Oct 18 2025 to Oct 18 2025 7:30 p.m.

Price: 500 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

Ground floor, Good Earth Tarana Good Earth Malhar, near Rajarajeswari medical college Kambipura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560074

Event Description

About the concert:

Begin your Diwali morning with the soulful tradition of Deepavali Pahat/Prabhata — a dawn concert. As the first light of day breaks, immerse yourself in soulful renditions of Hindustani Music. Experience the magic of Khayal, Bhajan, Rangasangeet, Dasarapadas, and Abhangas performed in the serene early hours.

About the performers:

Aniruddh Aithal:

Aniruddh Aithal is a Hindustani classical vocalist. He formally started learning from Smt. Geetha Garud Prithviraj, daughter and disciple of the legendary Tabla maestro Pt. D.S Garud, at the tender age of 10. After 8 years of rigorous training, with the gracious blessings of his Guru, Aniruddh is now receiving training from Dr. Ashok Huggannavar, a disciple of the legendary maestros Pt. Lingaraj Buwa Yaraguppi, Pt. Sangameshwar Gurav and Pt. Basavaraj Rajguru. 

Aniruddh won the extremely prestigious All India Radio national level competition in the year 2017 and numerous medals at the university level for his engineering college at youth festivals held every year. He is also the recipient of scholarships given by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), New Delhi and the Karnataka Sangeetha Nruthya academy. Aniruddh has also been conferred an 'A' Grade by All India Radio in 2023 being one of the youngest artists in the country to have received this gradation. Recently, he has been awarded the very prestigious Shanmukhananda Bharat Ratna Dr. M S Subbulakshmi Fellowship for 2024 which was conferred upon him in the month of September, 2024. He has also been conferred the Sur Jyotsna award by the Lokmat Group for emerging artists for the year 2025. Aniruddh has also completed his first tour of the US and Canada during the summer of 2025 to great appreciation and response.

He performed at the CentreStage Festival on the 08th of December 2023, at Sundar Nursery, New Delhi. He has also performed at the very prestigious Sawai Gandharav Festival at Kundgol along with some very established artists. In addition to this, he has also performed at the IIT Chennai as part of their Cultural Outreach encouraging young talent across the country. He has also performed several jugalbandhis alongside Hindustani and Carnatic Vocalists as well as Hindustanti Jugalbandhis with eminent flautists. He has also performed at “Aarohi”, a platform promoting young talent from across the country to great response and acclaim.

Deepak Marathe

The musical atmosphere at home naturally nurtured Deepak's inborn talent to develop into a good listener first. The aesthetic sense that drives an artist to seek new ideas and goals made Deepak strive hard to learn music with keen interest. He took his first lessons at home from his mother. Then he started Vocal Training with Shri.Mahesh Kulkarni of Belgaum, through which he gained the knowledge of the compositions and development of Indian classical music. 

He was attracted to Harmonium too and under the guidance of the great Harmonium exponent of our times Pt. Rambhau Bijapure, he began playing Harmonium. He participated in a competition hosted by the Government of Karnataka titled "Bal-Pratibhe" and bagged the first prize at State Level at a tender age of 14. He was honoured by the Minister for the Dept. of Kannada and Culture Smt. Rani Satish. He received the scholarship from C.C.R.T. 

At this juncture he was attracted to Ghazal gayaki and its richness. Soon he shifted to Mumbai and met Ustad Bhure Khan Saheb, a Legendary Harmonium player and his idol since his childhood. In all this he was fascinated by the sound of the Sarangi. He requested Padmavibhushan Pt. Ram Narayanji to accept him as his disciple and Panditji readily agreed to do so. He is currently learning the nuances of the Sarangi under his able guidance. 

He has accompanied several renowned classical vocalists and Ghazal singers on Harmonium in India & Abroad. They include Ustad Rashid Khan, Talat Aziz, Anup Jalota, Pt. Jayateerth Mevundi and Ustad Faiyaz Khan to name a few. He featured in the popular reality show, Indian Idol on Sony TV. He was specially invited to play Harmonium for an episode featuring Qawwali. 

Sumith S. Naik

Sumith hails from Kochi, Kerala. He was initiated into music by his parents, Shri Sudhakar Naik and Smt. Meera. He began his initial musical training under Vidwan Naveen Pai and then continued under the tutelage of Dr. Udayraj Karpur. The blessings and guidance of his Gurus have shaped him into a skillful and accomplished Tabla player. His Tabla accompaniment is evocative, engaging, and complementary. He has accompanied many renowned senior musicians and promising young artists of India. Sumith has performed numerous Tabla solo concerts, Carnatic 'Talavadya' percussion ensembles, and solo accompaniment with his Guru, Dr. Udayraj Karpur.

An adept player, Sumith also plays for various other genres such as Ghazals, Jazz, Bhakti Sangeet, Natya Sangeet, and Sufi music. He has contributed to background scores for many movie tracks, including 'Mohavalayam' and 'Sthalam.' He has delivered outstanding performances at highly esteemed platforms in India as well as overseas in countries such as the UK, Switzerland, and France. In 2017, he was awarded the G.S.B. Award and conferred the title 'Laya Pratibha.

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