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Every Wednesday at Anhad office we have two hours of vibrant discussion and hot tea( we can continue to serve tea if you also contribute towards it) This Wednesday on July 23  Vidya Rao will interact with participants on The Syncretic Heritage of Thumri. Venue: Anhad   C-5, basement, Nizamuddin west, new delhi-110013 Tel- 011-41670722 About the Artist   Vidya Rao is one of the leading performers of the delicate style of thumri-dadra singing. For many years the closest disciple of the legendary singer, the late Smt Naina Devi, she has continued her study of this form under the renowned Smt Girija Devi and Smt Shanti Hiranand. Her training has therefore helped her imbibe the traditional gayaki of both Banaras and Lucknow styles. Her initial training in khayal was under the late Prof. B.N. Datta and thereafter under Pandit Mani Prasad of the Kirana gharana. Specialising in thumri-dadra and the allied folk derived forms such as chaiti. hori, kajri etc...