performing arts like classical music and dance needs years of disciplined training from a knowledgeable guru and then the budding artistes need a platform to present their talent before the audience to provide such a platform to upcoming young artistes shree ganesh cultural academy organised the tarunai sangeet sandhya in which singer shridhar kulkarni gave a vocal recital and upcoming dancers including aditi deshkar sukhada khandge and dhanashree kubal gave a kathak dance performance kathak guru dr manjiri deo and renowned tabla player mukundraj deo initiated the concept of this new platform ganesh cultural academy has been training students for the last 35 years to get established as a successful dancer a budding dancer should get enough experience through live performances to enhance their confidence dance is a divine art that gives soulful satisfaction to the performer and also helps in developing their personality if the student is passionate about his or her art form then they can manage a successful career asserted dr deo the programme commenced with shridhar kulkarnis vocal recital he sang a khayal in evening raga madhuvanti his aalap boltaan layakari and taan patterns showed his proficiency in gwalior gharana it was followed by a melodious composition in raga des kulkarni showcased his skill in semiclassical music by rendering a natyageet and he concluded the performance on a devotional note by presenting an abhanga titled bolawa vitthal aditya oak accompanied him on the harmonium and prakash naik on the tabla kulkarni hails from belgaum and has been groomed under the guidance of senior gwalior gharana singer pt yashwanbua joshi i believe in following the discipline of the gharana when one comes across brilliant performances of talented singers like pt ulhas kashalkar and others it influences your mind i try to inculcate some of the varieties that suit to my voice and singing style stated kulkarni in the other half of the programme aditi sukhada and dhanashree gave an impressive kathak dance performance the trio opened their performance with saraswati vandana that was followed with pure dance varieties in teen taal they presented amad that uthan paran traditional bandish tode tukde gatnikas and number of elegant chakris with perfection in footwork and rhythm the group showcased talent of expressing subtle feelings in the devotional composition shriramchandra krupalu bhaj man they concluded with pure dance varieties prasad ajrekar gave superb accompaniment on the tabla and atul phadke on the harmonium prajakta abhyankar provided vocal support and dr deo did the nrityabol padhant for the 10 years we have been learning dance in fact we are part of ganesh cultural academy family and feel grateful and honoured to get the first programme of this platform said the trio