The five-day long cultural Programme Mangal Ghosh had a wondrous and delightful closure with the mild Hindustani classical Ragas by the classical duo Mishra Bothers.
On Friday, the programme organised by Karunadham Ashram as concluded with the memserising performance by Rajan-Sajaan Mishra aka Mishra Brothers. 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 SajanMisra. 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 grand closure of the programme Mangal Ghosh.
Notably, Rajan Sajjan Mishra received their initial musical training from their grandfather’s brother, Bade Ram Das Mishra, and also their father, Hanuman Prasad Mishra, and from their uncle, sarangi virtuoso, Gopal Prasad Mishra. They have been performing to audiences all over Indian and the world for many years. They were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, jointly in 1998, the Gandharwa National Award for 1994-1995 and the prestigious National Tansen Samman 2011-2012.