‘Parampara’ – A Musical Journey’

On the 14th of February, 2010, a few scholars and gurus from the ITC Sangeet Research Academy gave a memorable performance at a concert hall in Uttarpara. Although the attendance was modest in number, it was nothing short of a splendid night of enchanting classical vocal and instrumental music.

The concert began with an ensemble of instrumentalists from the Academy, in which both scholars and members of the faculty performed. The performers were; Saket Sahu on the violin, Abir Hossain on the sarod, Pt. Samar Saha on the tabla, Rupashree Bhattacharya on the harmonium, and Supratik Sen gupta on the sitar. A spell-binding rendition of Raga Saraswati was performed, and was well-received by the audience. The next performance was given by Pandit. Manilal Nag, a Guru at the academy, and his student, Sourav Ganguly, on the sitar. They gave a rendition of Raga Maru Bihag. The final performance was given by Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, also a Guru at the academy and recently a recipient of the prestigious Padma Shri Award given by the government of India. Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar completely mesmerized and captivated the audience with his rendition of Raga Kamod, in which he sang bandishes in vilambit, ‘Kaaray Jaanay Na Doongi’ in drut teentaal, and a short rendition of raga Basant, in which he sang a bandish, ‘Payaliya Jhankar’ in drut teentaal. .