A befitting musical tribute in Lucknow

Pandit Arjun Mishra Jayanti was celebrated recently at Kala Mandapam Auditorium in Qaiserbagh. The evening kick-started with a Ganesh Vandana.
The chief guest for the evening was Padma Shri Muzaffar Ali, while

Shikha Sharma

was the guest of honour.

Anuj Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
A fusion of kathak, with one of the oldest forms of traditional singing Dhrupad by Anuj Mishra on the composition Shiv Shiv, earned a lot of appreciation from the audience. "This event is a tribute to my father. Just like he also wished, we are trying to spread

kathak

in every corner of the globe," said Anuj. The artists presented a

bandish

on the theme of Krishna and Radha. Neha Mishra presented a fusion of kathak by adding the dance form to a contemporary dance mode in the title ‘Prawah’.
In the end, the artistes performed at the song Mohey Apne Hi Rang Mein Rang De Rangeela and earned a huge round of applause from the audience.
— Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui

(L) Akshaya Kumar (R) Kantika Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Dr Naveen Mishra, Pt Vikas Mishra and Hayat Hussain (R) Jagriti Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) MA Khan (R) Muzaffar Ali (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Sharda Mishra (R) Pt Ravi Nath Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Shruti Sadolikar Katkar (R) Shikha Sharma (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Shubham Tiwari (R) Smriti Mishra (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)