For the last few years, hairstylist and filmmaker Sapna Moti Bhavnani has wanted to host a Dhrupad recital at the PurrOm Healing Centre, her homestay situated in the hills and restful verdure of Kamshet along the Mumbai-Pune highway. With COVID restrictions beginning to lift, the idea will come to fruition in an open-air concert, where Dhrupad singers Janhavi Phansalkar, Dhani Gundecha and pakhawaj player Anuja Borude will perform a raga in pure Dhrupad style along with a few Marathi abhangs. “The idea is to provide a complete experience of Dhrupad, what it stands for and how it sounds,” says Phansalkar, who has been a resident student of the Dhrupad Sansthan in Bhopal. The two-day event will also include a workshop for attendees, aimed at providing not just a listening experience but an insider look into the form.

Dhani Gundecha