Gifted with a richly timbered and wide ranging voice, Arati Ankalikar Tikekar has emerged as an outstanding exponent of North Indian Khayal singing, highly regarded by both listeners and fellow musicians.

Her mellifluous, resonant voice backed up by an infectious personality and compelling stage presence makes her recitals into an absorbing audio visual experience. Fortunately, her musical fluency and eloquence are captured on this recording of her performance at the prestigious annual Saptak Festival, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on a pleasant winter evening of January 2003.