the twoday kajri and thumri utsav recently organised was an engaging affair some delightful performances marked the event the festival began with a kathak performance by pt ravishankar mishra who gave an auspicious start to his presentation by dancing on ganesh vandana he moved on to the traditional aspects of banaras gharana by presenting uthaan amaad and toda he concluded his performance with shiv tandav giving a perfect accompaniment was gaurav and saurav mishralr gaurav mishra ravi shankar mishra and saurav mishra bccl arvind kumar lr gaurav mishra ravi shankar mishra and saurav mishra bccl arvind kumarthe second day of the fest was dedicated to vocal music the first artist of the evening was koyal dasgupta who began with a thumri in raag khamaj vinti karat ho logon followed by a composition more nayana barsan laageneeraj mishra bccl arvind kumar neeraj mishra bccl arvind kumara kajri abke sawan ghar aaja rendered by her was wellapplauded next to take on the stage was devashish dey who presented a thumri in raag desh barkha rut bairee hamar followed by kajri in raag pilu sakhi sawan mein manbhawan that was wellreceived by the audience a vote of thanks was given by ashok kapoordevashish dey bccl arvind kumar devashish dey bccl arvind kumarl koyal dasgupta r madhumita bccl arvind kumar l koyal dasgupta r madhumita bccl arvind kumarl akshat r mridula bccl arvind kumar l akshat r mridula bccl arvind kumarl mukund lal c pradeep r vinay rawal bccl arvind kumar l mukund lal c pradeep r vinay rawal bccl arvind kumarlr nitesh ranjit and charan bccl arvind kumar lr nitesh ranjit and charan bccl arvind kumarshyam sundar and shakuntla bccl arvind kumar shyam sundar and shakuntla bccl arvind kumarl harinarayan sharda r ashok kapoor bccl arvind kumar l harinarayan sharda r ashok kapoor bccl arvind kumarwatch some classical music for the soul in varanasi