Sonepat, February, 2022.
World University of Design is honored to
present the 'Critics' Choice Award' for 2022 to dhrupad singer Wasifuddin Dagar for his everlasting
contribution to Indian Classical Music on Friday, February 25th,
2022 at Performing Art Studio of World University of
Design campus.
Enriching the Indian
classical scene, Wasifuddin Dagar started singing when he was
five years old and has added many accolades for the nation in his
lifetime. World University of Design salutes the maestro and
endeavors to encourage and promote Indian Heritage in all its forms from arts,
performing arts, design and creative fields.
World University of Design values creativity
and arts at the zenith of all disciplines and aims to promote the field at
every juncture across different languages, regions, cultures and genres.
Through Critics' Choice Awards for Performing Arts, the
university strives to honor outstanding artistic contributions of established
artists, as also provide opportunities for recognition of new talent by
showcasing their work in premier performance spaces and events in Delhi NCR.
The award carries a specially designed Trophy along with a certificate
which WUD aims to bestow upon about 25 artists in the category
of The Critic's Choice Award annually.
Jugalbandi and related forms
have had their own huge fandom worldwide especially across the Indian
subcontinent. In its own unique form drupad and jugalbandi reached
newer heights owing to the energy and uniqueness added by Wasifuddin
Dagar Saheb. On the occasion of being felicitated, Dagar says,
"I appreciate World University of Design for bestowing upon me this
honor. I have for years lived up to my strengths and in every way have only
tried my best to add value to the rich culture we as Indians possess and to
make it reach out across borders. I believe that music has the power to bring
together hearts and souls and through this gift I have from God I have ensured
to hold that intent close. Congratulations to the World University of Design
for taking such concrete steps to encourage and empower Indian performing arts
and treating it as paramount.”
"It is an honour
to have with us a legend as great as Dagar Saheb who has to his credit a
lifetime of rich contribution to the Indian Classical music panorama. We have a
vision of promoting the rich heritage of India and the Critics' Choice Award is
our small step towards achieving that aspiration.” says Dr.
Sanjay Gupta (Vice Chancellor, World University of Design).
The university aims to
ensure that young talent is recognised and nurtured in the country; it believes
in igniting budding minds and channelising them in the right and rewarding
direction. Critics’ Choice Award is the brainchild of Dr.
Sanjay Gupta (Vice Chancellor, World University of Design). It is just one
of the many ways in which WUD is encouraging and
promoting extraordinary artworks that substantiate the bigger purpose of art.