Three years after the passing of Pandit Jasraj, his daughter Durga Jasraj, who has been upholding his legacy in Hindustani classical music, is set to host the 51st ‘Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroha’, titled Jai Ho Pandit Jasraj, in Hyderabad from November 24 to 30.
The festival schedule
November 24: Rattan Mohan Sharma, Mewati Prayer; Niladri Kumar, Hindustani classical
November 25: Shounak Abhisheki, Hindustani classical; Osman Mir, Sufi Qawwali
November 26: Pt. Nayan and Ishaan Ghosh, tabla duet; Anand Bhate and Arya Ambekar, Natya Sangeet and Abhang
November 27: Swar Sharma, Hindustani classical; Sid Sriram, Carnatic classical
November 28: Sooryagayathri, devotional; Pt. Venkatesh Kumar, Hindustani classical
November 29: Asavari Degloorkar, Hindustani classical; Anup Jalota, devotional
November 30: special performance: dancers: Yamini Reddy-Kuchipudi, Arushi Mudgal-Odissi, Shinjini Kulkarni-Kathak, Krishna Pranita-Bharatanatyam
Arrangers: Deepak Pandit, Anand Sharma, Kedar Pandit
A calendar event in the city, the cultural conglomerate this year will have an eclectic mix of artistes from classical music and dance. Durga, who was in the city to oversee the preparations, says, “It is a legacy my father had created for 47 years till his passing in 2020. He conducted this festival without any monetary expectations or selling tickets. It is incredible because we do not have any such example anywhere in the world.”
