Posted on 22 June 2026:

Streams of Bhakti: A Radiant Offering on World Music Day

On 21 June 2026, the historic Netaji Bhawan in Kolkata became a sanctum of song as Streams of Bhakti rose in luminous resonance during the World Music Day celebrations. 

Organized by Banglanatakdotcom in association with the Netaji Research Bureau, Kolkata, the live performance stood as a major highlight—an invocation of devotion through melody.

The evening unfolded as a radiant confluence—rural folk voices mingling with youthful musicians, music lovers, and eminent guests. Among them stood Prof. Sugata Bose, Director of the Netaji Research Bureau and grandson of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, alongside  his brother Prof. Sumantra Bose and Dr. Tapati Guha-Thakurta, Director and Professor of History at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, their presence weaving history into the fabric of song.

At its heart was Arghya Chakraborty—musician, researcher, and educator—whose practice flows seamlessly across Hindustani classical, folk, traditional, independent and world music. He joined hands with eminent voices—Rina Das Baul, Atahar Fakir, Abul Kalam Azad, Pritam Guha and Indrajit Das—to weave spiritual harmonies that awakened the soul and celebrated the timeless bond between devotee and divine.

A luminous highlight crowned the gathering: the launch of four new albums—Melody of the Flow, Milan, Samarpan and Streams of Bhakti. Each release carried Bengal’s timeless heritage into fresh realms of creativity, where emerging artists shaped devotion and tradition into new harmonies of collaboration.

This offering was more than music—it was a celebration of folk traditions, rural‑urban artistic dialogues, and peace, echoing before an enraptured audience. 

In the twilight of Kolkata’s cultural heritage, Streams of Bhakti became a bridge—where rhythm met reverence, and melody became devotion.