Attending the 13-day 45th Saptak festival in Ahmedabad after a gap of a few years was nostalgic. Today, Saptak, founded by Nandan and Manju Mehta, has become one of India’s longestclassical music and dance festivals, held from January 1 to 13 every year. Nandan Mehta is a disciple of Pt Kishen Maharaj, who used to come to the festival on …
Manju Mehta was not only a fine sitar artiste belonging to the Senia Maihar tradition, but she was also one of India’s most respected patrons of music. While Manju initially learnt from her brother Shashi, she later trained under sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar, who was also her brother’s guru. She was the first woman performer to be awarded the …
Sitarist Manju Mehta honoured with 'Tansen Samman' Mehta, a recipient of several honours, learnt music from legendary sitar maestro late Pandit Ravi Shankar, an official in Madhya Pradesh's culture department said. Noted sitar player Manju Mehta has been conferred with the 'Tansen Samman' for 2018 by the Madhya Pradesh government for her contribution in the field of music. Union minister …
