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समाचार पत्रों मेंBhakti Raga Seva in the press
Since June 2025, Sadhakas have offered raag and bhajan at Shri Lete Hue Hanuman Ji Mandir on Sunday evenings. Navbharat Times, Canviz Times and Hindustan have followed the seva along the way. Here is the journey as the papers told it — tap any clipping to read it in full.
2025
जून
The first Sunday seva
Sadhakas begin offering raag and bhajan to Hanuman Ji at Shri Lete Hue Hanuman Ji Mandir, near Pakka Pul in Lucknow’s old city — every Sunday evening, as seva.
Navbharat Times
राम जी से पूछे जनकपुर की नारी…
Anup Sharma begins with a Raag Yaman bandish and moves the gathering with Tulsidas's ‘Thumak Chalat Ramchandra’.
From the seva of Sunday 3 August, with Anup Sharma.
Navbharat Times, 4 August 2025 Navbharat Times
‘बिनती सुनो मोरी रामदास हनुमान…’
Akshat Awasthi sings Raag Kedar, then his own composition to Hanuman Ji in Raag Rageshri.
From the seva of Sunday 5 October, with Akshat Awasthi.
Navbharat Times, 6 October 2025 Navbharat Times
‘जननी, मैं न जियूं बिन राम…’ ने लोगों को किया मंत्रमुग्ध
Sparsh Kashyap's vilambit khayal in Raag Bihag, followed by padas of Tulsidas and Meerabai.
From the seva of Sunday 9 November, with Sparsh Kashyap, Rohit Sharma and Anant Prajapati.
Navbharat Times, 10 November 2025 Hindi daily, Lucknow
भक्ति राग सेवा का भव्य आयोजन हुआ
Founder Abhishek Sharma on the aim: to grow traditional raag seva in temples. Krishna Kuldeep Pandey performs.
From the seva of Sunday 30 November, with Krishna Kuldeep Pandey.
Hindi daily, Lucknow, 1 December 2025
2026
Navbharat Times
‘रघुवर के चरण…’ से माहौल हुआ भक्तिमय
The first seva of the new year: Kunal Verma with tabla, sarangi and harmonium.
From the seva of Sunday 4 January, with Kunal Verma, Mohit Dubey, Dhruv and Prashant Tripathi.
Navbharat Times, 5 January 2026 Navbharat Times
‘बभना विचारो मोरा सगुण…’
Piyush Mishra, visiting from Chandigarh, sings a vilambit bandish and a drut composition in Raag Patdeep.
From the seva of Sunday 18 January, with Piyush Mishra, Mohit Dubey and Prashant Tripathi.
Navbharat Times, 19 January 2026 Canviz Times
लेटे हुए हनुमान मंदिर में हुआ राम का गुणगान
Garima Shukla offers a traditional bandish in Raag Puriya Dhanashree.
With Garima Shukla.
Canviz Times, 2 February 2026 Canviz Times
भक्ति और शास्त्रीय संगीत के संगम से सजी भक्ति राग सेवा
Anup Sharma sings in Raag Durga and Raag Jog; the paper notes the technologists and students who give their time to the seva.
With Anup Sharma.
Canviz Times, 3 February 2026 Hindustan
लेटे हनुमान मंदिर में भक्ति राग सेवा का आयोजन
Nimisha Sharma opens with a bada khayal in Raag Chandrakauns.
From the seva of Sunday 8 February, with Nimisha Sharma.
Hindustan, 9 February 2026 Hindustan
ऐ री मैं तो प्रेम दीवानी.. सुनकर हुए भाव विभोर
Rohit Sharma begins in Raag Yaman; his Meera bhajan leaves the gathering moved.
From the seva of Sunday 22 February, with Rohit Sharma, Sohum Mishra and Aryan Verma.
Hindustan, 23 February 2026 Hindustan
लेटे हनुमान मंदिर में राग और भाव भक्ति का संगम
Pulkit Srivastava sings a madhya laya bandish in Raag Yaman, then a drut composition to Shri Krishna.
From the seva of Sunday 29 March, with Pulkit Srivastava, Rahul Tiwari and Aryan Verma.
Hindustan, 30 March 2026 Hindustan
भक्ति राग सेवा सुन मुग्ध हुए श्रद्धालु
Gwalior-gharana vocalist Krishna Kuldeep Pandey sings a bada khayal in Raag Maru Bihag.
From the seva of Sunday 19 April, with Krishna Kuldeep Pandey.
Hindustan, 20 April 2026 Hindustan
साधो रचना राम बनाई सुन मुग्ध हुए श्रद्धालु
Piyush Mishra returns, opening in Raag Maru Bihag and closing with ‘Sadho Rachna Ram Banai’.
From the seva of Sunday 26 April, with Piyush Mishra.
Hindustan, 27 April 2026 Canviz Times
पियूष मिश्रा के भजन साधो रचना राम बनाई पर झूमे श्रद्धालु
The same evening in a second paper: young musicians from across the country come together to make classical music loved.
From the seva of Sunday 26 April, with Piyush Mishra, Tushar Sahay and Prashant Tripathi.
Canviz Times, 28 April 2026 Canviz Times
जय गणपति जगवंदन गणनायक से शुरू हुई भक्ति राग सेवा
Aryan Verma opens with a Ganesh vandana, then a bandish in Raag Bhimpalasi.
From the seva of Sunday 21 June, with Aryan Verma and Sohum Mishra.
Canviz Times, 23 June 2026 Canviz Times
तकनीक और शोध की दुनिया के युवा बने हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत के संवाहक
A feature on BRS: young technologists and researchers carrying Hindustani music forward. Lipali Priyadarshini sings Raag Darbari.
From the seva of Sunday 5 July, with Lipali Priyadarshini, Alok Mishra and Aryan Verma.
Canviz Times, 7 July 2026 Navbharat Times
लेटे हुए हनुमान मंदिर में गूंजे शास्त्रीय राग
Gayantika Jyeshta sings a bada khayal in Raag Rageshri and the Ganesh bhajan ‘Ekadantaya’.
From the seva of Sunday 20 September, with Gayantika Jyeshta.
Navbharat Times, 21 September 2026
The thread keeps going
Every Sunday ties another knot. Your daan keeps Sadhakas singing at the temple, week after week.