Classical music holds audience in thrall

The soulful singing by classical singer Ranita Dey left the audience spellbound at a workshop here organised to increase aesthetic awareness among kids.

Dey, a Kolkata based singer sang rag todi at the Mathpuraina Government school while highlighting the importance of classical songs on Indian culture.

She began with OM, the primordial sound which is used for meditation and described about the songs originated from it. She also explained about the north and south Indian classical music. Her presentation of the classical vocal, Ab mori naiya paar karo ..bandish ki surmayee on rag todi made the event memorable.