The 8^th edition of “Behala Classical Festival” organised by Behala Sanskrtitk Sammilani and presented by Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers took place recently.

The season eighth of the classical festival paid tribute to Pt. Ravi Shankar and was held from 9^th January to 12^th January 2020 at Behala Blind School Ground, Kolkata.

The musical festival was inaugurated by Tabla player Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay, Smt. Mala Roy, MP, Loksobha, South Kolkata along with Mr. Rupak Saha, Director of Shyam Sundar Co. Jewellers and Mr. Parimal Bhattacharya, Executive President of Behala Sanskritik Sammilani at the festival ground today.

The four day long festival saw perfromances of Sitar Maestro Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee, Santoor Maestro Pt. Tarun Bhattachrya, Percussionist Taufiq Qureshi, Sarod Player Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Mohan Veena Maestro Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Violin Virtuoso Dr L. Subramaniam, Singer Kavita Krishnamurthy, Tabla Virtuoso Pt. Tanmoy Bose and many more.

Eminent Tabla Player Ananda Gopal Bandopadhyay was felicitated on 9^th January on the inaugural day and the legendary playback vocalist Kavita Krishnamurthy was felicitated with “Shyam Sundar Co. Sarvottam Samman” on 12^th January during the closing ceremony of the gala festival for their immense contribution to Indian Classical Music.