To observe Adivasi Diwas, a two day event will be organised in the city. The event will be held in the memory of a renowned tribal siger Asgari Bai. It will be organised on August 13 and 14 at Ravindra Bhavan.
The two day musical event is bieng organised by Directorate of Culture. In this programme film screenings and singing recitals will be organised.
The programme which will start at 7 pm on both days, will be inaugurated by a distinguished speech by noted critic and poet Ashok Vajpayee. It is noteworthy that in the eighties, the Department of Culture had done the work of making Asgari Bai's familiarity, genius, and devotion in the arts and the masses.
Asgari Bai was born in Bijawar near Tikamgarh in August 1918. He had an atmosphere of music for generations. His mother and maternal grandmother was a master singer, and from a young age he arranged Dhrupad's training with Ustad Zahoor Khan for Asgari. Asgari Bai was honored with Shikhar Samman, Tansen Samman, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and Padma Shri. He died on August 9 in 2006. Ashok Vajpayee has been specially invited to make an official statement on him. Shri Vajpayee has a deep connection with him. After his address, Indore artists Sulabha Cherasia Saraf and Manoj Saraf will be singing Dhrupad.
On the second day of the programe artist Rachna Srivastava will perform lead singing. Rachna Srivastava is a talented singer and has also done research on lead singing a few years ago. After his performance, Pandit Uday Bhawalkar of noted Dhrupad singer Pune will give a performance.