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ICA presents An Evening of Sitar and Tabla Recital by Pt. Janardan Mitta on Sitar accompanied by Ms. Rimpa Siva on Tabla Pandit Janardan Mitta attained the excellence of a consummate, elegant artist that he is today, under the tutelage of the renowned Sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar of the Maihar gharana. Having mastered the nu- ances of the Gayaki and Tantrakari techniques of instrumental music, Pt. Janardan Mitta has traveled widely across the country and abroad holding the interest of audiences with his inimitably delicate style. Having been the first Hindustani musician to have performed at the Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival at Tiruvaiyyaru in 1976, he was also awarded the title “Asthana Vidwan” of Sri Sarada Peetham, Sringeri. A graduate in Music, a post graduate in Sociology and a Doctorate scholar in Musicology, he has been one of the few distinguished musicians to have performed at the United Nations in 1971. Ms. Rimpa Siva: Born to a family of music-lovers in Calcutta on 14th January 1986, toddler Rimpa showed keen interest in playing with Tabla and other Indian musical instruments. She received her first lessons from her father and Guru Prof. Swapan Siva, himself an acclaimed Tabla player and disciple of late Ustad Keramatullah Khan of Farukhabad Gharana. At the age of nine, Rimpa earned scholarships from West Bengal State Music Academy and Salt Lake City music festival in 1995. Her first big public performance at sprawling Netaji Indoor Stadium in Calcutta on 23rd January 1996, was a huge success. Since, there is no looking back for her. When she was 14, she first accompanied Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia on a concert tour to the US and since then she has been playing with musical stalwarts like Pandit Jasraj and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. She was invited to prestigious Sangeet Research Academy and participated in 25th ITC Sangeet Sammelan in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Allahabad. Rimpa has also performed at music bastions like Pune, Bhopal, Lucknow, Bangalore and Maihar of baba Alauddin fame. She also joined the new millennium celebration organized by the Viswa Banga Sammelan in Calcutta and Zee-TV celebration in Mumbai with Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia. She has done her M.A. from Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in musicology. Date : 4th December (Wednesday) Time : 6:00 pm onward Venue : Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Refreshments : At 5:30 pm.

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ICApresents

An Evening of Sitar and Tabla Recitalby

Pt. Janardan Mitta on Sitaraccompanied by

Ms. Rimpa Siva on Tabla

Pandit Janardan Mitta attained the excellence of a consummate, elegant artist that he is today, under thetutelage of the renowned Sitar maestro Pandit Ravishankar of the Maihar gharana. Having mastered the nu-ances of the Gayaki and Tantrakari techniques of instrumental music, Pt. Janardan Mitta has traveled widelyacross the country and abroad holding the interest of audiences with his inimitably delicate style. Havingbeen the first Hindustani musician to have performed at the Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival at Tiruvaiyyaruin 1976, he was also awarded the title “Asthana Vidwan” of Sri Sarada Peetham, Sringeri. A graduatein Music, a post graduate in Sociology and a Doctorate scholar in Musicology, he has been one of the fewdistinguished musicians to have performed at the United Nations in 1971.

Ms. Rimpa Siva: Born to a family of music-lovers in Calcutta on 14th January 1986, toddler Rimpashowed keen interest in playing with Tabla and other Indian musical instruments. She received her firstlessons from her father and Guru Prof. Swapan Siva, himself an acclaimed Tabla player and disciple of lateUstad Keramatullah Khan of Farukhabad Gharana. At the age of nine, Rimpa earned scholarships from WestBengal State Music Academy and Salt Lake City music festival in 1995. Her first big public performance atsprawling Netaji Indoor Stadium in Calcutta on 23rd January 1996, was a huge success. Since, there is nolooking back for her. When she was 14, she first accompanied Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia on a concerttour to the US and since then she has been playing with musical stalwarts like Pandit Jasraj and PanditAjoy Chakraborty. She was invited to prestigious Sangeet Research Academy and participated in 25th ITCSangeet Sammelan in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai and Allahabad. Rimpa has also performed at music bastions likePune, Bhopal, Lucknow, Bangalore and Maihar of baba Alauddin fame. She also joined the new millenniumcelebration organized by the Viswa Banga Sammelan in Calcutta and Zee-TV celebration in Mumbai withPandit Hariprasad Chourasia. She has done her M.A. from Rabindra Bharati University in Calcutta and iscurrently studying for a Ph.D. in musicology.

Date: 4th December (Wednesday)Time: 6:00 pm onwardVenue: Ramanujan Auditorium, Institute of Mathematical Sciences.Refreshments: At 5:30 pm.