MUMBAI: The title “Sadhana” reflects the essence of the theme-based program, which celebrates the virtuosity of women musicians. Iyer Foundation a non-profit organisation has organized the above-mentioned festival on the evening of Saturday 19th November 2022, from 7.00 p.m. onwards at Veer Savarkar Auditorium, Shivaji Park, Dadar (West) Mumbai. Vidhushis who will perform in the festival are Mitali Varadkar (Odissi Dance), Anuradha Kuber (Vocal), and Mitali Vinchurkar (Tabla Solo) accompanied by Dipti Kulkarni and Kaushiki Joglekar (Harmonium), Parth Tarbadkar (Tabla).
The term”Sadhana” implies regimen, commitment, adherence, and complete surrender to perfecting a task. A woman is a compendium of these traits. She amalgamates, creates, and enhances to enrich the lives of others. Selflessness is her supreme trait for which she forfeits her “aham” or ego and involves herself completely to enrich the lives of others. In this context, a true musician is one who up surrenders to the vibrations of naad completely, this synergy is realized only after years of Sadhana where the jivatma merges with the parmatama. A woman, likewise, is innately blessed with this divine trait, to merge effortlessly for common good. The foundation attempts to celebrate this unique dimension in women, through three vidushis, the channel being the unique “Naad.”
Dr. Jyoti Iyer- Trustee Iyer Foundation says there was a time when Tabla, Pakhawaj, Sarangi, Flute, and Sarod were instruments considered to be practiced by men only. In the last twenty-plus years, it has been observed that many women musicians have taken these instruments seriously and yielded fabulous performances. The main motto of Saadhna-Festival is to bring such women musicians into the limelight by providing them with platform opportunities.
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IYER FOUNDATION is a voluntary non-profit organization established and registered in the year 2003 under the Charity Commission of Mumbai under the Charitable Institution’s Act and has an 80G Certificate from Income Tax Dept.
The prime objectives of the Foundation are to popularize and propagate Indian Classical Music and Dance and to promote talented upcoming musicians by way of providing them with platform opportunities. We also provide financial and medical help to old and ailing Senior Musicians.
IYER FOUNDATION has been organizing Music concerts and arranging Lecture-demonstrations in Mumbai in various auditoriums through sponsorships from companies and banks and has provided platform opportunities to various upcoming musicians. We also present senior and well-known musicians simultaneously.
The Foundation has been organizing an annual event ‘Saadhna -Festival of Music since 2013 a festival totally dedicated to outstanding female musicians from India. In the past eight years, we have featured artists of repute like Heltal Mehta, Sangeeta Agnihotri, Dhanashree Nageshkar (Tabla) Prern Munde (Pakhawaj) Vasanti Srikhande (Sarangi) Debopriya and Suchishmita Chatterji (Flute Sisters) Sangeeta Shankar (violin) Shahana Benerjii (Sitar) Arati Ankalikar, Shruti Sadolikar, Dr. Jyoti Iyer, Padma Tawalkar, Kalpana Zokarkar, and Devaki Pandit, Apoorva Gokhale, Kalapini Komkali to name a few.
Donor Passes Priced 200/ – will be available at the venue One hour prior to the Program.
