Saraswati Puja 2010
Saraswati Puja

We will be celebrating Saraswati Puja on

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

at Marshall Middle School, Billerica.

Details

Featured Artist

Gayatree

Gayatree Sarma is going to perform with her own band which includes harmonium, percussion and tabla. She has been regularly performing (golden oldies, modern beats, semi-classical and classical numbers) for many Bengali and other North Indian associations in USA since 2002.

Gayatree is a disciple of noted Indian classical vocalist Mandira Lahiri of Calcutta. In India, she has performed as a regular vocal artist in Guwahati Doordarshan and All India Radio.

Gayatree is the recipient of National Scholarship awarded by Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development,Govt of India. She has won multiple gold medals in classical and light classical (vocal) competition in inter college youth festival under Guwahati University. She has also represented Guwahati University in "Inter University Youth Festival " for vocal classical organized in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

She will be accompanied in tabla by Bidip Sinha. Bidip hails from Guwahati,Assam. He learned tabla from the school of Guru Keshab Changkakoty ( a disciple of Ustad Munne Khan , Lucknow). He was the lead Guitarist of his University Orchestra Group “The Dolphins”. He received many awards as outstanding Tabla player in his school and Universty days.He accompanied renowned artists from Assam and Kolkata, namely, Dr.Bhupen Hazarika, music directed Hindi films Rodali (Dil Hum Hum fame) ,Darpan etc ,Sudip Dey of Kolkata (Naphew of Manna Dey). He plays tabla on a regular basis for the following Poojas – GSCA & Kallol of NJ, BAGC – Chicago, Assam Association, Bihar Assoc. of North America etc., Antorik of Dallas,TX

Gayatree will be performing on January 16th 2010.