[The AGM of IITB-AA will precede the programme, followed by Tea & Refreshments]

Donor Passes (Rs. 50/- per person) available at Alumni Centre,
Gulmohar Building, I.I.T. Bombay. Tel.: 2576 7086.
Donor passes will also be available at the venue of the programme.

Vidushi Smt. Vasundhara Komkali is one of the leading vocalists of the country with the rare qualities of immense virtuosity, innovative vision, and lyrical spirituality.

She was born in Calcutta and encouraged to learn music from her very childhood. In 1946 she came to Mumbai and, for more than a decade, trained under Prof. Deodhar, a doyen of the Gwalior Gharana and a disciple of Pt. Paluskar. Thereafter, she trained under her husband, Pt. Kumar Gandharva.

Vasundharatai has been both a disciple and life-time companion of the legendary Pt. Kumar Gandharva – accompanying the maestro, giving him sensitive and enriching vocal support in his concerts throughout the country and abroad. She was not only the silent force behind the success of Kumar Gandharva's musical career, but also lent able support and contributed to the success of his concerts. She helped Kumarji in the conception and execution of several theme concerts such as Geet-Varsha, Geet-Hemant, Geet-Vasant, Rituraj-Mehfil, Triveni, Surdas and Tulsidas-Darshan, and Mala-Umajlela-Balgandharva.

Vasundharatai is a leading soloist in her own right and is a regular broadcaster of AIR and Doordarshan. She has presented a unique theme concert called Aayee Badariya which is based on clouds rather than rains! Malwa ki Lokdhune and Ritu ek Darshan, a combination of Varsha-Hemant-Vasant compositions are some of her other presentations. Perhaps, more than anybody else, Vasundharatai embodies in her music the incredible range, the tremendous virtuosity, spiritual resonance and exploration of Pt. Kumar Gandharva's great music. She is the true representative and heir to the Gayaki of Pt. Kumar Gandharva.

In 2006, the President of India bestowed the Padma Shri award on Vasundharatai. She has been honored with the Vasundhara Samman by Bharat Gyan Samaj, a century-old music organisation founded by Pt.Bhaskarbua Bakhle. She is also a recipient of the prestigious P.L. Deshpande Samman.