Indian National Theatre President Sh. Navjeevan Khosla, collaborated with Raza Kazim (Director) Sanjan Nagar Institute of Philosophy and Arts presented a Three day Sangeet Sammelan in Lahore from the 7th to the 9th of March, 2014.The Sammelan featured renowned artistes from India and also Sanjan Nagar’s in-house artistes, who performed as a prelude to the guests.
The Three Day Programme was as follows:
7th March Iram Tauqir (Vocal)
Vinita Gupta (Vocal)
Debopriya (Flute)
8th March Rakae Rehman Jamil (Surbahar)
Piu Sarkhel (Vocal)
Pt. Vidyadhar Vyas (Vocal)
9th March Noor Zehra Kazim (Sagar Veena) – (An instrument created by Raza Kazim)
Dr. Kalyani Deshmukh (Vocal)
Accompanists : Avirbhav Verma (Tabla)
Vinod Lele (Tabla)
Vinay Mishra (Harmonium)
It was indeed a memorable experience for all those who participated and witnessed this event. The loving hospitality all the members from India received, was something to be cherished for years to come. Sanjan Nagar Institute which is functioning under Raza Kazim’s leadership, is worth a mention.
As quoted in their brochure- “The object of the Institute is to discover and establish through knowledge, reason and verification, a framework of theory and practice in an effort to contribute towards a new and superior civilization emerging in our time”- which was very evident during our visit to the Institute.
