Musical gala on Bihar Diwas

PATNA: A treat is in shop for music lovers from the city as a few of the most sought-after classical, Sufi and Bollywood singers and instrumentalists could be performing at Gandhi Maidan and SK Memorial Hall throughout the threeday Bihar Diwas centenary celebration starting from March 22. At Gandhi Maidan, Bihar Diwas function could be inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar at 5pm on March 22. The cultural event on Day 1 would start having a dance performance by 100 students of the city, which would be choreographed by Harshal and Vitthal beats pro, the choreographer duo from Mumbai, together with a team of 14 other choreographers. Following this dr dre headphones, music enthusiasts would enjoy a breathtaking efficiency of Bollywood singers Udit Narayan and Richa Sharma. On the second day, Bollywood singers Ravindra Upadhyay and Babul Supriyo along with Sufi singers Murtaza Khan and Rabbani Khan are scheduled to captivate the audience with their scintillating performances. On the concluding day on March 24 beats by dre studio, Kailash Kher and Sumedha Karmahe (of Sare Gama Pa challenge 2007 fame) would gift Patnaites a memorable evening with their enchanting performances. On the inaugural day of the Bihar Diwas celebrations at SK Memorial Hall, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj monster beats, an Indian classical vocalist who belongs to Mewati gharana of Hindustani classical music, would enthral the audience with his two-and-a-half hour performance. A 'Tiranga' presentation featuring the performance of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj monster headphones, and one of the most sought-after flautists of the country Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia would mesmerize the audience on the second day. Besides, an Indian mandolin player, Padma Shri U Shrinivas, noted tabla player Pandit Ramkumar Mishra and Rattan Mohan Sharma, a vocalist who's an professional in all forms of classical music like khayal, tarana, dhrupad, Haveli sangeet, tappa and also in light classical types and folk music could be performing here. Mridangam player Sridhar Parthasarthy, top tabla exponent Shubhankar Banerjee and singer of 'Aaoge jab tum o sajna' fame Padma Shri Ustad Rashid Khan, a classical vocalist who belongs to Rampur-Sahaswan gharana, would also enthral the audience on the second day. The second day's programme would be presented by Durga Jasraj, a Television presenter and daughter of Pandit Jasraj, whilst prominent Bollywood lyricist, poet and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar would entertain the audience with his beautiful poems. The celebration at SK Memorial Hall would conclude with the performance of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, an eminent classical vocalist, and Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who would be accompanied with Mithilesh Jha and Anubrata Chaterjee on tabla. Besides, the state government has invited Bollywood stars which includes Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Shekhar Suman, Prakash Jha, Neetu Chandra, Manoj Bajpai, Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Out of this list, the government is but to receive confirmation from Amitabh, Hema and Sonakshi.