Pune (P&V News Service): ‘Uday Utsav’, a classical dance and instrumental program conceived by famous Kathak dancer Mulla Afsar Khan, was organized at SM Joshi Hall, Navi Peth on the occasion of the birthday of famous Kathak dancer Pandit Rajendra Gangani of Jaipur family. Disciples of Pandit Gangani, Jafar Mulla Khan and Mulla Afsar Khan as well as director of Sanjog Tabla Vidyalaya Shankar Kuchekar and other tabla players enchanted the audience by performing their art in this program. The festival was inaugurated by Mulla Afsar Khan’s mother Jaibun Mulla Khan with the lighting of lamps.
The first session of the program started with Namami Shamishan Nirvan Rupam… a Shiv Stuti Composed by Pt. Rajendra Gangani. Deepali Raipure performed Tal Trital, Deepali Kadam performed Tal Chautal, Satish Satarkar performed Pancham Savari and Ishwari Datar performed Rudrani Devi Stuti. Samruddhi Pujari and Maitrayi Nirgun performed Zhapatal, while Gitanjali Salunke and Shilpa Dharmadhikari performed ‘Radherani’. It was accompanied by relevant and skillful tabla by Shankar Kuchekar and Prajwal Darade, while singing by Premraj Kadam and he was accompanied by Sudhir Tekale on harmonium.
In the second session of the program, Unveiling of the logo of Kaladham, an organization founded by Mulla Afsar Khan was done by Pt. Avinash Belsare and Ustad Jafar Mulla Khan.
The show was ended by Shankar Kuchekar’s solo tabla playing. He performed in dynasties in Tal Tintal from Delhi and Ajrada Gharana. He got the applause of the audience by presenting the Peshkaar, Kayde, Rele, Tukade, Mukhade, Gat, Chakradhars in a very unique style in the traditional way. He was accompanied by Sudhir Tekale. The program was moderated by Shraddha Rajwade.
