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132 Glorious Years - Harballabh
“Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan is the oldest festival of
Hindustani Classical Music in the world.”
Harballabh - A Tradition - A Legend
The vibrant voices of the vocalists,
The soul stirring strains of Sitar, Santoor and Sarangi,
The thundering sounds of Tabla and Pakhawaj,
The cascading notes of Flute & Shehnai,
The magic of Mohan Veena,
The enchanting notes of Veena & Violin and
The harmonious notes of Harmonium
all have touched the souls of enlightened audiences at
Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,
year after year for the last 130 years.
This magnificent achievement has been made possible only by the great
musicians performing at this oldest festival of Indian Classical Music.
For some it was sheer devotion, for some it was a pilgrimage and for some it
was a mission to preserve the best in Indian Classical Music, that made them
come to this Sangeet Sammelan
and to receive the blessings from the great seat of music.
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Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
is the oldest festival of Indian Classical Music in the world,
is organized in the last weekend of December every year
at the sacred seat of music, the samadhi of Baba Harballabh – a saint and an
exponent of Hindustani Classical Music.
The first Sammelan was held in 1875
at the Sidh Peeth-Shri Devi Talab, in Jalandhar.
Since then it has been held every year.
The Sangeet Sammelan which has grown from strength to strength in the last
131 years has been attracting audiences and artists from all across the
country and abroad.
This festival was declared as one of the
National Festivals by the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India,
All prominent artists of Hindustani Classical Music
from India and Pakistan
have come and performed at the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
at one time or the other during the last 130years.
Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi
accompanied by Pandit Vishnu Digamber visited
Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan in the year 1919.
Union Ministers, Governors, State Chief Ministers,
State Ministers and other VIPs have been visiting to pay their reverence
this festival of music
The festival attracts thousands of music lovers
from all over the India and abroad every year.
This number is increasing year after year.
All India Radio and Doordarshan
have been covering the festival regularly.
With the advancement in technology in the recent past, the festival has
started receiving extensive coverage from
various TV channels, internet and print media, through which the proceedings
of the festival have started reaching millions of music lovers across the
globe.
Entry to the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan is Free.
The present cost of organizing the Annual Mega Event is around Rs.15-20 Lacs.
Major expenses are met out of voluntary donations made by public and private
organisations.
Punjab Government has also been extending a helping hand in the organisation
of this Sangeet Sammelan.
This Sangeet Sammelan provides an opportunity for the music lovers to meet
15 – 20 prominent artists at one place every year and to see and to hear
them live during this three-day long festival.
The audiences numbering in thousands come from all over India and abroad to
hear the best of Indian Classical music every year.
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Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Pratiyogita
To encourage the young to appreciate and perfect themselves in the field of
Hindustani Classical Music and
To bring out the best amongst the competitors,
an open competition in Hindustani Classical Music is organised by
The Mahasabha every year for three days -
prior to the annual Sangeet Sammelan.
There are Three Categories for the competition namely:
Vocal , Instrumental (Non-Percussion) and Instrumental (Percussion).
There are Two Age Groups in each category namely:
Juniors (Yuva Varg) - between 13 to 19
and Seniors (VarishthYuva Varg).-19+ to 25
There are Three Prizes in each category namely:
First, Second and Third.
In addition,
The Winners from the Senior Age Group
will be initiated as ‘Performing Artists’
during the next Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan and
will be given an opportunity to perform during the
‘Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan
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Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Utsavs
As a part of the year long drive for the promotion of
Hindustani Classical Music and
to keep up the tempo after the annual
Shree Baba Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan,
Vasant Utsav, Malhar Utsav and Hemant Utsav
are organised in the months of
February, August and October every year.
Two to Three Artists are invited during these functions
to give their performance during a 4-5 hour programme
on the scheduled evenings.
During Vasant Utsav, Malhar Utsav and Hemant Utsav, preference is given to
upcoming artists in the field of Hindustani Classical Music so as to give
them appropriate exposure in the music circles.
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