MUSICAL ODE TO GIRL CHILD

THE MUSIC LOVERS of Delhi witnessed the abundance of melody with the overwhelming performance at “Sounds of Heaven”. To commemorate the achievements of women and to save girl child, Le Rythme, in association with Sangeet Natak Akademi organized the spectacular cultural evening, to demonstrate the contribution of women in different phases of life. The colourful glides and high quality presentations by the students of Rythme School of Music along with their respective faculties enthralled the audience and drew rich applause with their outstanding performance in dance, vocal and instruments. Syed Mehmood Akhtar, Director of ICCR, MEA was the chief guest for the programme. Other dignitaries including the former Ambassador, High Commissioners, Secretaries of Govt’ of India were present on the occasion.

The programme started with ‘Saraswati Vandana’ by Rini Mukherjee followed by Nazrul Geeti based on Rag Basant to pay homage to her Guru, legendary vocalist, Pandit Biswajit Chatterjee, who recently passed away. Rini’s fascinating voice on ‘Ek Radha Ek Mira’ and ‘Tumhi Meri Mandir,’ engrossed the audience and reminded of Lata ji.

Audience got the opportunity to witness the vivacious performance of maestro Pandit Rajendra Prasanna in Shehnai accompanied by Debashis Adhikari on Tabla. Santoor recital by Padmashree Pandit Satish Vyas mesmerized the audience.

During this occasion, Le Rythme honoured Shibho Koser, a renowned Kathak dancer and registrar of Pracheen Kala Kendra, with life time achievement award.