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Sandipan Samajpati and Shruti Sadolikar showed their singing prowess at the recent baithak
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Impressive Shruti Sadolikar in performance.
Over the years, taste for music in popular public perception has undergone a sea change. But rarely has it plummeted to such mediocre environs as it has today, caught in a whirlpool of ‘remixes’, and dubious reality shows. In the midst of
this degradation in the entire ambit of music, audiences were treated to a fine rendition of Indian classical music at Sri Sathya Sai International Centre this past week.
Organised in the traditional ‘Baithak’ format, two artistes – Sandipan Samajpati and Shruti Sadolikar – both with unique and intense styles regaled the audience. The programme was sponsored by Indovax of Keggfarms Group, and noted connoisseur of music from Delhi, Vinod S. Kapur played a key role in organising the baithak.
In front of a full house, Sandipan cast a spell of magic on the audience with his classical vocal recital. The young vocalist from Kolkata has won several laurels, including the prestigious Aditya Vikram Birla Kalakiran Award in 2005. Although not too well known in Delhi circles he is bound to go back with a fairly large number of fans after his virtuoso performance which gave a glimpse of his repertoire (he is trained in the Kirana Gharana tradition).
This was followed by the recital of Shruti Sadolikar, who represents the orthodox Jaipur Atrauli Gharana, having trained under her guru and father Wamanrao Sadolikar and Gullu Jasdanwala. Braving the chilly winds that lashed the Capital on the Lohri day, the audience, including a fair sprinkling of foreigners, sat in rapt attention enjoying Shruti’s thumris and dadras.
APS MALHOTRA
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