A two-day musical programme Hriday Drishyam, featuring some of the biggest names of the Indian music industry, would commence here on January 9.
The participantingt artistes include Hariharan, Joy Alvares, Shefali Alvares, Sabri brothers, Rakesh CHourasiya, Niladri Kumar, Amaan Ali Khan and Rahul Sharma.
While talking to media persons regarding the details of the programme, Principal Secretary of Culture department Manoj Shrivastava said that the event is being organised jointly by the Culture department and Jehan Numa. The fest is scheduled to take place at four different historical and cultural centres of the city. This is the first season of the festival and is slated to be an annual affair for the city, he added.
The object is to create a yearly properly centred around India’s finest performing/cultural arts, in Bhopal city making it an annual destination on India’s calendar of events. The programme also aims to portray Bhopal as a land of rich cultural heritage, history and legacy and to place Bhopal on the map of international tourism.
He further stated that the event is a private initiative with prominent and dynamic citizens of the city, with the support of state government. The management expertise and planning for this is driven by a veteran artist, as well as on ICCR’s accredited list of performers.
A core team will be formed comprising of 6/7 powerful Bhopal entities that have got the drive, resolve and resources to manifest.
The yearly event, in its fledgling state would be a two-day event featuring diverse performing artists, both in music and dance, national and world renowned performers.