Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 15: ‘Arsh Rang’, the presentation of soulful musical rendition of poetry of Arsh Sehbai, Urdu’s master poet of Jammu, here today at the K L Saigal Hall, under the auspices of Indian Cultural Forum, was part its continuing mission to take the tradition of Ghazal singing to masses and also resurrect Jammu once again as one of the leading centers of Urdu literature and musical form like gazal.
The NGO has already held such Ghazal sandhyas based on the poetry of well known local Urdu poets like Vidya Rattan Aasi, Deepak Aarsi, Pritpal Singh Betab and others.
Unleashing the magic of Ghazal and its very special place in contemporary Indian music representing a great poetic tradition from over several centuries, today’s musical concert composed by Sham Sajan, eminent singer and musician of the state, was a treat for the audience who appreciated and applauded the singers.
The memorable musical evening was marked by lilting melodies sung by singers like Aroova Jamwal, Suraj Singh, Indu Bala, Gursharan Kaur and Sham Sajan. The mesmerizing musical poetry with musical compositions based on Indian Classical ragas retained the serenity, serious mood and temperament of the original ghazals that were selected from Arsh Sehbai’s two books of poetry namely ‘Kushboo Tere Badan Ki’ and ‘Sayei Teri Yadoon Ke’.
The highlight of the program was recitation of his gazals and poems by Arsh Sehbai. The couplets like “Mil Sakoon Khud Se Yeh Irada Hai/ Waqt Kam Hai Safar Zayada Hai” and Meri Hyat Mein Sadiyon Ki Pyas Rehne Do/ Nazar Ke Samne Khali Gilaas Rehne Do” , sent the listeners ecstatic. Those who gave accompaniment were Amarjeet on violin, Sanjay Pashi on guitar and Karan Malhotra on tabla.
The program was artistically conducted by Ravinder Kaul, one of the founding members of the NGO dedicated to the cause of promotion of music in J&K. He through his inimitable and knowledgeable interjections about Urdu gazals tradition in the country added a definite color to the program which was presided by Prof Zahoor-ud-Din.
Prominent among the audience were Khalid Hussain, Aslam Qureshi, IAS (retd) and others.
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