The jugalbandi of noted classical singers Ustad Jawad and Mazar Ali Khan and Shahnai player Pandit Daya Shankar mesmerized the audience during second evening of the Shimla Classical Musical Festival being organized here at Gaiety Theatre today.
Col. (Dr.) Dhani Ram Shandil, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
The five-day festival was inaugurated on Wednesday evening by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh which is being organized by the Himachal government in collaboration with the Punjabi Academy, Government of Delhi.
Dr. Shandil honoured the artists on the occasion.
Upma Chaudhary, Additional Chief Secretary, Language Art and Culture honoured the Minister.
Senior officers of the State Government, elite and music lovers of the town were present on the occasion.