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Posted by : Prashant
April 4, 2012
Fair and Festivals in Gwalior
Gwalior celebrates
all Indian festivals. However, it is
widely known for the Tansen Music
Festival it hosts every year. Tansen, one of the respected singers in the
court of Akbar was buried in Gwalior. He
is accredited with cult fame. He is one of the pioneers of the Hindisthani
classical music tradition in India. Legends say that he used to bring rains by
singing ‘Megh Malhar’ rag. In the memory
of this great singer, the Gwalior city hosts a music festival that would be
usually held in the months of November and December. The function would be held
at the tomb of Tansen.
This Sangeet Sammelan (Music
festival) lasts for five nights. Eminent vocalists would take part in this
festival and every year the Tansen Samman (award) would be bestowed upon one of
the greatest achievers in the field of music. This is a prestigious award given
by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for classical singers. Ajay Pohankar,
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Abdul Haleem Jafar Khan and Vani Jayaram
are some of them who have received this award. The festival would comprise of seminars,
workshops followed by musical concerts in the night.
Gwalior also hosts an International
Trade Fair that lasts for about a month in the city. This is known as Asia’s
second largest trade fair. Industrialists from all across the country, and even
foreign companies benefit from this fair. For farmers and small scale
entrepreneurs it is an opportunity to display their production. This fair will
be held in the month of December usually and lasts for about a month.
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