Category Articles: Music

Two classical music artists honored at the Tana Riri Festival in Vadnagar

November 12, 2024
Two classical music artists honored at the Tana Riri Festival in Vadnagar

Vadnagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel honored two female classical music talents with the Tana Riri Award in Vadnagar during the Tana Riri Mahotsav 2024. The award celebrates the contributions of female artists in classical music, and this year’s recipients were Vidushi Padma Suresh Talwalkar from Maharashtra and Dr. Pradipta Ganguly from Ahmedabad. Each awardee received Rs. 2.50 lakh, a trophy, a copperplate, and the Gaurav Samman award from the Chief Minister. Hailing from Vadnagar in ...Read More

Bhutanese Youths welcome PM Narendra Modi with Dandiya dance, Garba song

March 22, 2024

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed by Bhutanese youths with Dandiya Raas on Garba song penned down by PM Modi himself. The Bhutanese youths, both males and females were dressed in traditional Gujarati cloths and danced to Gujarati song and tunes as if they were born Gujaratis. The Prime Minister enjoyed this surprise welcome and applauded it with a smile. Later in the afternoon, during the cultural performances by the Bhutanese in honor of PM Modi, a Gujarati song with...Read More

PM Modi donates his plot for setting up Naad Brahma Centre for Indian Music in Gandhinagar

March 12, 2024
PM Modi donates his plot for setting up Naad Brahma Centre for Indian Music in Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi has donated the plot of land allocated to both himself and the late senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley in Gandhinagar for setting up the Naad Brahma Institute of Indian Music's building. The plot is located in Sector-1 of Gandhinagar. An iconic building dedicated to the field of music is set to be erected on the plot. The plot originally assigned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the late leader Arun Jaitley by the Government has been handed ove...Read More

Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72

February 26, 2024
Pankaj Udhas passes away at 72

Gandhinagar: Pankaj Udhas, a Gujarat-born Ghazal singer passed away today at the age of 72 after prolonged illness. He was suffering from pancreas cancer. He breathed last at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai at 11.00 am today. Her passing away was announced and confirmed by his daughter Nayab. His final rites will be performed on February 27. Udhas was born in May 1951 at Jetpur in Saurashtra in Gujarat. His grandfather was Diwan in then Bhavnagar native state. His father Keshubhai was a gover...Read More

Gujarat CM felicitates veteran Gujarati singer- musician Gaurang Vyas

January 02, 2024
Gujarat CM felicitates veteran Gujarati singer- musician Gaurang Vyas

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today evening attended 'Gauravvanta Gaurang' function organized by Gujarat Rajya Sangit Academy and Gujarat Tourism. The Chief Minister presented award to Gaurang Vyas (86) and felicitated him for his contribution to the world of Gujarati music. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also felicitated veteran Gujarati singer musician Purushottam Upadhyay. In absence of Upadhyay due to poor health condition, the award was received by noted singer a...Read More

Navratri 2023 Live : Falguni Pathak Garba, Atul Purohit at United Way, LVP Vadodara & more

October 15, 2023

Gandhinagar: The nine-day festival of Navratri is being joyfully celebrated with great enthusiasm and devotion, featuring the traditional dances of Garba, Raas, and Dandiya. Today marks the fifth day of Navratri. This grand celebration, recognized as the world's largest dance festival, is taking place in Gujarat, Mumbai, and wherever the Gujarati community resides worldwide. As the sun sets and night gathers Garba enthusiasts are gear up to fill the Garba grounds across Gujarat to take amaze ...Read More

Garbas penned by PM Modi to resonate Navratri: Dhvani Bhanushali and Arvind Vegda give voice to two songs

October 14, 2023
Garbas penned by PM Modi to resonate Navratri: Dhvani Bhanushali and Arvind Vegda give voice to two songs

Gandhinagar: A Garba song written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, called 'Gaye Teno Garbo,' has been transformed into a song by singer Dhvani Bhanushali and music composer Tanishk Bagchi. Produced by actor and filmmaker Jackky Bhagnani and Jjust Music, the Garba video song brings the lyrics penned by the PM to life. Sharing a clip from the song, singer Dhvani Bhanushali wrote on Twitter, "Dear Narendra Modi Ji, Tanishk Bagchi and I loved Garba penned by you and we wanted to make a song with ...Read More

Jio introduces exciting plans with Jio Saavn Pro subscription for music lovers

June 09, 2023
Jio introduces exciting plans with Jio Saavn Pro subscription for music lovers

Mumbai: Jio has introduced JioSaavn Pro subscription bundled prepaid plans for its subscribers. The initiative offers an innovative way for customers to consolidate their connectivity and music subscriptions, removing the need for separate purchases. The JioSaavn Pro bundled recharge plans provide a seamless and uninterrupted music experience, with validity of 28, 56 or 84 days. This new offer is available to both new customers as well as to those already using Jio's services. Moreover, th...Read More

In video: When Narendrabhai listened to Gujarati song in Kargil on Diwali

October 24, 2022

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi who was on visit to Kargil in Jammu & Kashmir to celebrate Diwali with the jawans of Armed Forces listened to the song 'Ame Lehri lala' sung by a group of jawans, who were probably from Gujarat. Watch: Gujarati song by a group of jawans at Kargil, as PM Narendrabhai Modi spends Diwali with armed forces today; Popular lyrics .... Gandhi ji Gujarati, Modi ji Gujarati ..... Gujarati ni bolbala .... Amme lehri lala ..... pic.twitter.com/vpFB1OWMwh&md...Read More

Over 110 artists play Bhungal at Tana Riri Mahotsav in Vadnagar

November 13, 2021
Over 110 artists play Bhungal at Tana Riri Mahotsav in Vadnagar

Vadnagar: Over 110 artists made a world record by playing the traditional musical instrument Bhungal simultaneously for 5 minutes on the first day of 2-day Tana-Riri Mahotsav, yesterday on 12th November at Vadnagar. The artists of Turi-barot and nayak community played Bhungal for 5 minutes in the afternoon and gave tribute to Shiv-Shakti. They performed Tihai in Graj Swar by Bhungal along with the taal of Tabla, Hinch and Padhru. Baldevbhai Nayak, Mugatram and coordinator Dahyabhai Nayak did...Read More