Tansen Music Festival
Place : Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh
Time :December
Date : 15.12.2024 - 19.12.2024
Shedule 2024
The Tansen
Sangeeth Samaroh or Music festival is held in Gwalior in memory
of the great musician Tansen. Tansen
one of the nine gems in the court of Emperor Akbar is believed
to be the father of Hindustani Music especially the 'Drupad
style'. Tansen was born over 500 years ago in the region then
known as Tanna Misra, he honed his skills under his Guru, Swami
Haridas.
One of the most well known and the
oldest Gharana of Hindustani classical music is the Gwalior
Gharana. Gwalior Gharana recieved the patronage of the Maharajas
who were music lovers or musicians themselves. Gwalior is
considered the birthplace of Dhrupad, and is famous for its
Khayal Tarana style of singing. Till date, Gwalior has retained its strong musical tradition
with the establishment of several music schools.
Before India's
independence, the Tansen festival was celebrated as an annual "urs". After
independence, the festival evolved and gained national recognition largely due
to the efforts of Dr. Balkrishna Keskar, the then Minister of Information, and
Dr. Jaydev Singh, the Hindustani music advisor at All India Radio.
Tansen Samaroh is held, near the tomb of Tansen at Behat,
Gwalior in the month of November/ December every year. Tansen's tomb build in
the early Mughal architectural style is a part of Gwalior's
cultural heritage. Renowned classical singers from the country
gather and perform for five night-long sessions. The venue
resounds with the various ragas.
Contact Address :
Directorate Of Culture,
Gas Relief and Rehabilitation
Building,
1-Shivaji Nagar (Behind Red Cross Hospital), Bhopal - 462016
Phone : +91 95899-91159
Contact now : Send
E-mail
Website :
https://www.tansensamaroh.com/
How to get there
Air : Nearest Airport is Gwalior.
Indian Airlines has flights to Delhi and Bombay
via Bhopal and Indore.
Rail: Nearest Railhead is Gwalior.
Road: Regular buses run to Agra, Delhi,
Jaipur
and other towns in MP, UP
and Rajasthan
