Mysore/Mysuru: Bamboo Melody Raagas will present Venu Gaana — Riyaaz Shaala (Workshop) and Hindustani Flute recital on June 16 at Kalpa Kshetra, 581/1, 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Vijayanagar 3rd Stage in city.
The Workshop will be held at 10 am and Hindustani Flute recital will be presented by Harshit Shankar at 6 pm. He will be accompanied Taalanjay Thakur on tabla.
Profile
Harshit Shankar was born on Feb.17, 2004 in Patna, Bihar. Currently, he is staying in Mumbai. He inherited the art of flute playing from his father Anil Kumar (Shankar), who is a disciple of Pt. Rajendra Prasanna, Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Ustad Dr. Mujtaba Hussain. He is also a graded artiste in AIR.
Harshit Shankar is receiving his training from flute maestro Padma Vibhushan Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Pt. Rakesh Chaurasia. He is also learning from his Dada Guru Pt. Rajendra Prasanna. Harshit has won many awards like Baal Shree National Award, Title of Young Artiste 2020, Natu Babu Scholarship from Sangeet Piyasi (ITC) Kolkata among others.
Harshit has also played flute for many Bollywood films like Samosa & Sons, London Missal, Jai Shree Krishna and TV serials like Radha Krishna, Bindiya Sarkar. He has even performed in AIR and Doordarshan concerts.
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This post was published on June 14, 2024 7:32 pm