The Bhopalites spent a delightful Sunday evening with the melodious classical music and scintillating Bharatnatyam dance performance.
A classical music and dance event was organized on Sunday at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The event was organised under its regular series of classical performances ‘Uttaradhikar’.
Under the event, renowned classical singer Sangeeta Goswami gave a beautiful performance which was followed with Bharatnatyam dance by Marie Elengovan and group.
The performance began with the tuneful recital of classical ragas by Sangeeta Goswami. A glittering gem in the crown of Indian classical music, Sangeeta hails from Bhopal and belongs to Gwalior Gharana.
She began her performance with Bandishien in vilambit ek taal. Next she performed Raga Maru Vihag in teen taal. She then wrapped up the performance with a devotional song from Vrindavan.
Vocalist of mesmerizing melodies, Sangeeta Goswami has always enthralled her audiences with her performances. Her voice is her forte and she delved deep into the spiritual essence of Indian classical music to blossom into a musical genius. As she was performing the ragas, the audience listened to her with rapt attention and enjoyed the evening.
The event was followed with the Bharatnatyam performance by Marie Elangovan and her troupe. The classical dancer who believes dance is divine. Born in Quebec, Marie belongs to Tanjaur Gharana.
As she performed along with her troupe, she explained the importance of rivers in Taal Malika and Raga Malika. The troupe performed under the music direction of Govind Rajan.
The troupe then enchanted the audience with the musical performance on Bhajan based on Raga Peelu. Here, they performed Krishna leela and enthralled the audience.