There is Arjun in each one of us, saying this, sitar maestro Baluji Shrivasta and his band gave an insight into the verses of Bhagavad Gita and called it Antardrishti-Inner Vision through a multimedia performance on Thursday at British Council as the day marked its 70th anniversary in India.
The maestro was joined by Sayani Palit, whose melodies was then accompanied by Raju Maurya on tabla, Perumal Varudraj of flute, Chiman Lal on violin and members from the Inner Vision Orchestra, which is a United Kingdom based only orchestra whose members are visually impaired.
As the instrumentalists played and the vocalist sang ragas, two dancers from Arunima Kumar Dance Company joined them on stage. Both the classical dancers performed the scene from Bhagvad Gita where a perplexed Arjun asks some of the most complex questions on existentialism and Lord Krishna answers them all. Arunima Kumar Dance Company belongs to Arunima Kumar, daughter of former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. A musical performance by two digital artists from Addictive TV, Britain was also made during the programme. The entire programme will be repeated on September 17 in Mumbai at Royal Opera House.