To observe the World Music and Yoga Day the little Dhrupad Singers event was organized on Thursday. The little musicians enthralled the audience with their immense talent.
The event was organised by Dhrupad Institute, Bhopal. In this, children from 3 to 12 years of age performed Dhupad. It is worth noting that all these children are the disciples of Dhrupad singer and music Guru Mukund Dev. Mukund Dev not only taught the bandishien of Dhrupad to these young children, but also told them the nuances of this difficult mode.
The event was stolen away by three-year-old Shreyasi and nine-year-old Vadehi Rao. Both performed solo in Raga Yaman. In this unique event, Srishti-Anushka-Rishita Chaudhary, Arnab Khattar and Ojas Kulshreshtha jointly presented group drupad singing. Vinnie Gupta the eight-year-old presented a scintillating dhrupad p[performance in Raga Malkans.
It is worth mentioning that both Vinnie Gupta and Shreyasi Sawant have also played Dhrupad in the concert organized on the occasion of International Dhrupad Day. Vinnie has sung Dhrupad in four International music festivals at the age of eight years and also won the All India Music competition in Delhi under the guidance of his master.
Interestingly, Vinnie also gave musical therapy through dhrupad singing to the specially abled children on Thursday.
The little singers were accompanied by Deepak Tiwari on Pakhawaj. Deepak hails from Gujarat.
Besides, on this occasion, a lecture focused on Dhrupad was also held. ‘How is mental development of children in Dhrupad singingIJ’ was addressed by psychologist Dr. Shreya Jilva explained. On the basis of scientific reasoning she told that the mind and brain are calm with the singing of Dhrupad, which allows children to concentrate on all the tasks, including their studies, sports and concentration.