An evening of Indian Classical Music  &

Tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

on his 150th Birth Anniversary.

Presented by various artists

Directed by Sanjukta Sen

Saturday, December 10, 2011; 6:00 p.m.

At Romanti Auditorium
305 7th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001

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Anirban Dasgupta is the youngest son and disciple of Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta. Not to be left behind, Anirban also took to playing the Sarod from an early age under the able guidance and tutelage of his illustrious father. A wonderful product of innate talent, years of grueling toil and delicate musical nurture, Anirban remains an extremely humble and self-effacing artist. In 1987, he stood first in the All India Radio Music Competition. He has performed widely in India as well as in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and USA. He released his first CD album in 2002 from the Netherlands. Anirban has followed his father’s footsteps in balancing a dynamic musical career with commendable academic and professional pursuits. He holds a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Calcutta and is employed as a senior IT executive in New Jersey, USA where he presently lives.

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He turned to playing the Sarod when he was eleven under the tutelage of the highly respected Pt. Samarendranath Sikdar, a senior disciple of the late Pt. Radhika Mohan Maitra of the Shahjahanpur Gharana. His playing style has been greatly influenced by the likes of his guru and other masters of his Gharana. It highlights a perfect blend between the Rababiya and Gayaki styles that is unique to the Shahjahanpur Gharana. Soumya blossomed as a young artist on All India Radio Calcutta between 1990 and 1995, and while living in Australia, between 1994 and 1996, pursuing higher education, where he taught as well as performed regularly. Notable among his performances in Australia were the Woodford Festival in Queensland, the World Music Cafe at the Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Center.

Devapriya Nayak (Debu) began learning tabla at the age of three from his grandfather, Chaudhury Kausalya Nandan. Later, Debu became a disciple of Pt. Radhakanta Nandi of the Benaras Gharana. In 1981, Debu came to the US to pursue higher studies and continued his tabla taalim from Maestros like Ustad Zakir Hussain , Pandit Anindo Chattergee and  Pt. Samir Chatterjee. Debu is an accomplished soloist and accompanist. He has performed with many renowned artists.
He is also the director of the Washington DC Chapter of Chhandayan, a tabla school dedicated to the promotion of tabla and Indian Classical Music in the Washington DC metro area. Debu is a computer engineer by profession and employed by the United States Department of Education, but music remains his ultimate passion.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, USA 
&
TV Asia Wishes you a Very Happy Diwali

Proudly presents
"MEET THE AUTHOR"  an evening with Mr. Rajmohan Gandhi

Time: 6:00PM  Date: Sunday, November 13, 2011
Venue Address: TV Asia Auditorium, 76 National Road, Edison, NJ 08817 ALL

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'Man of Peace' Rajmohan Gandhi -Talks about REVOLTS

A TALE OF TWO REVOLTS

Mr. Rajmohan Gandhi- Man of Peace, Carrys the dynesty of  two Giant Statesmen of India .
Mahatma Gandhi & C. Rajgopalachari (Rajaji)  

"Two wars--the 1857 Revolt in India and the American Civil War-seemingly fought for very different reasons, occurred at opposite ends of the globe in the middle of the nineteenth century. But they were both fought in a world still dominated by Great Britain and the battle cry in both conflicts was freedom.The result is a tale of two revolts, three countries and one century."(http://www.penguinbooksindia.com)

SPONSORS:

  *Mrs. Rosemarie & Mr.H.R.Shah (TV ASIA)
  
*Bank of India(New York)

*Dr. Mukesh and Chandni Prasad
*Mrs.Trupti & Kenny Desai

 *Drs. Rashmi & Navin Mehta  

Book Will be available for Purchase.

PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE

SOME SEATS ARE RESERVED

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With the global warming it has become imperative for all of us to be aware of our surroundings and conserve our precious resources every way we can.  As a professional artist for many years, Mrs. Alka Dalal has created a series of paintings "Going Green depicting true concerns about conserving natural resources. 

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Smt. Alka Dalal

Consulate General of India,New York
and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,USA
Cordially invite you
to
Observe the 63rd Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's Punya Tithi
at 5:00 P.M.Sunday, January 30th, 2011;
Venue: New India House, 3 East 64th Street,
New York, NY-10065
RSVP at: press@indiacgny.org / bhavanus@hotmail.com
Tel: 212 774 0663  / 212 989 8383

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