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The Gandhi Centre, Cultural wing of Indian Embassy, Cordially invites you to witness the upcoming events.

Yoga Classes, Every weekday & Saturday What is Yoga? It is both a science and an art of living a healthy life. It is a gift of India’s cultural and civilizational heritage to the world. It is a holistic approach to health that promotes the harmonious collaboration of the human beings’ three components: body, mind and spirit.

Tesselsestraat 65-67, 2583 JH

November (Programmes & Classes)

TGC welcomes you to: Tabla Classes, Every Tuesday Timings: 1800 – 2000 hrs. For all age groups, from beginner to advanced. Teacher: Heiko Dijker, an internationally acclaimed Tabla-player and teacher.

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Saturday 07th November

Concert of Vocal and Tabla Shirin Sengupta – Vocal Heiko Dijker - Tabla Walk-in: 1830 hrs. Start: 1900 hrs.

Friday 20th November Bollywood Evening with Samosas Movie: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Walk-in: 1800 hrs. Start: 1830 hrs.

Thursday 12th November

Concert of Bansuri

Pandit Nityanand Haldipur




Thursday 26th November Workshop on Indian Singing by Prajna Bhattacharya Walk-in: 1100 hrs. Start: 1130 hrs.

Tuesday 24th November

Concert of Tabla and Sitar

Abhirup Roy – Tabla

Deep Sankar Bhattacharya – Sitar

Walk-in: 1800 hrs

Start: 1830 hrs.

Thursday 26th November

‘Constitution Day’ of India

Lecture by Prof. Pralay Kanungo,

ICCR Chair on Contemporary

Indian Studies, Leiden University.

Short Documentary film




Friday 13th November Flute Concert by Pandit Nityanand Haldipur Venue: de Nieuwe Kerk, Spui 175, 2511 BM Den Haag Organised by: Holland India Festival Please contact Zuiderstrand Theater for further details / Tickets. Weblink:- https://www.zuiderstrandtheater.nl


Outside Programmes

Friday 06th November

Inauguration of the Indian Music Festival, The Hague.

Sarod Concert by Pandit Ranajit Sengupta Venue: de Nieuwe Kerk, Spui 175, 2511 BM Den Haag

Organised by: Holland India Festival Please contact Zuiderstrand Theater for further details / Tickets. Weblink:- https://www.zuiderstrandtheater.nl


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Artistes/ Presentations of the Month

Shirin Sengupta

Shirin Sengupta is one of the youngest ‘A’ Grade Indian Classical Vocalists from Kolkata, having performed in major Music Festivals & venues in more than 20 countries around the world since the year 2000. She is the winner of President's award (from the Government of India), Jadu Bhatta memorial award, Ami Khan memorial award & National Scholarship by the Ministry of Culture to name a few and an Ex ‘A’ Grade Scholar of ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. She topped in her Graduation and Master's exams from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. Right now Shirin is the President of Monomanjari Institute of Performing Arts & Research, an International institute in Kolkata. Shirin has more than 20 CD & DVD releases from around the world to her credit and is an empaneled artist with ICCR, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.

Heiko Dijker

Heiko Dijker is an Amsterdam based tabla player/composer whose playing is marked by enthusiasm and energy, depth of knowledge and rhythmic poetry. He left Holland at a young age to find true soulfulness in music and life. Hitch-hiking around the world on his own, Heiko was drawn into classical Indian music and the beauty of India. After years of traditional training in India, living in a small clay hut and doing saintly practice in the Himalayas, he continued to learn with grandmaster Faiyaz Khan in the Guru-Shishya (Master-Disciple) system. Apart from his concerts, Heiko gives masterclasses all over the world at universities & conservatories, and teaches at the SKVR Rotterdam, and at the Gandhi Centre in Den Haag.

