It was an honour to premier a new concept #SymphonyofAshtalakshmi for the Hon Prime Minister at the grand inauguration of the Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav at Bharat Mandapam with 9 leading artists of the Northeast and 45 musicians all together for the first time in a Symphonic form starting with Raag Desh. Grateful to the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India and the Hon Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia for the warm invitation . It was so nice to have the Hon CM of Assam Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma cheer us and also post the video on social media along with all the CMs of 7 states. Special thanks to the Nehhdc & North Eastern CouncilPurbashree fir hosting and organsing this mega event.
The amazing artists joining the Symphony was:
The breathtaking Mangka of Manipur,
Blues Queen Tipriti K.bangar of Meghalaya,
The enthalling Mo Arenla of Nagaland,
The powerful singer Chali of Mizoram,
The graceful folk singer Elizabeth Kalai of Tripura,
The dynamic Zeron of Sikkim and Dhol Samrat and
my dear friends Ranjit Gogoi of Assam.
Co curation support by Anungla Zoe, with amazing folk musicians and dancers of each state.
The Symphony was backed up the crack team of Amar SangamDibyajyoti ChangmaiNava Kumar DasBarun Das and superb sound arrangement by @Diganta Sharma
Special thanks to Ajay Singha Miko for programming the composition for us and giving us an amazing start to our rehearsals
