Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County, MD, Inc.

Enjoy an afternoon of traditional Indian music in celebration of Diwali!

Celebrate Diwali with a recital featuring traditional Indian music, including vocals, sitar, and tabla. Learn about the history of traditional Indian music through an introductory instruction of each of the featured instruments. Participants will also enjoy a Bandish, which is a classical song about Diwali. Audience participation will be encouraged. 

The featured performers are: 

Arnav Gadre, tabla player, who learned from Taalmani Pandit Mukundraj Deo ji and studied with Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalaya

Harsh Kinchi, sitar player, who learned sitar from various gurus: including Ustad Shahid Parvez and his lineage and also sings gazals

Sunetra Mahajan, vocalist, who studied with Vidush Usha, Tilekar-Deshpande, and Smt Dhanashree Pandit-Rai

Questions about this program? Contact the branch the Olney Library at 240-773-9545

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.