Much to the delight of music lovers, over 30 disciples of Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan have come together to perform at a three-day musical extravaganza which kicked off on Friday at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) here.
The musical event is part of the series of Deeksha: Guru Shishya Parampara, kicked off by the IGNCA in association with Sarod Ghar, where the disciple of Padma Vibhushan Amjad Ali Khan are performing to enthral the audience by playing their musical compositions on different musical instruments like the Sarod, Sitar, Guitar and Violin. The event is the first of its kind being held in the country, bringing together the maestro and their disciples.
On the first day, artists Gurudev Singh Namdhari (Sarod), Srinjoy Mukherjee (Sarod), Sunando Mukherjee and Pratap Kumar (Sarod duet), Sachin Patvardhan (Guitar) and Bishwajit Roy Chaudhary (Sarod) left the audience, who braved the chilly weather, mesmerised.
On the last day of the event, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan along with his disciples will be playing Sarod. Sachchidanand Joshi, Member Secretary, IGNCA said, “We will be organizing such theme based programms at regular intervals which will be based on great artistes like the renowned Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.”