HYDERABAD: The two-day Ustab Bade Ghulam Ali Khan National Festival of Music and Dance kicked off in the city on Thursday.
Held in association with the department of language and culture, government of
Telangana, the festival has been organised to aid children with autism.
“We are organising such programmes to encourage Indian classical music. The money earned through this programme will be donated to welfare of children suffering with autism,” said Abhijit Bhattacharjee, chairman of Sangitanjaly Foundation, that organised the festival.
A portion of the funds being collected through this event will to Austism Ashram.
On the first day, Pt Budhaditya Mukherjee performed sitar along with Yashwant Vaishnav and Soumen Nandy on tabla and Nilay Salvi on harmonium.
The programme was inaugurated by principal secretary, IT and industry, Jayesh Ranjan, and regional director, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ashok Jajoria.
“The city has witnessed several top notch performances in the past and I hope the tradition will continue in future,” said Ranjan.
On Friday, performances by Anubhab Khamaru, Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty, Gourab Chatterjee and Yashwant Vaishnav from
Patiala Gharana
are scheduled to take place.
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