A special cultural program was organized today at Kukat Bhawan in Bhopal by Pracheen Kala Kendra, an organization dedicated to art and culture, in which renowned classical singer Vidushi Shobha Choudhary, Santoor player Ninad Adhikari, Kathak dancer Abhilasha Tiwari and renowned flute player Pandit Sundar Lal Karele and his son Shrothik Karele performed flute jugalbandi. <
In this program, great Dhrupad vocalist Padmashree Pandit Uma Lal Gundecha ji graced the event as chief guest. Debashish Adhikari and Sameer Agarwal played a great role as cultural coordinators and made the program a huge success.After the traditional lighting of the lamp, programs was commenced with the presentation by the students of the affiliated centers of the Kendra located in Bhopal, in which first of all, a well knitted group presentation of classical singing was presented by the students of Kalangan Kala Mandir with Ganesh Mantra, Saraswati Vandana and Guru Vandana respectively.<
After this, a group tabla presentation by the students of another center of Kendra namely Indian Music Academy in which main tabla syllables like kayada, Rele, Palte etc. were presented with great preparation.
After this, dance presentations based on Ram Stuti and Shiva Mahima were presented by the students of Vividha Dance Academy which is also an affiliated centre of the Kendra .After this, Pandit Sundar Lal Karele and his son Shrothik Karele took the stage and mesmerized the audience by presenting a melodious flute Jugalbandii followed by santoor performance by young Santoor player Ninad Adhikari . He presented Aalap jod and Jhala which was highly appreciated by the audience.
In the last part of the program, eminent vocalist Shobha Choudhary took the centre stage and started the program with traditional alap in Raga Bageshree followed by a Vilambit's ek taal based composition Sakhi Man Lage Na Mora.
Thereafter, she doled out with another bandish Gund Lao Ri Malaniya, which was a medium paced composition studded with teen taal and was greatly enjoyed by the audience.
She presented a composition based on a pious occasion of Mahashivratri, a Chaiti with bols Jogiya ke darshan jayie ve ho rama ganga kinare. She also presented a Bhairavi followed by concluding tarana . At the end of the program the artists were honored by the chief guest.