A musical tribute to Pushpavati Tiwari in Lucknow

An evening dedicated to

Late Dr Pushpavati Tiwari

, mother of actor-writer and theatre artist Atul Tiwari and

Anjali Tiwari

was an eloquent one. The event, organized at Bharatendu Natya Akademi, was organised to mark the first death anniversary of Pushpavati Tiwari.

(L) Alok and Ramesh (R) Anil Rastogi (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

The event started off with a short film based on Dr Tiwari directed by Manish Gupta. "The good qualities that I have inherited are all from my mother. She will always be my guiding angel and my source of inspiration," said an emotional Atul.

(L) Atul Tiwari (R) Divakar and Suchitra (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

Dr

Premvati Tiwari

and Dr Asha Yashwant also talked about the bond they shared with their sister Pushpa. "I remember the time my sister took pains so that I could get a good education. Girls at that time were not given quality education. But my sister fought for me and today I am a doctor. All the credit goes to my sister for nurturing us and taking care of us like a mother," said Premvati Tiwari.

(L) Dr Asha Kumari and Dr PV Tiwari (R) Anjali Tiwari (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

A special musical rendition by singer

Shekhar Sen

made everyone emotional in the auditorium. Shekhar, who was accompanied by Ashish Biswas on the tabla and Prashant Saxena on the santoor, sang some of his own compositions like 'Oh Maiya Yaad Sataye Teri Pardes Mein,'' Jaane Kyon Naina Bhar Aye Pardes Mein' among others.
— Prachi Arya

(L) Chandra Prakash (R) Ila Kapoor (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

(L) Surya Mohan (R) Poonam Sood (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

(L) Sneh Mahajan (C) Prof Raj Bisaria (R) Prashant Salil (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)