To observe the foundation day of Dushyant Kumar Pandulipi Sanghralaya, ghazals of Dushyant Kumar were performed here on Tuesday. The concert was presented by Sayaa Band, Bhopal at Dushyant Kumar Sanghralaya premises.
Director of Sanghralaya Rajukar Raj said, “This Sanghralaya was founded on December 30 in 1997 and from then we endeavour to preserve the literary works of great writers and poets.” He further said, “To observe the foundation day we decided to present Dushyant Kumar’s poetry in a unique way.” The Saaya Band presented the poetry of Dushyant Kumar in rock style music. lead singer and composer of the band Vikas Sirmoliya said, “We presented the ghazals of Dushyant Kumar in a different way.” The ghazals are not remixed but, it is more likely presented in a rock music style, he added.
While elaborating further, he said mostly these kinds of concerts could be observed in metro cities and it is the first time when city of lakes have experienced such a musical show. The main motive of convening such concert was to create love and affection for ghazals among the youngsters. Many youngsters do not listen to ghazals and prefer rock music, this was an attempt to bring the ghazal period back with new phase and feel, Vikas added. While expressing his views on Dushyant Kumar’s poetry, Vikas said, “Dushyant Kumar was a tremendously wonderful writer and poet. His work is appreciated all over and is a well noted personality of our country.”
