Vasanta Habba
vasanta habba kannada ವಸಂತ ಹಬ್ಬ mean spring festival kannada language cultural festival organised nrityagram foundation city bangalore india popular event considered classical woodstock india festival first held year brainchild protima bedi founder nrityagram festival held premise nrityagram hesaraghatta outskirt bangalore attracts best musician dancer cultural artist across india starting audience inaugural year edition saw people attending event festival onenight festival start late evening go till early morning next day held amphitheatre located premise nrityagram hesaragahatta small village located kilometre city bangalore entry fee seat available firstcome basis due fact seat start filling afternoon publicity festival held unique manner employing folk artist troupe perform road bangalore publicise event also act curtainraiser festival event organised help volunteer belong college city many likeminded people also contribute event sponsoring food stall venue organising food artist also providing car automobile ferrying musician artist venue amphitheatre accommodate people large screen provided outside venue people could get seat time held feb artist performed included aruna sairam carnatic vocal warsi brother ateeq hussain khan qawwali suma sudhindra introduced tarangini veena event beamed live doordarshan also received good coverage tv channel performance edition vasanta habba included concert mohan veena grammy award winner pandit vishwa mohan bhatt hindustani classical shubha mudgal fusion music taufiq querishi qawwali ateeq hussain khan warsi brother event attended people held feb artist performed included renowned saxophonist kadri gopalnath carnatic music exponent bombay jayashri event held year india facing aftereffect indian ocean tsunami habba never held nrityagram blamed financial crisis since nrityagram commented fate habba assumed festival scrapped good meanwhile dance ensemble consistently received rave review go frequent annual performance tour u country official website annual vasanta habba festival nrityagram official website nrityagram