Taking the concept of musical jugalbandi a step further, eminent musicians from Hindustani and Carnatic music were engaged in a dialogue about the two branches of Indian classical music. The event, titled Uttar Dakshin, was in its second year and was the result of a collaboration between the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) and the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).

Hindustani classical musician Arvind Parikh and Carnatic musician K Ganesh Kumar moderated the interactions and demonstrations. The event included Hindustani musicians such as Ajoy Chakrabarty (vocal), Buddhadev Dasgupta (sarod), and Bickram Ghosh (tabla) as well as Carnatic musicians including TV Gopalkrishnan (vocal and mridangam), N Ravikiran (vocal and chitravina) and GJR Krishnan (violin).