Nehru Remembered
The death anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan began with Raga Bhopali devotional composition "Mahadev Devo Maheswara", followed by Shabad "Kar Kirpa Prabhu", devotional bandish in raag Bhairav "Allah hu Allah", bhajan "Morey Naino Mai Ram", Kafi Shah Hussain's "Rabba Mere", and other bhajans.
An Evening of Clarinets
Alliance Fancaise de Delhi presented an evening of clarinets by Images Quartette from France comprising Francois Chambert (clarinet, flute), Vincent Lauret (small clarinet and clarinet), Arnaud Pairier (clarinet and basset horn), Bruno Cohard (bass clarinet) and Jean-Bernard Lasserre (percussion and drums).
The group presented works by Bizet, St. Saens, Debussy, Ravel and also jazz masterpieces by Gershwin, Piazzola, Ellington, Machado and others.
Comedy Play
New Delhi Players staged a Hindi comedy play `Bade Na Khelein Chhote Kheil' at the LTG auditorium.
The play is a Hindi adaptation of the famous Italian play `Gli Arcangeli non Giocano a flipper' (Archangels don't play pinball) written by Italian play writer Dario - Fa - Franca.
Hindustani Music
Raagranjani presented their tenth annual function at Habitat's Stein auditorium featuring Hindustani, Classical vocal and dance. While Mitali Samaddar and K. Sidhvi presented Bharatanatyam, Malavika Bhattacharya presented classical bhajans, Shyamali Mukhopadhyaye light classical music and Nalini presented Kathak dance.
It also felicitated Saran Rani Balkiwal, Ustad Rahim Fahiuddin Dagar and Ustad Hafiz Ahmed Khan.
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