SANTOOR MAESTRO Pandit Shivkumar Sharma’s pleasant performance filled the hearts of Nagpur audience with spiritual satisfaction on Friday (July 11) evening. He gave the inaugural performance of the West Zone Convention of Society for the promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC-MACAY) organisation at BRA Mundle School Auditorium. Sharma presented a wonderful Maruvihar alaap in front of the audience, which mostly comprised of youngsters. The question-answer session with school students held at the end of the performance revealed various aspects of Sharma’s personality.
He stepped in garbed in a shining white kurta, the same coloured shawl and his trademark curly white hair amongst the loud applause of the Orange City audience. As the programme was already late due to the additional load-shedding, Sharma started tuning his santoor without wasting time. "You all are waiting since long...thak gaye kya (are you tired)?," he asked and a loud ’No’ was the spontaneous reply from the audience.
Sharma started with raag Maruvihar’s aalap to make everyone familiar with the tune of his santoor.
Later, the beat of the performance was formed in Jor and finally, the fast track version of the aalap enthralled the audience. With Pandit Ramkumar Mishra on tabla, and Walmik Dhande on tanpura, Sharma presented raag Maruvihar firstly in Roopak taal and then in Trital. The hour-long presentation created a spiritual atmosphere of sorts and everybody was bound to clap when Sharma hit the
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The performance was the first in the series of cultural events to be organised by SPIC-MACAY, an international organisation’s Nagpur city chapter. At the outset, Dr Kiran Seth, founder of the organisation and his mother Teji Seth was welcomed and felicitated by local chapter members. The dignitaries including group captain Mujumdar and Om Prakash Prajapati were also felicitated . Dr Seth delivered the inaugural speech and guests lighted the traditional lamp to formally inaugurate the convention. Sakhi and Ridhi convened the programme. Ravi Satfale, Dr Nisha Kulkarni and others worked hard for the success of the programme.
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