“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”
— James McNeill Whistler
Suman Doonga
In current times to the COVID-19 pandemic, artists across in our country the arts spectrum are suffering from difficulties arising due to loss of livelihood and no means of sustenance.
#SavetheArtist, is an initiative, which is conducting a series of online interactions with the eminent artists of Indian Classical Music, Dance, Folk dance, tribe Arts and Craft, Media, Culture, Theater and Literature on the challenges they are facing during this COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainties that surround their art forms. It is founded by eminent Educationist and cultural evangelist, Suman Doonga, who has inspired thousands of students over the years through her result oriented inspiring work also as Media Director of SPIC MACAY, a global volunteer movement promoting Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth.
In these trying times for artists, #SaveTheArtist has started its latest initiative, The ‘Meet & Greet Series’ for supporting the artists across the country. This initiative has received wide support by eminent persons from across the arts and media industry.
globalbihari.com is proud to get associated with the cause and serialise the efforts to save the artists.
Meet & Greet Series
Rhitom Sarkar,Slide Guitarist
Rhitom Sarkar started training on the Slide Guitar at the age of nine under Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya and continued under him for 10 long years. Then his did his advance studies under the guidance of Pt. Shyamal Chatterjee, sitarist of Senia Gharana. He is an “A” Grade artist of AIR, ICCR and EZCC empanelled Artist, Sur-O Mani Awardee, National and State Scholarship holder, Sangeet Yuba Ratna awardee from Art and Cultural Trust of India. He is first Class First gold medalist from Chandigarh University. He has done many solo albums from India and abroad. Recently he released two albums titled “Delta Raga” and, “In meditation with Rhitom Sarkar“. Sarkar has done many concerts, programmes and workshops in and around India and abroad in countries like USA, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Singapore, Bhutan and Hong Kong.
