Internationally acclaimed Sarod player Ustad Amjad Ali Khan enthralled audiences at the ITA Machkhowa this evening.
Among those who witnessed the show of the legendry musician in the State were Assam Governor JB Patnaik, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar, besides a host of noted personalities.
The Sarod maestro was accompanied by his two sons – Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
Titled ‘Peace and Harmony Concert’, the show was organised as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC). NEZCC chairman Nikhil Kumar, who is also the Governor of Nagaland, was the chief host of the event.
The performance of the Sarod maestro is part of the year-long Silver Jubilee celebrations of the NEZCC – a premier autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The celebrations have been organised in various parts of the Northeast for almost a year now.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi expressed his gratitude to the organisers for inviting such an internationally renowned artiste.
“Art and Culture is the best way to bring peace and harmony. Assam or for that matter the entire North East has the richest cultural heritage, which is unique in nature,” Gogoi said.
The North East Zone Cultdural Centre has already orgainsed folk performances across many interior areas of the region – from Lunglei in Mizoram to Khowai in Tripura and Pasighat in Arunachal as part of the silver jubilee celebrations.
But since Guwahati is the most vibrant cultural city of the North-east, it felt that the celebrations here have to feature an international celebrity, and hence the choice of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
Among those who witnessed the show of the legendry musician in the State were Assam Governor JB Patnaik, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar, besides a host of noted personalities.
The Sarod maestro was accompanied by his two sons – Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
Titled ‘Peace and Harmony Concert’, the show was organised as part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC). NEZCC chairman Nikhil Kumar, who is also the Governor of Nagaland, was the chief host of the event.
The performance of the Sarod maestro is part of the year-long Silver Jubilee celebrations of the NEZCC – a premier autonomous body under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The celebrations have been organised in various parts of the Northeast for almost a year now.
Earlier speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi expressed his gratitude to the organisers for inviting such an internationally renowned artiste.
“Art and Culture is the best way to bring peace and harmony. Assam or for that matter the entire North East has the richest cultural heritage, which is unique in nature,” Gogoi said.
The North East Zone Cultdural Centre has already orgainsed folk performances across many interior areas of the region – from Lunglei in Mizoram to Khowai in Tripura and Pasighat in Arunachal as part of the silver jubilee celebrations.
But since Guwahati is the most vibrant cultural city of the North-east, it felt that the celebrations here have to feature an international celebrity, and hence the choice of Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.
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