EZCC's nine-day Parv Bharatiyan festival entertains Kolkatans

The festival, which took place in Salt Lake, Kolkata, ended on January 1.

The festival featured classical music and dances, folk music and dances, contemporary dances, Rabindrasangeet, Bengali adhunik and modern songs presented by a large number of well-known artistes.

Presented at Parv Bharatiyam were a sitar recital by Shakir Khan, a Hindustani classical vocal recital by Ustad Rashid Khan, an evening of Rabindrasangeet and Bengali adhunik songs featuring Sraboni Sen and Srikanto Acharya, Baul songs by Purnadas Baul and others, ‘Bhushondir Mathe’—a presentation by the Calcutta Choir, a jugalbandi by Haimanti Shukla and Avishek Lahiri, a flute recital by Pt. Ronu Mazumdar, modern songs by Jojo and folk songs by Abhijit Basu.

Several classical dancers and their troupes took part in Parv Bharatiyam.

The list of dancers included Priti Patel, Sharmila Biswas, V.R. Venkit, Dr. Mahua Mukhrjee, Dr. Malabika Mitra and Anita Sharma.

There was an evening of contemporary dances presented by the Mamata Shankar Ballet Troupe and another of semi-hyphen classical and folk dances presented by the Barnali Tance Troupe of Assam.

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At the festival, colourful folk dances were presented outdoor every evening—Bodo, Rava, Siddigoma, Bihu, Kushan, Sambalpuri, Badhai, Narta, Ghumar, Kashmiri, Rai, Chhau and others. Baul singers, magicians, Bohurupees and other performers added to the entertainment of those present.