Students of the Colours of Music, a piano academy regaled connoisseurs by paying musical tributes to the martyrs of Delhi Police who fell in the line of duty. Students from the age of 7 to 60 years of age played lilting tunes for the family members of the martyrs. The concert was a refreshing change especially for the families of officers and heroes of the Delhi Police.
Music was created on the piano by students like 7 year old Hrishik Malhotra who played “I Had a Dream” and “Oh When the Saints” and in equal measure by the 55 year old Nirmala Goyal who paid her tribute to the martyrs with “Ek pyaar Ka Naghma and Jeena Jeena”. Saisha Khanna and Sarah Jain did a sister act as Saisha played “Dheeme Dheeme Gaon (Zubeida)” and Sarah did a Kathak performance in remembrance of the martyrs. Entrepreneur Priyaanka Berry and homemaker Meenu Malhotra paid their tributes with lilting numbers that made for soothing listening for the audiences.
Ankita Kumar the brain behind the academy rounded off the evening with a foot tapping Darling (Saat Khoon Maaf), Jaago Mohan Pyaare (Jaagte Raho) and the Nagin tune.
Anurradha Prasad, a leading personality in the media world encouraged the students to continue with their efforts and lauded the academy’s initiatives. Suchana Patnaik, the wife of Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik) and Shubhra Yadav the wife of DG Prisons Sudhir Yadav represented the Delhi Police and spoke of the importance of remembering heroes of the force who are seldom remembered by a public that rarely recognizes their sacrifices. They encouraged the students and congratulated Ankita on her efforts.
With this concert, Ankita Kumar opened scholarships to children of the martyrs of the Delhi Police who can learn the piano free of cost at the academy. ‘Being from a police family, I believe it is my duty to extend any assistance I can to the heroes of this great force that is only criticized and targeted no matter what good it does. More police personnel are dying in the line of duty today than ever before and extending these scholarships is a very humble effort to help the grieving family in the hope that music will help fill the void left behind.’ Ankita is the daughter of former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar.
Colors of Music are the piano academy that was founded by Ankita Kumar in 2011. She is an international pianist and is the recipient of the Sanatan Sangeet Sanskriti Award. Since its inception it has trained scored of students in the piano from all ages and all walks of life. The academy conducts an annual concert dedicated to the martyrs of the Delhi Police and has honoured heroes like Subhash Chand who lost his life after the Nirbhaya Protests in the capital. With its latest concert, the academy has opened its doors to the families of the Delhi Police martyrs who are entitled to free music learning at the academy.