Many classical music listeners, who prefer only the big names, may not be familiar with vocalists Tejaswini Vernekar and Manohar Patwardhan, or sitar exponent Varadraj Bhosale. But there is a small yet significant section of people who have either admired them, or are keen to attend their concerts.

The latter kind, consisting of knowledgeable connoisseurs or simply people who are passionate about Hindustani classical music, was seen at the recent day-long Raagdari GenNxt festival organised by Grace Foundation and Pancham Nishad at Prithvi Theatre. They were the people who knew when to say waah, what a nom-tom alaap is and why some singers didn’t sing sargams while others did. They are regularly seen at Mumbai concerts.

Raagdari GenNxt is one of those events that aims to promote young art

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