Meera is known for her deep love and passion for lord Krishna and this passion would be witnessed by the Bhopalites in ‘Meera Samaroh’.
The programme Meera Samahroh is organized by Anhad, centre of classical music Bharat Bhavan. The three day Meera Festival would begin here from January 22 and would continue till January 24.
Meera Festival is all about ‘Meera Pad Gayan’, dance performances, film screenings, and other cultural events.
On the first day of the i.e. on January 22 (Thursday), a renowned singer Sushmita Das and Shiv Rath would perform Meera Bhajan. Notably, Sushmita Das has wondrously dedicated his singing style into poetics and has recently launched her 13th album. She is a versatile singer though, but in terms of presenting poems adored with music and singing, Sushmita is always at her best.
On the same day Shiv Rath will perform and is also one of the best classical singers. On the same day Ashwini Bhide will give a performance of ‘Meera Pad’ i.e. the poems written by Meera for lord Krishna. Ashwini Bhide has created her own musical style that respects the vocal culture and presentation aesthetics of the Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana. She holds a strong command over the three primary saptaks. Further, on the same day renowned Kathak maestro Alpana Vajpayee will give a performance along with her troupe.
On January 23, Purvi Nimgawkar will perform Meera Pad. later a discussion on topic ‘Position of Meera in Bhaktikal’ will be held. Further on the same day Sadhna Jejurikar will perform Meera Pad and the evening would conclude with the performance of a Bharatnatyam maestro lata Singh Munshi.
The event will have a grand closure on Janury 23 with performance of Meera Pad by Damodar Rao. later, a movie ‘Meera’ will be screened. The concluding day will be followed with the performance of Meera Pad by Zameer Hussain and Kalpana Jhorkar.