Varanasi: The Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar (youth award)-2020 recipients enthralled the viewers on the second day of the ‘Amrit Yuva Kalotsav’- a youth centric pageant organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi in collaboration with the Ministry of tradition, Authorities of India and college of performing arts, Banaras Hindu College on Wednesday.
The artistes, in classes of vocal, instrumental, dance and drama, introduced a vibrant efficiency on the college auditorium. The occasion commenced with the felicitation of veteran classical vocalist Padma Shri Rajeshwar Acharya and Sitar maestro Padma Shri Shivnath Mishra.
Kishore Haridas Whatkar, gave a spectacular presentation by means of his lecture and demonstration on Tabla —‘Tabla Nirman.’ He was adopted by V Prakash Ilaiyaraaja who began his efficiency with the invocation Paraparaparmeshwar of Lord Vishweshwar on the instrument ‘Nagaswaram’ of South India. The lyrics have been set in ‘Taal Adi’ and ‘Raga Vachaspati’. He gave a beautiful rendition of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Annapurne Vishalakshi’ composed in Raga Shyam and Taal Adi. Thereafter, ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ composed by Sindhu Vishweshwar, devoted to Ustad Bismillah Khan, was introduced in Raag Malika, adopted by a presentation of one other South Indian percussion instrument ‘Mijavu Thayambaka,’ the principle accompaniment in Kuttu and Kutiyattam, by Vinish Kunju.
In a sequence of folks music performances Abhishek Nigam and his fellow artists of Madhya Pradesh enthralled the viewers with Santdas Narayan’s composition ‘Vaari Jaaoon Re, Balihari Jaaoon Re’ adopted by Mirabai’s composition ‘Hamre Satsang Ma Hamre Bhajan Ma’, Sant Bhawani Nath’s composition ‘Mat Kar Kaya Ko Guman, Mat Kar Maya Ko Abhiman’, Sant Brahmanand’s composition ‘Jogan Ban Jaungi’ and Meerabai’s composition ‘Keshariyo Rang Rootho Nai Bhave Rang Ma.’ After this, ‘Mand’, a folks track of Rajasthan, was introduced by Kheta
Khan Manganiyar and his group gave a first-hand expertise of the wealthy artwork and tradition of Rajasthan to the viewers. The programme concluded with a play named ‘Nadi Pyaasi Thi’ directed by Mr Sarfaraz Hasan staged on the event.
The artistes, in classes of vocal, instrumental, dance and drama, introduced a vibrant efficiency on the college auditorium. The occasion commenced with the felicitation of veteran classical vocalist Padma Shri Rajeshwar Acharya and Sitar maestro Padma Shri Shivnath Mishra.
Kishore Haridas Whatkar, gave a spectacular presentation by means of his lecture and demonstration on Tabla —‘Tabla Nirman.’ He was adopted by V Prakash Ilaiyaraaja who began his efficiency with the invocation Paraparaparmeshwar of Lord Vishweshwar on the instrument ‘Nagaswaram’ of South India. The lyrics have been set in ‘Taal Adi’ and ‘Raga Vachaspati’. He gave a beautiful rendition of Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Annapurne Vishalakshi’ composed in Raga Shyam and Taal Adi. Thereafter, ‘Vaishnav Jan To’ composed by Sindhu Vishweshwar, devoted to Ustad Bismillah Khan, was introduced in Raag Malika, adopted by a presentation of one other South Indian percussion instrument ‘Mijavu Thayambaka,’ the principle accompaniment in Kuttu and Kutiyattam, by Vinish Kunju.
In a sequence of folks music performances Abhishek Nigam and his fellow artists of Madhya Pradesh enthralled the viewers with Santdas Narayan’s composition ‘Vaari Jaaoon Re, Balihari Jaaoon Re’ adopted by Mirabai’s composition ‘Hamre Satsang Ma Hamre Bhajan Ma’, Sant Bhawani Nath’s composition ‘Mat Kar Kaya Ko Guman, Mat Kar Maya Ko Abhiman’, Sant Brahmanand’s composition ‘Jogan Ban Jaungi’ and Meerabai’s composition ‘Keshariyo Rang Rootho Nai Bhave Rang Ma.’ After this, ‘Mand’, a folks track of Rajasthan, was introduced by Kheta
Khan Manganiyar and his group gave a first-hand expertise of the wealthy artwork and tradition of Rajasthan to the viewers. The programme concluded with a play named ‘Nadi Pyaasi Thi’ directed by Mr Sarfaraz Hasan staged on the event.