On the third day of the music collection of Bhagini Sangeethotsava, a vocal duet by the duo Lakshmi Nagaraj and Indu Nagaraj, popularly often known as Chilkunda Sisters, was organized however resulting from causes unknown, Indu Nagaraj didn’t present up and Lakshmi needed to handle the present all by herself and she or he did it with confidence and vigour.
The accompanists have been all from Mysuru — Aditi Krishna Prakash on violin, H.L. Shivashankar Swamy on mridanga and M.R. Manjunath on ghata.
Lakshmi has a really highly effective voice that’s each melodic and strong, which makes her music very enticing. Her deep-rooted coaching, inherited from her father Vid. C.A. Nagaraj, was evident all through the efficiency. It was heartening to see the corridor overflowing together with her followers and the organisers had a troublesome time managing area and chairs for all.
The live performance opened with a brisk varna in Shahana ‘KaruNimpa idi manchi’ by Thiruvottiyur Tyagayar set to Adi Tala. Dikshitar’s ‘Swaminatha paripAlayaashumAm’ was suffixed with swaras at ‘VAmadeva pArvati sukumAra,’ the latter half of the Anupallavi part. After the rendition of ‘Mokshamu galada’ in Saramati by Sri Tyagaraja and ‘GaruDagamana samayamidE’ by Patnam Subramania Iyer in Nagaswaravali, Lakshmi took up the sub-principal piece of the night.
It appears to be the Kharaharapriya season. The alapana was good however might have been extra expansive. Aditi too explored the emotive prospects of the raga. The composition was ‘RAma nee samAnamevaru’ by Sri Tyagaraja. Lakshmi can work extra on decrease notes. The rendition additionally noticed a niraval at ‘Paluku Paluku’ adopted by spontaneous swaras.
Lakshmi remembered her Guru Sri Venkata Narayana Shastri by way of his composition ‘Praseeda janani’ in a uncommon raga Budhamanohari. The centrepiece of the live performance was Kalyani. Kalyani is such a bewitching raga that it sounds totally different by every artiste in every presentation. The raga, the presentation of the kriti ‘EtAvunnarA’ by Sri Tyagaraja set to vilamba Adi tala, the niraval at ‘SeetAgowri’ and the swaras centring round ‘p’, have been handled with artistic creativeness drawing appreciative nods from the seasoned listeners within the viewers.
The live performance was farther enriched by the adept accompanist of the supporting artistes, including layers of melodic and rhythmic depth. Seasoned mridangist Shivashankar Swamy vibrant taniyavartanam with Manjunath’s ghata was appreciated enormously by the listeners.
The tukdas in direction of the tip of the live performance included ‘RAma mantrava japiso he manuja’ by Sri Purandara Dasaru and a Balamurali Tillana in Brindavana Saranga.
—Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan
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