrani Bora led Saraswati Vandana. A Chota Khayal, directed by Suwagmoni Mahanta, was performed by a group of students. Noted musicians like Munin Goswami, Tarun Ch Kalita, Prashun Ghosh, Nayan Kamal Saikia, Kanak Hira, Tapan Das, and Snehmeed accompanied the session as instrumentalists of various musical instruments, as stated in a press note here.
