Smriti 2015 begins

 Indian classical music and dance festival - Smriti 2015 began at World Integrity Centre, here on Friday with a Jugalbandi by upcoming young musicians Bhaskar Das from Allahabad on the flute and Rohan Dasgupta on Sitar along with Shubh Maharaj on tabla. The first day of the festival concluded with a Kathak performance by Shyam Kartik Mishra of Benaras Gharana, disciple of late Prabhu Shankar Mishra and Dr Madhukar Anand.

The two-day festival will conclude on Saturday with performances including Kathak by Namrata Rai, disciple of late Dr Madhukar Anand and Pandit Udai Mazumdar. She will be accompanied by Mazumdar on the tabla. Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar will also be playing Shehnai and flute on the concluding day.