26th February is the birth date of Pt. Nandan Mehta, the founder of Saptak and a renowned tabla player of Banaras Gharana. Saptak, in association with Gujarat State Sangeet Natak Academy, Government of Gujarat has taken the initiative of organising an All India Level Tabla - Pakhawaj competition every year in memory of Pt. Nandan Mehta, which is named ' Pt. NANDAN MEHTA SHASTRIYA TAAL-VADYA SPARDHA'.
The competition is held every year in the month of February, followed by a recital by renowned artists. The panel of judges comprises of established and renowned artists of the country and the first winner gets an opportunity to perform at the famous Saptak Annual Festival which is held in January every year since 1980. Other promising young participants would be given a chance in other Saptak events held during the year.
1st Prize : Pavan Sidam (Tabla), Swapnil Suryawanshi (Pakhawaj)
2nd Prize : Dyaneshwar Andil (Pakhawaj), Fateh Singh Namdhari (Tabla)
3rd Prize : Roish Salvi (Tabla), Umakant Deshmukh (Pakhawaj)
45th Saptak Annual Music Festival - 2025
Date : 01-01-2025 TO 13-01-2025
45th Saptak Annual Music Festival - 2025
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