A melange of Indian classical dance and music in Delhi
Mon, Apr 12 2021 16:36 IST |
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A melange of Indian classical dance and music in Delhi.(photo:IANSLIFE) Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, April 12 : In a welcome but cautious reopening of the capital s cultural scene, young and experienced Indian classical dancers, musicians and instrumentalists converged in New Delhi s Triveni Kala Sangam for the second edition of a music and dance festival organised with the support of the Ministry of Culture.
The Aavartan Festival 2021 Taalatmika by Devi Durga Kathak Sansthan (DDKS) founded in 2002 by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Kathak guru Geetanjali Lal, took place last week on a larger scale in the aspect of artistes and performances, say the organisers. They dedicated this festival in the memory of noted Indian dance historian and Padma Shri recipient Sunil Kothari.
Sitar player Pt. Subhendra Rao at Swara Samrat Festival, 2021
Vocal, instrumental and dance performances by new and established artistes at the four-month long online Swara Samrat festival turned out to be a mixed bag
Listening to the four-month long online Swara Samrat festival (SSF) that concluded recently allowed one to note certain trends in Hindustani music that are increasingly gaining strength. The tradition of not repeating a raga previously performed at a festival is being ignored nowadays. At SSF, some ragas were repeated up to even three times.
There were 16 instrumental concerts (Hindustani), yet most of the instrumentalists chose not to highlight their instruments’ specific ‘baaj,’ preferring to follow the ‘gayaki ang’ with no ‘tantra baaj’. In format too, they played only aalap, no ‘jor’ and ‘jhala’, followed by vilambit gats rather than moving on to a fast-paced madhya laya composition. The listening experience is definitely compromised.
Hema Malini: Life in Bengal will improve if BJP comes to power
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Thu, Jan 28 2021 11:21 IST |
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Mumbai, Jan 28 : Veteran actress and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini feels life of citizens in West Bengal will become better if her party comes to power in the upcoming state legislative elections.
Hema Malini spoke at the launch of an album that has an anthem for BJP s state campaign. The album has four songs in Bangla and Hindi languages.
Padma Shri Ustad Rashid Khan was also present at the launch, as were singers Ila Arun and Shaan, renowned musician Ustad Akram Khan, kathak exponent Rani Khanam, and several political personalities. The event was organised by Shouvik Dasgupta, founder of Indo Occidental Symbiosis.