The 21st Dhwani Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival — “Music for a Cause: Fundraising for Rural Dialysis Patients” — was held on 26 and 27 September 2026 at Bengaluru Gayana Samaaja, K. R. Road, Bengaluru. Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur,
Our annual benefit concert brings the city together to fund dialysis for patients who could not otherwise afford treatment.
The 20th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 4 October 2025. Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the doyen of Hindustani classical music, who was treated at BKF in 1992. Ticket and sponsorship proceeds go directly
Dhwani returned in 2024 with another edition of the Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival. The programme is below. Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the doyen of Hindustani classical music, who was treated at BKF in 1992. Ticket and sponsorship proceeds
The 18th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 2 September 2023. Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the doyen of Hindustani classical music, who was treated at BKF in 1992. Ticket and sponsorship proceeds go directly
BKF organises a Hindustani classical music programme every year in memory of Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur, the doyen of Hindustani classical music. The 16th Dhwani was held on 21 and 22 September 2019. The festival’s sixteen-year run has been possible thanks to the consistent support of donors, music lovers and
The 15th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 1 and 2 September 2018. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award: Pandit Kedar Narayan Bodas Artistes: Sri Dattatreya Mutalik Desai, Pt. Sanjeev Abhyankar, Ms. Ankita Joshi, Pt. Shubhendra Rao & Smt. Saskia Rao Dhwani is BKF’s flagship
The 14th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 16 and 17 September 2017. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award: Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Artistes: Ustad Rashid Khan, Sri Rakesh Chaurasia, Smt. Amita Dalal, Smt. Anagha Bhat, Sri Shivalingappa Rajapur Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser,
The 13th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 17 and 18 September 2016. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award: Pandit Chhannulal Mishra Artistes: Sri Kaushik Aithal, Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, Pandit Rattan Mohan Sharma, Sri Vijetha Anati Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory
The 12th Dhwani – BKF Pandit Mallikarjun Mansur Hindustani Music Festival was held on 12 and 13 September 2015. Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur Award: Vidushi Jayashree Patnekar Artistes: Sri Sameer Rao, Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Smt. Priya Purushothaman, Pandit Kaivalya Kumar Gurav Dhwani is BKF’s flagship annual fundraiser, held in memory
