Policy Jugalbandi | Pranay Kotasthane & Devashish Dhar at the Bangalore International Centre

A Duet to Unpack the World of Policy by Pranay Kotasthane and Devashish Dhar, performed at the Bangalore International Centre on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

“A gift of Indian classical music, Jugalbandi, is an improvisation duet between two artists. It has a long legacy of bringing together two artists as they build over each other’s leads and work. But how do you bring policy ‘artists’ for a jugalbandi? You get them together in a format that builds over their experience and knowledge. You get them when there is no pressure of ideology and institutional affiliations. You bring them together as they derive from their long body of credible work to have this policy duet.

Just like the traditional jugaldbandi allows artists to use their instruments of choice, the Policy Jugalbandi will use Pranay’s work with Takshashila Institution and Devashish’s work with NITI Aayog to hold this duet. It is notable that they have both spent some time at the Takshashila Institution Gharana to be trained in the world of policy. As they build on each other’s work, the policy jugaldbandi will also unpack the world of policy for the audience!”

(Description from Bangalore International Centre’s YouTube channel.