Anindita Kazi, Lily Islam to perform at IGCC today
DL desk
Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) is organising an evening of Nazrul Sangeet and Rabindra Sangeet titled Robi Porikramai Nazrul with Anindita Kazi from India and Lily Islam, today at the premises of IGCC, Gulshan in the city. Anindita Kazi is the daughter of Aniruddha Kazi and granddaughter of Bangladeshs National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. She got a first class in music from Allahabad University. In 2001, she joined the Tara channel of India as a newscaster and has made a meteoric rise to become the President of Tara TV, one of the most popular Bengali TV channels of India. She became very popular in Tara TV as anchor of the popular programme Aaj Shokaler Amontrone. She is also a reputed Nazrul Sangeet singer and elocutionist and has given many performances in TV channels and in India, Bangladesh and many foreign countries. She has also received many awards.
Lily Islam has completed her education in Rabindra Sangeet from Vishwa Bharati University in Shantiniketan. She was trained under legendary Rabindra Sangeet artists like Konika Bandopadhyay and Neelima Sen. She is a leading performer in all TV channels in Bangladesh and India. She has released many CDs and VCDs of Rabindra Sangeet. She has performed in different countries such as India, Australia, America, London, Dubai and many more. She is the founder of the cultural organization Uttrayan.
Where: IGCC, House 35, Road 24, Gulshan 1
When: 6:30pm, today l
