Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Shehnai Chakravarthy’ Pandit Dr. S. Ballesh Bhajantri will present Shehnai Recital at Chikkagadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower) in city between 8 pm and 9.30 pm tomorrow (Sept. 29). An Internationally celebrated Shehnai artiste and (Patiala Gharana) vocalist, ghazal singer, Pandit Dr. Ballesh hails from M.K. Hubli town of Belagavi district.
Pandit Ballesh was conferred with India’s fourth-highest civilian award ‘Padma Shri’ on 73rd Republic Day in 2022, in the field of Art, by the then President of India Ram Nath Kovind and by this great honour, the Government of India has brought back the Shehnai to centrestage.
