The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai
invites you to a talk by Dr Aneesh Pradhan on “Instruments of Change: The Santoor and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma"in the Durbar Hall on Tuesday 28th June at 5 p.m.

The Literary Club of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai is pleased to invite you to a talk by Dr Aneesh Pradhan on “Instruments of Change: The Santoor and Pandit Shivkumar Sharma” on Tuesday 28th June at 5 p.m.
Across generations, practitioners and scholars of Hindustani music have debated on matters concerning purity and authenticity related to this musical tradition.  Despite efforts at various points of time to project this system of music as a monolithic and unchanging entity, path-breakers have been involved in experimentation that has led to the evolution of musical styles, genres, compositional forms and instruments.  Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s journey to establish the santoor, a trapezoid-shaped instrument from Jammu and Kashmir, on the Hindustani music concert platform was an arduous one.  This talk is a tribute to the maestro, who has left behind a rich musical legacy.

Dr Aneesh Pradhan is one of India’s leading tabla players, he is a disciple of the illustrious tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh from whom he inherited a rich and varied repertoire of traditional tabla solo compositions. An acclaimed soloist and accompanist, Dr Pradhan is the recipient of several prestigious awards. He regularly conducts lecture-demonstrations and workshops and participates in seminars at educational institutions in India and abroad.

Dr Pradhan has been awarded the prestigious silver medal by the Asiatic Society of Mumbai for his book titled “Hindustani Music in Colonial Bombay.”
We look forward to having you with us on this occasion.
Tea will be served at 4.30 p.m.

 - Meenal Kshirsagar, Vice President of the Society & Chairperson
- Prof. Mangala Sirdeshpande, Officiating Hon. Secretary Endowment Lectures Committee