A seed that was sown all of 26 years ago has grown into a healthy strong tree. Today Balsangeet Evam Nritya Mohatsava is an important event to look forward to in Pune’s Annual Cultural Calendar. Notwithstanding the limitations set in place by the Covid pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, the last two editions of Balsangeet Evam Nritya Mohatsava were held online. And they too received tremendous response.

As Balsangeet Evam Nritya Mohatsava is celebrating its 26th year, the organizers decided to dive into the past and bring back some of the earlier winners to perform for us again.
This year’s inaugural session called as Shubharambh Katta Ek was held over two days on 13th – 14th of July.The Chief guest for this was Mrs. Swapna Datar, a renowned violinist.
On 13th July the session began with a mesmerizing violin performance by the young artists of Swara – Sapna group. They held the audience enthralled with their scintillating performance. The second programme of the day was a Kathak performance by Aditi Phadke.

The second day began with a performance of Hindustani classical music by Rutuj Ghotge, followed by a tabla performance by Ojas Natu. Both the performances were of a high caliber and had the audience spellbound. After this, Sukanya Gurav gave a beautiful bharatnattyam performance.
The second session of day 2 began with a graceful kathak performance by Bhakti Jhalki. It was a captivating performance and a treat to watch. Next to perform was Sudhanshu Manerikar who has the unique distinction of receiving the first price in the Balsangeet Mohatsav for three years, which truly charmed the audience. This session ended on a high note with the multi-talented Yash Soman’s tabla performance.

Both these performances provided a perfect end to the musical feast that had taken place over two days.