The artists for the Wednesday Recital of 15th January, 2025, were Swastik Basu and Jessica Ghatak. The first performance was delivered by Swastik Basu, a Scholar of the Academy under Shri Omkar Dadarkar. He began the recital with a vilambit khayal in Raga Puriya Dhyaneshree. This was followed by a drut composition of the Raga set in Teentaal. Swastik concluded with a popular bhajan, “Baje muraliya”. He was accompanied by Shri Bivash Sanghai on the Tabla and Shri Gourab Chatterjee on the Harmonium.
The next artist was Jessica Ghatak, a Scholar of the Academy under Shri Brajeswar Mukherjee and Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty. Jessica began her performance with a vilambit khayal in Raga Abhogi. This was followed by a composition of the Raga set in drut Teentaal. Jessica concluded with a dadra set in Raga Bhairavi. She was accompanied by Shri Ashoke Mukherjee on the Tabla and Shri Gourab Chatterjee on the Harmonium.