SwarGanga Music Festival: Nov 12 ’05

SwarGanga an internet-based music group has completed one year in October 2005. To mark this occasion, Adwait Joshi, founder of SwarGanga, has initated the SwarGanga Music Festival which will promote young and upcoming artsits in the field of Indian classical music.

Snapshot of the event is as follows:

Artists:
1. Saniya Patankar – A disciple of Dr. Ashwini Bhide
2. Dhananjay Hegde – A disciple of Pt. Vinayak Torvi
  – Harmonium Accompaniment – Chaitanya Kunte – A disciple of Dr. Arawind Thatte
  – Tabla Accompaniment – Pt Omkar Gulvady

Saniya Kulkarni Patankar : Saniya was initiated into Hindustani classical music by Smt. Lilatai Gharpure at the age of 6. Little Saniya was born into a musical family in 1978. Her talent was discovered at the age of 3. Her parents decided to nurture and groom her talent. Today she is a leading disciple of Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, famous singer of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. She has a “Sangeet Visharad” with distinction.

Dhananjay Hegde : Born in 1978 in a musical family in Gunavante, a small village in Karnataka state, and having shown a natural inclination towards music, his parents Shri G. S. Hegde and Smt. Geeta Hegde showed made no mistake in nurturing this talent at a very young age. He tool music lessons with his mother and since 1989 he has been studying under the tutelage of Pt. Vinayak Torvi, a great music maestro of the country. With his dedication towards music and quality performance, Dhananjay has won the hearts of music listeners all over.

Event details
Date: 12th November 2005
Location: Gadkari Rangayatan Thane at 8.30PM.
Tickets: Rs. 50, Rs. 30 and Rs. 20.
[Tickets are available at Waves Musicals and V S Marathe Jewellers Ram Maruti Road Thane (W), V S Marathe Jewellers Near Thane Station, New Symphony on Gokhale Road Thane (W), Adwait Joshi's residence near Runwal Nagar. ]

Much detailed information about the festival and artsits can be found on Adwait Joshi’s homepage: http://www.adwaitjoshi.com/icm/musicfestival.php

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