Sangeet Niketan organised its 63rd annual celebrations at Shri Ram Centre Auditorium, Mandi House. Hari Chand Verma, president khoya and mava board was chief guest at the occasion.
According to the the principal of the Institute, Chakarvarthy Ram Mohan Rai, the students of all the branches of the institute presented a number of cultural programmes based on classical dance and songs.
Founded in 1950 by late Gulab Rai, an eminent artiste of jal tarang, the institute is one of the oldest in Delhi to provide training in classical music and dance. It is affiliated to the sangeet natak academy, Delhi and Indira Kala Vishwavidalaya, Madhya Pradesh.
The sangeet natak academy was set up by the Indian education ministry in May 1952 and became functional the following year, with the appointment of its first chairman, Dr P V Rajamannar. Dr Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, inaugurated it on January 28, 1953.