Noted and upcoming musicians and artistes from across the nation and abroad will be performing in Dehradun during the 22nd Virasat arts and heritage festival starting here on April 28.
Founder of the event organiser Rural Entrepreneurship for Arts and Cultural Heritage (REACH) lokesh Ohri informed the media that Virasat will be held at the Ambedkar stadium from April 28 to May 12. The governor Krishan Kant Paul will inaugurate the festival on Friday. As in the past, this fortnight long fest will have artisans, craftsmen, folk and classical artists presenting various art forms from across India. The main stage of the festival this year represents the 9th century Mahayana Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia. Folk dances of Uttarakhand and various other states, heritage walks, vintage and classic car and bike rally and Virasat Sadhana- an artistic platform for budding artists of the city to showcase their cultural expressions will also be held as part of the fest. Noted artists including Pundit Rajan Sajan Mishra, Warsi Bandhu, ustad Shujaat Khan, Wadali Bandhu, Peenaz Masani and Sanjeev Abhayankar among others will be performing during the festival.