Annual Membership

This event allows connoisseurs to apply for annual memberships for Surel Sabha - Pune’s oldest and most renowned Indian classical music art circle.

We host 5 three hour pure classical concerts each year. Our event venues are usually one of Smt Shakuntala Shetty Sabhagruha(near CDSS) and Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha as per availability. We host one program on 15th August each year in fond memory of the founder of Surel Sabha - Mr Rajanikant Karnik at Tilak Smarak Mandir.

About Surel Sabha:

‘Surel Sabha’ was founded by late Mr. Rajanikant Karnik in 1964. His efforts, devotion, dedication and sheer love for the music enabled the music lovers to have an enriching experience of Indian classical music.

Surel Sabha has always welcomed artists from all over India. It is best known for hosting concerts at different times of the day so as to offer their audience a wider range of ragas. Surel Sabha has been organizing five three-hour single artiste concerts annually for the last 55 years.

The stage of Surel Sabha has been graced by legendary artists like Mogubai Kurdikar, Girija devi, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasaraj, Kumar Gandharva, Prabhatai Atre, Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki, Kishori Amonkar, Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande, Smt. Malinitai Rajurkar, Vasundharatai Komkali, Mukul Shivputra, Pt. Ajay Pohankar, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Dr. Ashwini Bhide – Deshpande, Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Smt. Devaki Pandit and many more. In recent years, music lovers have also witnessed surel mehfils of young talented artists such as Rahul Deshpande, Anand Bhate, Sawani Shende – Sathye, Vyankatesh Kumar, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Kalapini Komkali, Pt. Kaivalya Kumar Gurav and Jayatirth Mevundi.

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