The youngsters of the city were connected with the Hindustani classical music, as Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture among Youth (SPIC MACAY), Bhopal organised four-day event that concluded here on Sunday. The event was organised under Virasat series of cultural events from Thursday.
Under the series, a renowned Hindustani Classical vocalist Kalapini Komkali gave outstanding performances at different colleges of the city. Komkali was accompanied by Ramendra Singh Solanki on Tabla and Upkar Godbole on Harmonium.
On the concluding day of the Virasaat series, Kalapini Komkali gave a spellbinding performance before the students of Indian Institute of Science and Education and Research (IISER). She presented different ragas at the venue and interacted with the students as well. While giving the performances she explained the youngsters about the classical music, ragas, rhythms and other geners in Hindustani Classical Music.
As she gave the splendid performances, the youngsters listened to her with rapt attention to understand the Hindustani Classical Ragas.
She began her programme with two bandishien in Raga Bhimpalasi. She first sang in Madhya laya rupak taal, Is Jag Mein followed by another performance in dhrut teen taal, Dheem Tam Tere Na. She then performed Raga Hansdhwani in Carnatic Shaili that was the Ganpati Bhajan, ‘Vatapi Ganpati.’ She then wrapped up her performance with nirgun bhajan of Kabir ‘Kudrat Ki gaat Nyari’.
As many as 125 students were present at both the venues and witnessed the melodious event with a lot of enthusiasm.
The students of the city were mesmerized with the Hindustani classical music presented by noted classical vocalist Kalapini Komkali on all the four days. The students at all the venues listened to her melodious ragas with rapt attention.
As Kalapini is a refined artist, she always manages to capture the attention of the audience with her distinctive qualities by maintaining the purity of Hindustani Classical Music (Vocal). The youngsters took the pleasure to listen and to understand about the Hindustani Classical Music. Kalapini also shared a huge knowledge about different Ragas and also the bandishien she presented.