The Bhopal classical music lovers of the city enjoyed a mild evening with the tuneful classical ragas here on Monday.
Organised by Karunadham Ashram at its premises, the Bhopalites witnessed the wonderful evening under the cultural programme. The programme wa sorganised under the event ‘Mangal Ghosh’ that began here from Monday.
On the first day of the fest, renowned shehnai player Shankar Brothers and a flute exponent Ronu Majumdar gave an enthralling performance.
Born in a family of musicians of Banaras gharana, Sanjeev Shankar and Ashwani Shankar manifested their strong affinity towards music at the age of seven and five respectively. Their father Pandit Daya Shankar, himself an internationally acclaimed Shehnai player boosted his sons blooming talent to flourish with his personal inspiration and guidance.
Sanjeev Shankar and Ashwani Shankar also had the privilege to learn Shehnai from their grandfather, the legendary Shehnai player Pandit Anant lal. They also had the rare opportunity to enhance their learning from the legendary Bharat Ratna late Pandit Ravi Shankar.
As they began performing it was a rhythmical experience for the listeners. They performed various ragas that enthralled the audience. The programme began with various variations and even they wrapped up their performance with unforgettable tunes.
Notably, Pandit Ronu Majumdar is a pioneer in flute recital and his forte is to play wooden Indian Classical flute. Earlier, Ronu Majumdar took lessons from his father Bhanu Majumdar and later became a huge name in this field.
Majumdar belongs to Maihar Gharana and usually plays Hindustani Classical Music. Collaboratively, Majumdar has played with Pt. Ravishankar in the Indian Festival Orchestra. like Ustad Allaudin Khan, Ronu Majumdar has done miracles in flute recital.