The 5 day Tansen Sangeet Samaroh 2020, 96th edition of the annual music festival organized to pay tribute to the Great Indian Musical Maestro Tansen was held in Behat Village, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh(MP) from 26th December to 30th December 2020. The festival was organised near the tomb of Tansen.

The event was jointly organised by Ustad Alauddin Khan Kala Evam Sangeet Academy and Department of Culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh.

2020 Awards :

i.Pt Satish Vyas conferred with prestigious Tansen Samman 2020. Tansen award is provided,which carries sum Rs. 1,00,000.The award is given for Hindustani Music.

ii.Bhopal-based institution Abhinav Kala Parishad was honoured with Raja Mansingh Tomar award 2020.

Tansen Sangeet Samaroh 2020:

i.The 7 programmes of the Tansen Sangeet Samaroh 2020 were held at the tomb of Tansen and the tomb premises of Mohammed Gaus.

ii.The final event took place on the banks of Jhilmil River in Behat, the birthplace of Tansen.

iii.The events features artists like Pandit Rajan Mishra and Sajan Mishra, Abdul Hameed Khan and Abdul Majeed Khan, Sanjay Kumar Malik and Madhu Bhatt Tailang

iv.The Department of Culture has uploaded the programmes of the festival on its Youtube channel and facebook page.