Pandit Nityanand Haldipur

The talented Nityanand Haldipur – ranked among the country’s leading flutists and a senior disciple of the genius, Padma Bhushan Smt. Annapurna Devi – represents the pure essence of a highly revered musical heritage. Born in Bombay in a deeply spiritual family, Nityanand had the right environment for his latent musical talents to blossom. His first guru who initiated him into the art, technique and aesthetics of flute playing was his father, the late Shri Niranjan Haldipur – a senior disciple of the renowned flute maestro, the late Pandit Pannalal Ghosh. The warm soothing sounds of the bamboo flute were an early, pervading influence. And for young Nityanand to be attracted to the instrument was only natural. Over the next two decades, Nityanand’s training continued under the



late Pandit Chidanand Nagarkar, and Pandit Devendra Murdeshwar, seniormost disciple of late Pandit Pannalal Ghosh, under whom Nityanand perfected his technique. However, it was after 1986, when Padma Bhushan Smt. Annapurna Devi – doyenne of the Senia-Maihar gharana – and daughter of the legendary Ustad Allauddin Khansaheb (Baba), the fountainhead of the gharana – accepted him as one of her disciples, that Nityanand’s talent and musicianship truly flowered. It progressively acquired depth, maturity and a new dimension.

Abhirup Roy (Tabla)

Abhirup Roy (born on 16th September of 1987) is an Indian Tabla virtuoso and composer

of Indian Classical Music. Abhirup belongs to the oldest and royal style of Tabla playing

which is known by the world as Benaras Gharana. Roy honed his skill under the tutelage

of the legendary Tabla maestro Pandit Kumar Bose. Roy rose with the strict guidance of

Pandit Bose and his father Shree Swarup Kumar Roy. Mostly, people admit that they get

the flavor of Pandit Bose’s style, especially “Byanan” of tabla playing in Roy’s performing

style. He has accompanied several legendary artistes besides his tabla solo

performances. In addition to his musical exploration, he writes songs, stories and also

directs short films. In his 10 years of musical journey he left a clear and promising

footprint as a budding star and earned soulful respect internationally. He was also

awarded with Rajya Sangeet Academy in 2003. (Roy’s first teacher was his father Shree

Swarupkumar Roy. At the age of two and half years, Abhirup started his musical journey.

In 1993, Swarupkumar Roy took him to Pandit Bose for his advanced and strict taleem

in Tabla. He still learns from Swarupkumar, but from his very childhood he tried to copy

the style of his guru Pandit Kumar Bose and the audience truly finds the flavor of the

maestro in his playing. Coincidentally, Pandit Bose and Roy are right handers but play

Tabla only with their left hand. Abhirup is also acclaimed as most promising torch-bearer

of the style established by his Guru, Pandit Bose where “Byanan” are played with

magical tone.

Deepsankar Bhattacharjee

‘Sur-Moni’ Deepsankar, a young sitarist born in the year 1986, is the fourth generation sitarist of an enlightened musical family. He was initiated to the Sitar at the age of four. He embarked on his musical journey at a tender age under the tutelage of his father, Pandit Hara Shankar Bhattacharya, and the watchful guidance of his dadaguru, Padmabhusahan Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Sahab. He is the torch-bearer of the Jafferkhani Bazz, a unique style of sitar playing invented and perfected by Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan Sahab. Deepsankar has performed at various places in India and



abroad. Deepsankar has received overwhelming appreciation from connoisseurs and critics of Hindustani classical music in India and abroad. He has been a distinguished performer on radio and television. His performances in New York and in various cities of Switzerland, Germany, Holland, France have been highly appreciated by the cognoscenti and the commoners alike. Some Achievements :- Gold Medal from Sarbobharatio Sangeeto-o-Parisad, Gold medal from Vedic Heritage(New York), Gold Medal From Baba Harballav music competition, AIR music competition and National Scholarship, Ravi Kopikar Memorial Award, Pt.Visnu Digambar Palushkar Award etc.

