BHILWARA SUR SANGAM

APRIL 4-5, 2015

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PART A: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The 4th consecutive event of Bhilwara Sur Sangam for the year 2015 concluded with some enchanting

performances from legendaries across the country. Pt Bhuvanesh Komkali, Pt Anindo Chatterjee, Pt

Kumar Bose, Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty and Sushri Kaushiki Chakrabarty enthralled the audience with their

spell-bound performances.

The first day of the musical fest saw performances by Pt Bhuvanesh Komalki whose deep, mellifluous

voice melted the heart of the listeners. He presented Tukaram, along with Namdev, Dnyaneshwar,

Janabai and Eknath. Tukaram is the high point of the Bhagabata Hindu tradition revered in the ‘warakari’

way which emphasizes community service and musical group worship. Tukaram's kirtanas, or religious

discourses, focused on love for fellow human beings as the expression of true religion rather than rituals

and mechanical study of the scriptures. Trained by accomplished teachers in the fundamentals of music,

Bhuvanesh's commitment has deepened to preserve and extend his heritage which reflects in his

presentation of a omposition a raga.

On the second day, the enchanting Tabla Jugalbandi by renowned Tabla players, Pt Anindo Chatterjee &

Pt Kumar Bose was brilliantly kept in tune with the present day trends and they showed how the Tabla

has both emotion and expression. Padma Shri winner Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty is considered one of the vocal

legends of Indian Classical music. Although considered a scion and doyen of the Patiala-Kasur Gharana

(style) he represented Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib’s gayaki and also portrayed features of other

major classical gharanas of India like Jaipur, Gwalior and Carnatic music of South India. Sushri Kaushiki

Chakrabarty, daughter of Pt Ajoy Chakrabarty, is from Patiala Gharana and sang various khayals and

semi-classical music

The event was well received by the audiences which could be judged by the feedback they shared.

GreyMatters managed to generate 23 coverage in Category A and B newspapers including Dainik

Bhaskar, Deccan Herald, Deshbandhu, Haribhoomi, Hindustan, The Indian Express, Jansatta, Mail Today,

Navodaya Times, Rajasthan Patrika, Rashtriya Sahara, The Indian Express etc. Samay Rajasthan also aired

our story which ran for 2 minutes and 21 seconds.

“Throughly enjoyed both days... Super mind blowing performances… yesterday's was too good.”

“Our sincerest compliments

&congratulations for

organizing such a soul

touching sangeet delight,

enjoyed the great event,

...Many such events in

future, love n thank you.”

“The signing of Kaushiki

ji was heavenly. Thank

you. It gets better every

year.”

PART B: COVERAGE INDEX Print

Sl No Publication Date Page

1 Navbharat Times April 1, 2015 Page 5

2 Rashtriya Sahara April 2, 2015 Page 7

3 Mahamedha April 3, 2015 Page 3

4 Dainik Jagran April 4, 2015 Page 3

5 Delhi Times April 4, 2015 Page 6

6 Deshbandhu April 4, 2015 Page 9

7 Hindustan April 4, 2015 Page 2

8 Navodaya Times April 4, 2015 Page 1

9 The Indian Express April 4, 2015 Page 20

10 Dainik Jagran April 5, 2015 Page 4

11 Rajasthan Patrika April 5, 2015 Page 8

12 Deccan Herald April 5, 2015 Page 3

13 Delhi Times April 5, 2015 Page 6

14 Haribhoomi April 5, 2015 Page 9

15 Mail Today April 5, 2015 Page 2

16 Navbharat Times April 5, 2015 Page 5

17 Dainik Bhaskar April 6, 2015 Page 2

18 Dainik Jagran April 6, 2015 Page 3

19 Navodaya Times April 6, 2015 Page 5

20 Vir Arjun April 6, 2015 Page 6

21 Daily News April 7, 2015 Page 9

22 Jansatta April 10, 2015 Page 7

23 The Indian Express April 13, 2015 Page 5

24 Dainik Amber April 7, 2015 Page 12

25 Dainik Badhta April 7, 2015 Page 7

26 Dainik Bhor April 7, 2015 Page 2

27 Dainik Navjyoti April 7, 2015 Page 13

28 Dainik News Jyoti April 7, 2015 Page 7

29 Morning News April 7, 2015 Page 2

30 Jansatta April 10, 2015 Page 7

31 Rajasthan Patrika April 17, 2015 Page 15

Online

Electronic Coverage

Sl No Date Channel

1 April 5, 2015 Samay Rajasthan

Wire Agency

Sl No Date Channel

1 April 2, 2015 IANS

Print clips: 31

Online: 6

TV: 1

Wire: 1

Coverage in print across 26 publications with 31 coverage with prominent display in some of the

leading English and Hindi dailies – incl Dainik Jagran, Jansatta, Dainik Bhaskar, Rajasthan Patrika etc

Country’s one of the leading news wire agencies IANS flashed the story which ensured largescale online presence

Prominent mention in events se tion of ity’s leading digital media, Delhi Events

Sl Publication Date Link

1 Business Standard

April 2, 2015

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/classical-musical-festival-in-delhi-115040100978_1.html

2 Zee News April 2, 2015

http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/classical-musical-festival-in-delhi_1571551.html

3 Big News Network

April 2, 2015

http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/231575785

4 Yahoo News

April 2, 2015

https://in.news.yahoo.com/classical-musical-festival-delhi-123213206.html

5 The Indian Journal

April 2, 2015

http://www.theindianjournal.com/lifestyle/classical-musical-festival-in-delhi-56909

6 Delhi Events

April 2, 2015

http://www.delhievents.com/2015/04/lnj-bhilwara-group-presents-bhilwara.html

Coverage

Dainik Bhaskar, Page 2, April 6, 2015

Dainik Jagran, Page 3, April 6, 2015

Dainik Jagran, Page 4, April 5, 2015

Deccan Herald, Page 3, April 5, 2015

Delhi Times, Page 6, April 4, 2015

Dainik Jagran, Page 3, April 4, 2015

Delhi Times, Page 6, April 5, 2015

Deshbandhu, Page 9, April 4, 2015

Haribhoomi, Page 9, April 5, 2015

Hindustan, Page 2, April 4, 2015

Indian Express, Page 20, April 4,

2015

Hindustan, Page 3, April 5, 2015

Mail Today, Page 2, April 5, 2015

Navbharat Times, Page 5, April 1, 2015

Rashtriya Sahara, Page 7, April 2, 2015

Navbharat Times, Page 5, April 5, 2015

Navodaya Times Page 5, April 6, 2015

Jansatta, Page 7, April 10, 2015

Maha Medha, Page 3, April 3, 2015

Navodaya Times, Page 1, April 4, 2015

Rajasthan Patrika, Page 8, April 5, 2015

The Indian Express, Newsline, Page 5,

April 13, 2015

Vir Arjun Page 6, April 6, 2015

Samay Rajasthan

PART C: FEW GLIMPSES FROM EVENT