Faridabad News : A grand opening of a 3 day 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 the famous maestro Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, HDS Malhotra (Chairman Good Earth Foundations), Mr. Jasmeet (Head of JCB) and Mr. Kiran Seth (Founder of Spic Macay). Ms. Belina, City Magistrate, Faridabad was amongst us as a special guest.
The first performance was by Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, the creator of the Mohan Veena. He addressed the audience that in Indian Classical Music every ‘raga’ has some emotions and it is based on Mathematics. Playing these ‘ragas’ are really good for meditation. It also connects to the God and evokes emotions. He played the ragas of ‘Shyam Kalyan’ and ‘malhar’ on Mohan Veena and Sh. Abhishek Mishra merged the tune on the tabla. The performance was so mesmerizing that the audience were tapping feet to the tune of the Mohan Veena and tabla. He even played the tune of Vande Matram that enthralled the audience. In the end, he also played a peace tune to give a tribute to Lt. Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayi, the former Prime Minister of India.
The second performance of the evening was by Sh. Shashank Subramanyam, the man who sings through his flute. He has spread the pleasant fragrance of the Karnatak Music through his flute not only in India but also in the world and has presented more than 1000 programmes in many educational institutions. He was accompanied by Sh. N.C. Bhardwaj who was playing mridungum and Sh. Giridhar Udupa playing ghatam. The amalgamation of the flute, mridumgum and ghatam fascinated the audience. He ended by playing a bhajan on his flute which created a spiritual atmosphere in the auditorium. The programme was an inspiration for all the music lovers. The interaction of the famous maestros with the students will remain as a memorable experience in the hearts of the children.
