[2] The festival is held in the premises of Nrityagram at Hesaraghatta in the outskirts of Bangalore and attracts the best musicians, dancers and cultural artists from across India.
Held on 2 Feb 2002, the artists who performed included Aruna Sairam (Carnatic vocal), the Warsi brothers, Ateeq Hussain Khan (Qawwali) and Suma Sudhindra (who introduced the Tarangini veena).
This event was beamed live on Doordarshan and also received good coverage on other TV channels Performances in this edition of Vasanta Habba included a concert on the Mohan Veena by Grammy Award winner, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Hindustani classical by Shubha Mudgal, fusion music by Taufiq Querishi and qawwali by the Ateeq Hussain Khan Warsi brothers.
Held on 7 Feb 2004, the artists who performed included the renowned saxophonist Kadri Gopalnath and the Carnatic music exponent, Bombay Jayashri.
Meanwhile, their dance ensemble has consistently received rave reviews and now go on frequent annual performance tours to the US and other countries.