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Sufi Sama a musical concert by senior tabla player Ustad Kausar Ali,Sitar player Pt. Narendra Mishra and Sarangi Player Pt. Dilshaad Khan was a treat to music lovers in Pune. Organised recently by Rotary Club- Pune West Side at Poona Club the show was a fund raiser for social activities. The event started with solo performance by Pt. Kausar Ali by playing ‘Sufi Kalam’. He also presented a a new form called “maun-tabla”. Sufi devotional songs like ‘ Kabe mein tera jalwa hai,Kashi mein Nazara hai ’ sung by Ustad Kausar Ali with Pt. Narendra Mishra on sitar and Pt. Dilshaad Khan on Sarangi with Karim Niyaji (Harmonium) and Naeem Khan (Tabla) were also performed.

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Actor Sachin Khedekar inaugurated the Rudraksha Fest at Eshan’s Emporium,Tilak Road,recently. Organised on the occasion of Shravan,the festival will offer a wide range of rudrakash stones from Indonesia,India,and Nepal.