The Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav, the biggest festival of classical music in India, organized every year by the Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal which was founded by Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, shall take place between 14th to 18th December this year.
The festival shall be organized at the Maharashtriya Mandal Krida Sankul, Mukund Nagar, Pune
The festival has been renamed as the ‘Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav’ since the year after the demise of Bharat Ratna Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. The festival was initially known as the ‘Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav’.
