Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan is going to perform in Dehradun on November 2 (Sunday). Khan has been given status of the State guest, said Viraam Gurukul Society president Rajnish Mishra while interacting with media persons on Wednesday.
He further said, “To mark the second annual celebration of the society, we are celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Sarangi wizard, late Hanuman Prasad Mishra.”
Society is a non-profit one engaged in bringing about the highest quality music in an informal, divine manner, rooted in Indian traditions. Apart from this, it also provides much- sought- after platform to the artistes- the best known, the lesser known and the upcoming- for connecting to the most responsive audience of Dehradun, he said.
The society had worked with eminent artists like Hariprasad Chaurasia, Rajendra Prasanna, Ajay Prasanna, Akram Khan and upcoming artistes from various parts of the country. On the occasion of the first annual celebration, the society had paid tribute to the victims of Uttarakhand disaster by bringing together all music lovers of Dehradun for a concert where living legends like Birju Maharaj, Rajan Sajan Mishra, Tabla exponent Kumar Bose and others performed on December 3, 2013.
Other present on the occasion were Swaransh Mishra, society secretary, Rohini Mishra, treasurer and SP Pant, member of the society.