Dhrupad Sansthan from Bhopal in association with city-based Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal, is organising Pakhawaj Parva, a three-day festival of pakhawaj, the Indian percussion instrument in the city. Conceived as a tribute to veteran pakhawaj maestro Pandit Ramashish Pathak, it will see performances by 25 renowned pakhawaj artistes.

Akhilesh Gundecha

Akhilesh Gundecha, organiser of the event says, “This is the first time a pakhawaj festival is happening in Maharashtra in which artists from all over the country who play this instrument will be perform together.” The city became a favoured destination as it is the only place that has the highest concentration of musicians who learn pakhawaj.