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Music Maestro Tansen

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Celebrating a Century of Musical Excellence 100th World Music Festival (Tansen Samaroh) 2024

When the music maestros of the country practice music with devotion and dedication in the classical musical atmosphere of Gwalior and immerse their souls in infinite bliss, then a ritual like the “Tansen Music Festival” is created. Seeing such rituals, Indian culture smiles and takes pride in its true guards.
  • This is the 100th year of the Tansen Music Festival, celebrated every year in Gwalior. Maintaining its continuity and dignity for a century is no less than an example. Organizing this festival is a tribute to the music emperor Tansen on behalf of the Madhya Pradesh government. In these 100 years, this festival has seen many ups and downs, has overcome many calamities and today this festival holds a unique place in the entire country. There is hardly any top leading, best and talented musician of his time who has not participated in this festival or does not want to participate. The credit for successful organization for 100 years also goes to the music maestros who participated here, who gave an unforgettable aura to the Tansen Samaroh with their unique understanding of art, lifelong creativity and practice.

  • The emperor of music Tansen is the shining star of Indian music who has illuminated generations of music. A Sanskrit text “Veer Bhanuday Kavyam” has written about Tansen – “Bhooto Bhavishyati Vartamanto Na Tansen Sadrish Dharanyam” i.e. a great musician like Tansen has neither existed in the past nor is there in the present, nor is there any possibility of it in the future. Tansen was born in the house of Makarand Pandey in Behat village near Gwalior.

  • “It would be unfair to see the Tansen Music Festival only as a music festival. However, it is such a ritual of music that the opportunity to bow one’s head at its altar is a virtuous fruit for artists and connoisseurs. It is no exaggeration to call it the Maha Kumbh of Music. There can be no bigger example of faith in this festival and reverence for Baba Tansen than the fact that in the initial years of the festival when transport facilities were not as they are today, artists would often walk on foot to reach Tansen's Samadhi, carrying their luggage on their heads.

  • After independence, this festival played an important role in the national cultural renaissance and participated in making Indian music popular and accessible to the masses. This journey from a local festival to becoming a national music festival has been very interesting. The then Union Information Minister Dr. Balkrishna Keskar and Hindustani Music Advisor in All India Radio Dr. Jaidev Singh played a notable role and the festival gained national fame and prestige only due to the efforts of those great men.

  • With the efforts of a central committee formed by the Madhya Pradesh government, it was considered to continuously develop its level, as a result of which its musical fragrance started spreading all over the country. The cooperation of music schools taking this festival to the top cannot be forgotten. Gwalior has a special significance in the field of music education. The main link of Gwalior singing is the collective singing of Dhrupad, which is done by the students of these schools at the beginning of each session of the festival. During the festival, supporting artists for the necessary musical instruments and playing are also provided by these schools.

  • In this musical ceremony, the 'Tansen Samman' given by the Culture Department of Madhya Pradesh Government further deepens the satvik feeling towards the music emperor Tansen. Tansen Samman was established in 1980. Initially, the amount of the award was Rs. 5 thousand, which was increased to Rs. 50 thousand in 1986. In 1990, it was again increased to Rs. 1 lakh and a citation plaque was presented. At present, this amount has been increased to Rs. 5 lakh. It is the effort of the Madhya Pradesh Government that the best contribution in the field of arts should be properly highlighted at the national level and it should be honored on behalf of the citizens of the welfare state.

  • In the centenary celebration of Tansen Music Festival, the Madhya Pradesh Government, Culture Department is making an effort to create a ritual by assimilating the entire experiences, memories and splendor of 100 years, which can reveal the deep faith of the art lovers of the present time in Indian culture and music. This divine confluence of music can remain as a heritage in the memories of artists and art lovers on its 100th anniversary.
100th Tansen Samaroh

The famous Tansen Sangeet Samaroh is celebrated
every year at the Tansen Tomb in
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

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