The Bhopaltes witnessed a scintillating performance by the ace Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma and his son Rahul Sharma. On the occasion of International Music Day and Yoga Day, an event ‘Yoga Naad’ was organised at Bharat Bhavan on Thursday.
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma along with his son Rahul Sharma gave a wondrous performance before the Bhopalites. It was the santoor jugalbandi. For the second time the father-son duo came up together on the stage of Bharat Bhavan to enthrall the audience.
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma’s experience and Rahul Sharma’s innovative compositions together made a charismatic evening at Bharat Bhavan.
The event was organised to let the people know importance of Yoga and music altogether. To begin with the evening, the director of Yoga Academy, Mumbai spoke about benefits of Yoga and music.
It is to be noted that International Day of Yoga, is celebrated annually on June 21 since its inception in 2015. An international day for yoga was declared unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Besides, International Music Day is also observed on June 21 every year. It was celebrated in Paris in 1982 and later it spread in 120 countries.
Hansa said that Yoga and music both are very important in life of an individual. Both keeps people relaxed and stress free. later, the santoor recital took up the stage.
The performance began with alaap and then relaxing and calm ragas. When Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma hit the Santoor, what comes out is a deluge of melodies while Rahul Sharma has created his own fusion repertoire of music. The hall of Bharat Bhavan was jam-packed with classical music lovers to listen to this unique jugalbandi.