Indian Museum played host to Vasant Utsav that saw Dona Ganguly light up the stage along with her dance troupe Diksha Manjari and participants from a special workshop whom she trained just for the special performance. “The performance went very well. As I was telling you earlier, Indian Museum forms the perfect backdrop for a classical performance like ours as it celebrates heritage and culture,” smiled Dona.
(l-r) Nicolas Facino, director of Alliance Francaise du Bengale, savoured the festival of colours, Dona’s mother Swapna Roy was in the audience, Sourav Ganguly’s mother Nirupa Ganguly was there too, to lend support
(l-r) Sayan Bhattacharya, education officer, Indian Museum, The colourful choreography saw the group perform to tracks like Anandaloke mangalaloke, Ore bhai fagun legechhe bon e bon e, Khelbo Holi and folk and Hindi songs
The customary smearing of each other in Holi hues followed the performance
Australian consul general Rowan Ainsworth got a taste of the signature laddoo that’s a staple at all Holi celebrations by Diksha Manjari
Sundeep Bhutoria presented a special narration comprising poems from Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam and Gopaldas Neeraj. “This event with Dona Ganguly was long overdue, although I did give her a recording of poetry once before at a Holi event. I am glad the date finally matched this year and I managed to do it. Reciting at the historical Indian Museum was a unique experience,” he said.