Dehradun- 21 October 2022 – Today, during the Virasat Festival, Dr. B. R. A press conference was organized at Ambedkar Stadium, Dehradun. Addressing the talks, senior members of the organization said, ‘We, on behalf of REACH, thank all the people of the media who have supported the Virasat Festival in this way and their newspapers, news channels, and web portals, the artists of the country. given place. From well-known artists to budding artists of the country, they have praised the media support of the Virasat Art and Heritage Festival 2022 organized in Dehradun.’ RK Singh, General Secretary of Reach Sanstha, said, ‘Virasat is a platform for the emerging artists of our country and from this platform, the arts of artists from Uttarakhand as well as across the country
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Our aim is that the little children of the country should preserve our heritage and pass on their heritage to the coming generation. The Virasat cultural program gives a common art presentation platform to some new and budding artists along with well-known artists to boost their confidence and enhance their performance.’ The cultural evening program started with lamp lighting and flute playing by S Akash. In which He started with Raag Gorakh Kalyaan with alaap,Madhya lay Jhap taal bandish and followed by drut teen taal. Next he presented raag Pahadi. His mellifluous rendition of flute incorporated playing with gayaki ang. He was accompanied by Shubh Maharaj on Tabla . Indian classical music has many eccentricities and Akash is one of them. He started performing on the big stage at the young age of 8. He is from Bangalore and has already performed in various concerts across the country. His early training was under Pt. Venkatesh Godkhindi is a famous flute player. Akash was influenced by his cousin.
He played with veteran classical musicians like Ghulam Abbas Khan and the Kashyap brothers. He has played the role of veteran classical musicians like Ghulam Abbas Khan and the Kashyap brothers. Akash has been taking training in Hindustani classical music under flute player Ronu Muzumdar for many years. He is influenced by many others including Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, his mentor Ronu Majumdar and Pandit Jasraj. He received the Idea Jalsa Sangeet Pratibha Puraskar when he was very young and after that, he won many popular awards including the prestigious MS Subbulakshmi Fellowship, Shanmukh Sangeet Shiromani Award, Sur Jyotsna National Award.
He has performed in Germany and many other countries and also plays the piano, but his first love remains the flute. In another presentation of the cultural program the Wadali Brothers mesmerized the people, Dr. B. R. Thousands of people reached Ambedkar Stadium and enjoyed the cultural program. The Wadali Brothers gave their performances on Sufi Saints, Romantic Folk Songs, Ghazals, Bhajans, and Bhangra. Lakhvinder ji started his program with the traditional sufi bandish by Khwaja gareeb Nawaz Chishti saheb,”kripa karo Maharaj”. He also presented his famous songs,Nazara,Tu maane ya na maane,Mast nazroN se , tere ishq nachaya and many more. The accompanied artists were On keyboard..Munish Kumar,Rohit and Vishal. Dholak…Rakesh Kumar. Tabla..Aslam. Octopad…Rajinder Kumar Babbu. Lead Guitar…Danish ,Base Guitar..Keshav Dhashmana. Dhol…Lovely. Jazz Drums…Gaurav. Back Vocalists….Ajay,Subhash, Gagan and Vicky.
The Wadali Brothers are a famous duo of Sufi singers from Punjab originally consisting of Puranchandji and his younger brother Pyarelalji. Puranchand Ji received his musical education from famous masters like Pandit Durga Das and Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan of the Patiala Gharana. He has provided extensive classical music training and guidance to his son Lakhwinder. His repertoire includes Sufi saints, romantic folk songs, ghazals, bhajans, and bhangra, with alap and taan being important aspects of his music. They live in their ancestral home, Guru Ki Wadali, and teach music to those who promise to preserve it. He does not charge his students and leads a very simple life devoted to the divine.
