Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- The Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), High Commission of India, Colombo, will be hosting an online musical evening "Swaranjali" to pay tribute to Sangeet Martand Pandit Jasraj on September 30 at 7 pm.

Pandit Jasraj was an acclaimed Indian classical vocalist who mesmerized music lovers around the globe for several decades. A proponent of the North Indian style of Hindustani classical music, he was also a Guru, training several generations of musicians in the nuances of Mewati Gharana. His death, on August17, 2020, at the age of 90, has left a deep void in the Indian cultural sphere.

An online musical tribute to Pandit Jasraj would be paid by Rashmi Sangeetha, one of the emerging artists of Sri Lanka. Rashmi...