The Bhopalites spent a beautiful evening with the classical ragas on Monday. A cultural event was organised at Ravindra Bhavan marking a tribute to Adi Shankaracharya.
The Bharatnatyam exponent Sujata Mahapatra and renowned classical singers Mishra Brothers gave a wondrous performance before the Bhopalites. The entire hall was packed with the art lovers of the city as they witnessed the best of the classical musical performances on stage.
The event began with the Bharatnatyam recital by Sujata Mahapatra. She began her performance with Jagat Mata Ashtakam. She then performed Ardnareshwar and then wrapped up her performance with an act on moksha.
The entire dance was choreographed by Sujata. She enthralled the audience as she gave graceful performances back-to-back.
later, the Mishra Brothers, Rajan Mishra and Sajan Mishra gave memserising performance. Known as the pioneers of the classical singing, the Mishra Brothers with their performance left the audience totally enthralled. Their performance was seemingly magical for the classical music lovers of the city.
The audiences were overwhelmed with the tuneful performance by noted classical duo Pandit Rajan Sajan Misra. They are renowned singers of the khyal style and are part of a 300-year-old lineage of khayal singing of the Banaras gharana.
They performed their forte Khayal which was much loved by the listeners. They also performed devotional songs and added a spiritual ambiance in the event. They began their performance with Shankar Stuti, followed with a shlok composed by Anand lehri. This was followed with the composition Narmada Ashtakam.
They wrapped up their performances with Bhajan ‘Bhaj Govindam’ giving a zestful conclusion to their performance.