To celebrate Gandhi Jayanti, the Directorate of Swaraj Sansthan organised a programme featuring the devotional songs ‘Ekau Ram Rahim’ by renowned bhajan singer Kaluram Bamaniya. The programme was held at Shaheed Bhawan Auditorium here on Thursday.
Known for his devotional spirit that he puts into the songs he performs, Kaluram always chooses meaningful devotional songs that are composed to give some message and this is the captivating aspect of his performance.
To begin with the programme, Kaluram first performed Guru Vandana ‘Guru Ghum Ka Sagar’. He them performed ‘Tu Kya Jaane Peer Parayi’, followed by another bhajan,’Ram Rahim Ek Hi Hai’ and then wrapped up the programme with ‘Tera Mera Manwa kaise Ek Hoi Re’ leaving the audience mesmerized.
He was accompanied by Ram Charan on vocal, Manvi lal on katal, Devinath on dholak and Ram Prasad Parmar on harmonium.
Notably, each year Swaraj Sansthan organises ‘Ekau Ram Rahin’ to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and till now various renowned bhajan singers have performed at the city’s platform leaving the Bhopalites enthralled each time.
Kaluram Bamaniya is also one of the finest bhajan singers of the country. He is not only known for his wondrous voice quality, but also the innovations and the charm he brings into the compositions he presents on stage. Kaluram Bamaniya along with his musical troupe would give a performance of various bhakti sangeet before the Bhopalites.
Kaluram Bamaniya is another fine folk singer from the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, and he sings the poetry of Kabir along with other poets such as Gorakh Nath and Mira. As at a very early age Kaluram Bamaniya made his name shine in the world of bhakti sangeet, currently he leads the Bairaag Kabir log Bhajan Mandal from Malwa and has given various performances at Pune, Mumbai and at other cities as well.