Vastrapur amphitheatre to be named after Kshemu Divetia
July 26, 2012
Ahmedabad, 26 July 2012
Ahmedabad’s Vastrapur lake based amphitheatre has been named after late Gujarati sugam sangeet singer musician Kshemu Divetia. A function in this regard will be held on Monday.
Kshemubhai’s best songs Radhanu naam tane, Dariyaamaa hoy ene moti kehvaay, Gorma ne paanch aangaliye pujyaa, Maari aankhe kankuna surat athamyaa are popular even today. Kshemubhai’s main contribution to the world of Gujarati music was ‘Sangitsudha’, a set of 10 cassettes containing songs of 35 poets, sung by 26 different artists. Kshemubhai had composed songs for Kanti Madiya’s Gujarati film ‘Kashi no dikro.’ It was the first and the last film he worked for.
Born in 1924 Divetia passed away in July 2009.
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