English: Direction: Ashoke Viswanathan

Cinematography: Santanu Banerjee Editing: Swarup Basu Anchor: Madhumanti Maitra

Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata, brings you the Fourth Documentary from "𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹". The video is a presentation on the dhrupad gharana of Bishnupur in West Bengal. It is written and directed by Ashoke Viswanathan and includes interviews and performances from eminent researchers and vocalists. The Bishnupur Gharana is traced back to a descendant of Tansen, Bahadur Khan, who came to Bishnupur in the 17th century when classical music was on a decline in North India. He was appointed as a musician at the court of the Malla King Maharaja Raghunath Singh Deo II who was a great patron of the arts.The founding of the Bishnupur Gharana was a significant step in the development of music and the expansion of a distinctive dhrupad culture in Bengal. In Bishnupur, the alap was sung without any gamak and words were given importance. Several of the ragas were sung differently from the versions prevalent in other parts of India.