Oct 10 2025 to Oct 10 2025 6:30 p.m.

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Price: Rs 400 Book/Buy

Where

Courtyard Koota

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

Event Description

About Mai Ri

Mai Ri beautifully captures the legacy and struggles of two extraordinary women in Indian classical music: Padmabhushan Gaanatapaswini Mogubai Kurdikar and her daughter, Padmavibhushan Gaanasaraswati Kishori Amonkar. Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar, an eminent vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana, navigated a time when women in music faced societal and institutional barriers. Through sheer dedication and artistic brilliance, she not only earned her place as one of the most revered figures in classical music but also ensured that her daughter and disciple, Kishori Amonkar, became one of the most influential vocalists of her era.

Conceptualized by noted vocalist Radhika Joshi, who carries forward this lineage as a disciple of Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar (a senior disciple of Kishori Amonkar and student of Mogubai Kurdikar), Mai Ri is a thematic presentation that brings alive their musical and personal journeys. Through a carefully curated selection of bandishes composed by Mai (Mogubai Ji) and Kishoritai, Radhika interweaves music with storytelling, sharing anecdotes from their lives that offer a rare glimpse into their artistic and emotional worlds.

Radhika Joshi will be accompanied by Adarsh Shenoy on Tabla and Ashwin Walawalkar on Harmonium, enriching the performance with their artistry.

About the artists:

Radhika Joshi
Dr. Radhika Joshi is a distinguished Hindustani classical vocalist, trained under Pt. Raghunandan Panshikar, a senior disciple of Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar. She has also studied semi-classical forms like Thumri, Kajri, Hori, and Dadra under Padmabhushan Smt. Girija Devi at the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata.

She has performed at renowned festivals and institutions, including Ustad Abdul Karim Khan Smriti Samiti, Deval Club, and Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, and is a graded artist of All India Radio. As part of the G20 celebrations, she was invited by AIR to present a special semi-classical concert for Akashwani and Doordarshan. A recipient of the National Scholarship for Performing Arts, she is also the founder of Jaipur Gunijankhana, a Pune-based archive dedicated to documenting and preserving Hindustani music, for which she received the Museum and Research Fellowship from the India Foundation for the Arts.

Beyond music, Radhika holds a master’s in economics from Tufts University and a PhD from IIM Bangalore, but her deep commitment to her artistic heritage led her to pursue music full-time.

Adarsh Shenoy 

Adarsh started learning the Tabla at the age of 8 from Pt. Nagaraj Rao Gaikwad. He later received training from Pt.Rajgopal Kallurkar in the Faroukhabad style. He is currently receiving advanced lessons from Pt. Yogesh Samsi of Mumbai. Adarsh has also received training in the Carnatic taala system from Vidwan Anoor Ananthakrishna Sharma. 

Adarsh is a graded artist from the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan. He has performed in all major cities of India and at important international venues as well. 

Adarsh was awarded with the title of Sangeetha Sarathi from Natyataranga Sagar and also is a recipient of scholarships at the state and national levels.

Adarsh, after a long and fulfilling career in an MNC decided to take up music full time in the year 2023, and now is a regular concert performer and tabla teacher. He is also pursuing his PhD in Music from Jain University Bangalore.

Ashwin S. Walawalkar

An ardent disciple of renowned Santoor Maestro Padmashree Pt. Satish C. Vyas. Ashwin was nurtured in an illustrious family of musicians; obviously being in sublime touch of music abode, he developed a flavor for Indian Classical Music. He received his baptism in Hindustani Classical (instrumental) music, from his father at a tender age and progressed to acquire proficiency in playing Harmonium. As he was cruising along his mushrooming career, he listened to Pt.Shivkumar Sharma’s Santoor Concerts and was fascinated by it.

Looking at Ashwin’s passion for instrumental music, his Father and Guru Pt. Shriram Walawalkar inducted him to practice both Santoor and Harmonium. Ashwin mastered the intricate and subtle facets of performing on Harmonium and Santoor.

Pt. Shriramji took prodigious care to hone the rich talents of Ashwin. The meticulous efforts put in ‘taleem’ are manifested in Ashwin’s performances. He was blessed to receive priceless guidance from celebrated Sitar maestro Ustad Shafiq Khan in “Gatkari” and “Layakari” to add to his nascent repertoire.

Ashwin began performing as a child prodigy and has never looked back; his popularity curve is on the ascent since. His knowledge, versatility and experience have put him in an enviable status of ‘the most sought after artiste’ by many senior Vocalists for accompaniment on the Harmonium.

Ashwin has also made his mark in composing lyrics and as a music director in several non-Film and Devotional Albums.

He is graded “B High” in Santoor and Harmonium on All India Radio. He has given numerous Santoor concerts at Mumbai, Pune, Trivandrum, Bangalore and Chandigarh. He has even spread his domain beyond seven seas, Mauritius, Nigeria, middle east Europe and South Africa to begin with. Obviously he is well set to achieve the pinnacle of his music career.

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