Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 3: A historic and emotionally resonant celebration of music on the occasion of Pandit Bhajan Sopori Day was today observed on the Nirvana Divas of the legendary Saint – music legend Pandit Bhajan Sopori.
Sopori is also revered as the “Saint of Santoor” and the “King of Strings.”
The event held at Jhankar Hall, New Delhi, there were performances and offerings by musicians of all age groups like Pandit Ramkumar Mishra, Ustad Akram Khan, Ustad Rafiuddin Sabri, Anand Mishra, Zargam Khan, Rudraksh Srivastav (Tabla Solo), Pt Chetan Joshi, Anjanaye Joshi, Krishna Prasanna, Raag Yaman (Flute), Vidushi Sudha Raghuraman (Carnatic Vocal), Ustad Murad Ali, Gauri Banerjee (Sarangi), Rajkumar Majumdar (Santoor), Prabhat Kumar (Sarod), S Shridhar, Shubham Sarkar (Violin), Avinash Kumar, Rindhana Rahasya, Ghulam Hasan, Swati Tiwari, Nitin Sharma, Tanushree Kashyap (Vocal), Vignesh Jairaman (Mridangam), Pandit Shubh Maharaj, Pandit Pradip Sarkar, Sachin Sharma, Sagar Gujrati, Saptak Sharma, Manoj Shrivastav, Chanchal Singh, Ujith Uday, Balram Sisodia (Tabla accompaniment), Zakir Dholpuri, Ujjwal Kumar (Harmonium accompaniment), Shambhu Sisodia (Sarangi accompaniment) and many others.
Esteemed artists from across generations and genres participated in this soulful tribute, including stalwarts such as Vidushi Shanno Khurana, Pandit Sajan Mishra, Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas, Dr Suneera Kasliwal, Vidushi Sumitra Guha, Pt Vijay Shankar Mishra, Vidushi Anupam Mahajan, Pandit Rajnish Mishra, Ustad Mohsin Khan, Pandit Ajay P Jha, Ustad Akhtar Hasan, Ustad Asghar Hussain, Guru Pratibha Prahlad, Ragini Maharaj, Shivan Verma, Swaransh Mishra, Adnan Khan, Rishi Shankar Upadhyay, Shubhashish Pakhak, Zuheb Khan, Parveen Sethi, Aman Nath, Yesudas BC, Sathish Namboodiripad, Anita Singh, Ranjana Narayan, Sadhna Shrivastav, Shailaja Khanna, Bharti Dhingra, Dr Aparna Sopori, Pt Abhay Rustum Sopori, Sohrab Sopori, Soumil Sopori, Soham Sopori, Ravindra Sharma, Pandit Bhajan Sopori, Pt Abhay Rustum Sopori, Usha Kher, Divyansh Srivastava, Anoushka Majumdar, Poushali Dutta, Akash Daniel, Abeer Tikoo, amongst others.
Speaking on the occasion Pandit Ram Kumar Mishra, the eminent Tabla maestro said, “This is perhaps the first time in over 50-60 years that Delhi NCR has witnessed such a grand music session featuring the entire fraternity, truly a rare and historic moment in Indian music.”
Pandit Vijay Shankar Mishra noted, “Pandit Bhajan Sopori was not only a musical genius who gave Santoor the stature of a complete Indian classical solo instrument and to have composed over 8,000 to 10,000 songs in various languages, but also a great humanitarian who provided a platform for countless musicians across generations and relentlessly promoted classical, folk and light music throughout the country.”
Maestro Pandit Abhay Rustum Sopori, son and musical successor of Pt Bhajan Sopori, expressed his heartfelt gratitude saying that the day has become truly memorable because of every musician and thanked everyone for their presence, their music and love.
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