Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad Explained

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Music Festival Name:	Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad
Location:	Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad, India
Years Active:	2012 – present
Founders:	Mohan Hemmadi
Dates:	2012: 17 to 19 February

Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival edition of the festival is also held in Hyderabad, India at the historical Chowmahalla Palace.^[1]

History

It was organised for the first time in Hyderabad in February 2012.^[2] It is organised by Mohan Hemmadi and Abhijit Bhattacharjee. It was decided to make it an annual event in Hyderabad like the Pune edition, and possibly an all-night event.

Controversy

The festival started on a wrong note with police denying permission and the show on the first day had to be curtailed. And the police gave a limited permission till 10 p.m., making it difficult for artists to be accommodated well in stipulated time.^[3]

2012 festival

17 February

• Shrinivas Joshi - Hindustani vocal
• Rajan and Sajan Mishra - Hindustani vocal

18 February

• Alarmel Valli (Bharatanatyam)
• Kumar Bose (Tabla)
• Ustad Shahid Parvez (Sitar)
• Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (vocal)

19 February

• Shobhana (Bharatanatyam)
• Pandit Shankar Ghosh (Tabla)
• Ganesh and Kumaresh (violin)
• Ronu Majumdar, Bickram Ghosh (fusion)

Notes and References

1. News: Shrinivas Rao perform in Hyderabad. https://archive.today/20120707131731/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-19/music-events/31075202_1_hindustani-khayal-duo. dead. 7 July 2012. The Times of India. 18 February 2012.
2. News: Three-day Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Joshi Festival kicks off in city. apnnews. 18 February 2012.
3. News: Chaos at classical music festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20120418195122/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-19/news-and-interviews/31075224_1_organizers-cops-classical-music. dead. 18 April 2012. The Times of India. 18 February 2012.