Mrs. Prajna Bhattacharya

Mrs. Prajna Bhattacharya started her training in Hindustani vocal classical and Kathak dance from her childhood in India. She took training from eminent teacher Mrs. Kalpana Bhattacharya, disciple of Ustad Ata Hussain Khan of Agra Gharana in vocal classical. She acquired her Visharad diploma in vocal classical with distinction from Pracheen Kala Kendra in Chandigarh and 'Sangeet Sudhakar' in Kathak dance from Surer Maya Sangeet Samaj, Kolkata. Thereafter, she continued her singing lessons from some eminent teachers like Jatileswar Mukhopadhyay, Mrs. Krishna Bhattacharya and Mr. Arup Mukhopadhyay, from Kolkata on semi classical and light music. Beside her musical talent, academically she is a Geomatics Engineer. She completed her Master of Science from Technical University of Delft. Before that she completed her studies in Mathematics and Computer Science in India. But her extreme passion for singing drove her to choose a career in music, Since the last 25 years she has been performing in various forms including semiclassical, ghazal, bhajan, Bollywood music and different genre of Bengali music at various places in India, The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. She is a regular artiste of The Gandhi Centre which is the part of ICCR (Indian Council of Cultural Relations) in The Hague. Presently, she is also busy with giving singing lessons to children and adults of all ages. Recently, she has started a music school 'Sangeeti', which is affiliated with Pracheen Kala Kendra, Chandigarh, India.

Pandit Ranajit Sengupta

Pandit Ranajit Sengupta is one of the most famous Sarod Player & Music Composer from India having performed around the world for last 22 years representing his country. He is a student of late Ustad Dhyanesh Khan & Ustad Asshish Khan of Maihar Senia Gharana & attended several workshops by late Dr. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan in India & California. He is one of the youngest Top Grade Sarod Player from All India Radio & Television & winner of President’s award for securing first position in All India Radio Competition, Acharya Baba Allauddin Memorial Award, Pandit Nikhil Bannerjee Memorial Award & "Best



talent of the Year" award by HMV to name a few. He is a topper in both Graduation & Master's Exam from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata & is a Guest Lecturer in Universities in USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, England & India. He has performed in major Music Festivals & venues in more than 30 Countries including USA, Canada, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, The Netherlands, Greece, England, Scotland, Estonia, Russia, Africa, United Arab Emirates & Caribbean Islands to name a few. He has over 30 CD & DVD releases to his credit. Ranajit has composed music for the Dutch feature film "Dark Amsterdam", the title music for the International Film Festival, Kolkata, in 1994 & music for the Road Movie ‘Lost & Found Tour’ filmed about himself & 3 other Austrian musicians. Ranajit has been a Fellow of the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India & an empaneled artiste with ICCR. Ranajit is the principal composer, guest conductor & guru for the National Youth Orchestra of United Kingdom for the last 5 years.



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Embassy of India The Hague, The Netherlands

Directions to reach Gandhi Centre

The address of Gandhi Centre is:

Tesselsestraat 65-67

2583 JH DEN HAAG

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Bus 22: `

The Gandhi Centre is easily reached by bus # 22 direction DUINDORP. The name of the stop is NIEBOERWEG.

When you get out of the bus the Gandhi Centre is on the right hand side within about 50 meters. It is a former church

building.

Bus # 22 starts on the bus terminal above the CENTRAL STATION in The Hague.

Make sure to choose direction DUINDORP, not direction DUINZIGT (Bronovo Hospital).

Tram 12:

The Gandhi Centre can also be reached by tram # 12 direction DUINDORP. The name of the stop is THOLENSESTRAAT (at the

bend in NIEBOERWEG), which is one stop before the terminus DUINDORP.

When you get out of the tram you take the long road alongside the dunes (Nieboerweg) in the direction of Scheveningen

Harbour. Almost at the end of the road there is a church. Directly past the church there is another church across the street on

the right hand side within about 50 meters. The Gandhi Centre is situated in a former church building.

Tram # 12 starts opposite the train station HOLLAND SPOOR in The Hague and drives alongside the open market and crosses

Indiagate (Paul Krugerlaan and surroundings).

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