Date: 15/08/2015 - 31/08/2015
Time: All Day
Venue: The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalya, Bhopal, Bhopal
18 – 31 August 2015: EXHIBITION on the life, music & legacy of Begum Akhtar
22 August 2015
11:30 a.m.: AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION. Begum Akhtar (45 mins), introduced by & with a Q&A session with Shri Avinash Pasricha.
6:00 p.m. onwards: PERFORMANCES Vidushi Shubhra Guha (Thumri-Dadra), followed by Janab Majid Ikhlas Hussain Qawwal & Group (Qawwali)
23 August 2015
11:30 a.m.: FILM SCREENING. ‘Roti’ (1942) (128 mins), directed by Mehboob & starring Akhtaribai Faizabadi
6:00 p.m. onwards: PERFORMANCES. Vidushi Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar (Thumri-Dadra), followed by Ustad Aslam Khan (Ghazal) Accompanying Musicians Ustad Ghulam Sabir (Sarangi), Janab Nawab Ali (Tabla), Janab Salamat Ali (Harmonium)
ENTRY FREE