A classical music night was organised on Sunday at Dushyant Kumar Memorial Museum of Manuscript. The musical evening Swar Naman was held in the memory of Puttaraj Gawai and Sajjan Singh.
The event was organised by Sai Music Academy wherein through various compositions, the artists paid their tribute to Puttaraj and Sajjan. The evening was well spent by the music lovers as the students of Sai Music Academy gave wondrous performances back to back.
The evening began with the Guru Vandana which was presented by the students of Sai Music Academy. Then there was no stoppage to the calm music. lead singer lokendra Singh gave scintillating performances. He presented few of the songs composed by Puttaraj Gawai and some compositions of Sajjan Singh.
The audience were totally enthralled with the performances at the venue. The students presented their performances with confidence on stage creating a wonderful aura in the the hall. The audience appreciated the performances as the riyaaz and hardwork of the students were clearly seen as they were performing.
It is to be noted that Pandit Puttaraj Gawai was an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant. A member of the Gwalior Gharana he is renowned for his ability to play many instruments such as the veena, the tabla, mridangam, violin, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans) vachanas.