 Good afternoon to all distinguished guests, senior officials of the University, directors of the School of Studies, research scholars, students, colleagues and my dear friends. It gives me immense pleasure to welcome you all to a program on Hindustani classical music that has been supported by the society for the promotion of Indian classical music and culture amongst you. In collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of India and SRF Foundation. It is worth mentioning here that Speak Meke is a non-profit, voluntary, non-political, and participatory student movement that was founded in 1977 by Dr. Kiran Seth, Professor Emeritus at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. It seems to inspire youth through experiencing the mysticism embodied in the rich and heterogeneous cultural tapestry of Indian and world heritage. We take hope that the beauty, grace, values and wisdom embodied in these arts will influence the way of life and thinking and inspire one to become a better human being. Established in 1982 as an oppressed social responsibility arm of the SRF Limited, SRF Foundation is dedicated to the transformation of education in the country. Currently the SRF Foundation champions the cause of quality education in India and runs one of the largest community programs in and around SRF's manufacturing plant locations as well as in other parts of the country. Krishna Kanta Fondicole State Open University would like to wholeheartedly hand Speak Meke and SRF Foundation for bringing this event to our institution. We are indeed honoured that Sri Omkar Dadarkar, one of the leading vocalists of the present generation in the field of Hindustani classical music of the country, is here with us. Who will be performing in today's program? He will be accompanied by Sri Suprabhad Bhatacharya on tabla and Shushanta Chaudhary on harmonium. May I now request the Registrar of Krishna Kanta Fondicole State Open University Professor Pranjeet Bhora to felicitate Sri Omkar Dadarkar with a hulam gamsa and a bouquet on behalf of the university. Thank you. I once again like to request Registrar sir to felicitate Sri Suprabhad Bhatacharya with a hulam gamsa and a bouquet on behalf of the university. Thank you. May I once again request Registrar sir to felicitate Shushanta Chaudhary with a hulam gamsa and a bouquet on behalf of the university. Thank you sir. I will now like to request Registrar of Krishna Kanta Fondicole State Open University Professor Pranjeet Bhora to address all the stories. Thank you Trisha. I respected all the colleagues of the university and I have also seen some of the guests present here and specially the center of attraction of today's program Pranjeet Omkar Dadarkar and in Tagla Suprabhad Bhatacharya and in harmonium Shushanta Chaudhary. So I welcome you all on behalf of the university, today's program particularly. So everything is ready. Therefore I think that when music is inviting us you should not take much time. Once again I welcome you all and invite you to be charmed by the charm of these three artists today. Thank you. Thank you sir. It is my privilege to introduce our talented musicians for today's program. Presently attached to the ITC Sangit Research Academy, Polkata as a junior guru Sri Omkar Dadarkar inherited the art of music as a family tradition and was initiated into the art by his parents Sri Srikanth Dadarkar and Srimati Shubhada Dadarkar both being reputed Marathi Nathya Sangit performers. Coming from a family of musicians, he was selected as a scholar at the ITC Sangit Research Academy in 1999. Besides, he has received numerous prestigious awards like Ustad Bismillah Khan, Yuva Puraskar, Sangit Shurumani Award and Aditya Vikram Birla Kala, Kiran Award among others. Having completed his undergraduate course in electronics and communication engineering from the Radiophysics and Electronics Department, University of Calcutta this year Sri Shrupa Bhatt Hathacharya will establish himself as a soloist. He has performed at numerous events and conferences like Dovalain Periodical Music Conference, West Bengal State Music Conference, West Bengal Yuva Sammelan, Dakshini Sangit Sammelan and Sangit Piyasi. Mr. Sushantar Chaudhary is presently the dean of activities and coordinator at Royal Global School Guwahati. He has held the position of administrative head in several capacities in different organizations and has been a resource person for different prestigious organizations in the field of art, music and culture like Guwahati University, Assam Royal Global University, India Nepal Friendship Association, Aurobindo Ashram Kathmandu to name a few. His journey in the field of education and music is accentuated by a robust foundation and a relentless pursuit of modern innovative pedagogies. Ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause for our talented musicians. Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music Music