BHU organises 44th edition of National Youth Music Festival

The 44th edition of the National Youth Music Conference was held as part of the ongoing celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The event began with a group of five child artists of Brahmanand Cultural Center, Gurgaon who played tabla.

The National Service Scheme has organised a National Youth Music Conference in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) to mark 75 years of India’s independence. The event was held online to give a boost to young musicians by giving them a platform to showcase their talent.
The 44th edition of the National Youth Music Conference was held as part of the ongoing celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The event began with a group of five child artists of Brahmanand Cultural Center, Gurgaon who played tabla. To accompany them, three other artists K Mohit Sahni (Classical Singing, Consistency on Tabla - Pankaj Roy and Lehra Ujjwal Sahni on Harmonium) performed.

The event concluded with classical singing in the raga Kedar of Dushyant Rupolia of Baroda.Tabla was collaborating with them, Dhananjay Vekariya was accompanying Harmonium, Sharad Kababat and Udit Chandrachud were present as co-singers.

‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, an initiative taken by the Central Government to celebrate 75 years of India's Independence. The event has begun from 75 weeks before August 15, 2022 and will continue till August 15, 2023.

This year, the centre has asked all the states to participate in ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, which is a series of celebrations organised to mark 75 years of independence.

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was formerly known as Central Hindu College. Situated in Varanasi, BHU was founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya with the cooperation of Dr Annie Besant. It is a public institution with a 1300-acre main campus situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and the second 2700-acre campus at Barkachha in the district of Mirzapur. BHU has 14 faculties, 140 departments, 4 interdisciplinary centres, 3 constituent schools, a constituent women’s college. Banaras Hindu University also has six advanced studies centres and several specialised research centres.

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