Jalgaon: The 24th Bal Gandharva Music Festival, known as Khandesh's cultural benchmark for classical music and the only one in the country held in the name of Bal Gandharva, is being organised by the Late
Vasantrao Chandorkar Memorial Foundation from January 9th to 11th for three days.
The festival is being held at the Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje Natya Mandir from 7 to 11 pm, and the preparations for the festival are complete, said Deepak Chandorkar, the executive trustee of the Late Vasantrao Chandorkar Foundation, while speaking to FPJ today.
The festival will begin with a Ganesh Vandana (prayer) by Nupur Khatawkar, Komal Chauhan, Hetal Chauhan, Sakshi Mali, Snehal Phadke, and Tanaya Patil. This will be followed by a classical vocal performance by artist Shruti Bujarbaruah. In the second session, Chirag Katti will present a sitar recital.
Shruti Bujarbaruah (Vocal)
Shruti Bujarbaruah is an Indian classical vocalist and playback singer. Originally from Assam, Shruti started learning classical music from her parents, Munindra Bujarbaruah and Mrs. Sangeeta Bujarbaruah, from the age of four. She has obtained the 'Sangeet Visharad' and 'Sangeet Alankar' degrees from Bhatkhande Sangeet Vidyapeeth, Lucknow.
