Faridabad News : The second day of the event – Virasat, organized by Spic Macay was held at Eicher School, Sector 46, Faridabad.
The programme was inaugurated by the lighting of the lamp by Pt. Ram Kumar Mishra and Sh. Kiran Seth (Founder of Spic Macay). Mr. HDS Malhotra (Chairman Good Earth Foundations) and Mr. Arjun Joshi (Director, Eicher Schools) were amongst us as special guests.
Today’s event ‘Virasat’ was completely dedicated to our ex Prime Minister Lt. Sh. Atal Bihari Vajapyi. His life will always be a guiding light for all of us.
The first performance was by Padma Bhushan Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia. Pt. Hari Prasad Chairasia is an eminent Indian flautist, best known for popularizing Indian Classical Music all over the world. In the beginning, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia gave a musical tribute to our ex Prime Minister Lt. Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayi. Pandit Ji has given many tunes to the Indian Bollywood films that are still in the hearts of many people. He played ‘Yaman’ raga which is an evening raga that fascinated the audience. He was accompanied by Sh. Ram Kumar Mishra who was playing tabla, Sushri Debopriya Ranadive playing flute and Sushri Yuka Devi also playing flute. The amalgamation of the flutes and the table fascinated the audience. In the end he played ‘Pahari’ raga on the request of the audience.
The second performance of the evening was by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. His father Ustad Aziz Khan was his guru. He taught him the minute details of the sitar and after learning from him Ustad Ji became world famous. Sh. Hafeez Ahmed Alvi merged the tunes on the tabla. The performance was so mesmerizing that the audience were tapping feet to the tune of the Sitar and tabla. In the end Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan played a bhajan on the request of the audience. The melody of the sitar transported the audience to another world.
