In July 2009, to mark his 85th birthday, a five-day long festival titled Badal Utsava as tribute to him was organized by several noted theatre directors.
The festival, titled 100 Years of Jazz and Blues, will include standard jazz, blues and world-music concerts, but along with them will be films and a book of essays.
The festival, titled "Dreams and Conflicts," is to run from June 15 to Nov. 2.
December - The band goes to Belgrade to participate in a festival titled "Days of Young Polish Subculture."
In 2005 a "musicalmentary" about the festival titled Grassroots Stages was distributed nationally on PBS.
Since 2005, Bahrain annually hosts a festival in March, titled Spring of Culture, which features internationally renowned musicians and artists performing in concerts.
The 2008 festival, titled Focus Jamaica shone a spotlight on films and filmmakers from that island.
She has also premiered two new songs during festivals over the summer of 2011, titled "A Change In Me" and "Lights Out".
In 2007, STS9 announced they would return to Deerfields for a new festival titled Re:Generation.
In 2010, his 80th birthday was marked by a five-day international festival of music and dance titled "Yaatra" in Delhi.