Place : Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Date : 1st January - 13th January
Time : 8.30 pm 
Venue : Kashiram Bhavan, B/h. L.D. Engineering Hostel, Ahmedabad 
Schedule 2008

A festival of Indian classical music usually conducted on the First week of January in Ahmedabad every year. This festival was inaugurated by Pt. Ravi Shankar in 1980. The musical event is organised by a public charitable trust which runs the Saptak School of Music. The festival which spans the first 11 days of January, showcases the best talents and presents as many as hundred musicians with sincere commitment to standards.

All leading vocalists as well as instrumentalists participate on this platform regularly. Some of the innovative features of this festival have been instrumental and dance ensembles, Tala Vadya Kacheri, Rajasthani and Punjabi folk music. Saptak also tries to keep alive the fading traditions of vocal music like Thumri and Dhrupad, and instruments like Sarangi and Pakhawaj by inviting the older generation of artists specializing in these fields. The students of Saptak also perform in the presence of renowned musicians, musicologists and a large appreciative audience.

Contact Address: 
Saptak Archives,
Brij House, IInd Floor,
Opp. Old High Court,
Stadium Road,
Ahmedabad - 380014, Gujarat

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How to get there :

Air : Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport is 10km north of the Ahmedabad city and operates both national and international flights. Indian Airlines connect Ahmedabad with Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore, Madras, Jaipur, Indore and Kolkata. Air India has direct flights to UK and USA from Ahmedabad. East West Airlines also connects Ahmedabad with Bombay.

Rail : Ahmedabad is directly connected to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras, Trivandrum, Varanasi etc.

Road : Ahmedabad has a good road network. Ahmedabad to : Baroda (Vadodara) 113 km, Mt. Abu 228 km, Udaipur 252 km, Jaipur 657 km, Bombay 545 km, Delhi 1076 km, Gandhinagar 25 km, Modhera 110 km, Nal Sarovar 71 km and Lothal 80 km.