The beginning of the year 2014 was filled with worries and
sadness for me. Every day was just passing by and I completed my part time job.
I had nothing else to do other than taking care of myself. It hurts when you get injured because of something else and it was not
your fault. Worries occupied me completely.
One of my hobby is to paint. I started to paint but worries
and sadness would not go away. Slowly arrived , the month of March. My parents
called my uncle and aunt, we went out for lunch on my birthday, I was a little
happy at that moment but started to feel low again. My uncle called my dad the
next day and asked us to join them for a concert at vanaranga. It was a
Sarod-Veena jugalbandi from Pandit Rajeev Taranath and Veene Vidwan
D.BalaKrishna. D.Balakrishna is the son and disciple of Veene Doreswamy Iyengar and is an authentic
practitioner of the Mysoorubaani in veene. The percussionists were Vidwan
Anooru Ananthakrishna Sharma on the Mridanga and Pandit Udayaraj Karpur on
Tabla . I can never say "no" to such concert and my family knew
it.
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| Pic taken by me at vanaranga |
Vanaranga is truly a magical place for me. It is open air
and surrounded by trees. There was a huge crowd already as we found our place
to sit. The evening started with the refreshing jugalbandi of Hindustani and
Carnatic music. The union of Yaman Kalyan and Kalyani pulled my soul completely
towards the music. The raaga taana pallavi and the alaap jod gat were into play
and the entire crowd became silent. Just the raagas and the humble exchange of
thoughts by the maestros were an inspiring delight. It was followed by the
raaga Keeravani which was even more magical. It was genuine and splendid. There
was a huge applaud and that was when I came back to reality. The musical
experience was peaceful and pristine . I was filled with positivity, my
confidence boosted and most importantly I was happy.
There were no tickets for the show. There was a counter
where you could pay how much ever you wanted for the Taranath foundation or
not. They were even accepting Rs.10/- from the audience and were providing a
receipt. Such a humble gesture and an encouragement for music lovers! This
experience drove away the worries and sadness I had . I went home and started
to apply for jobs in Bangalore. I was confident and found a job in Bangalore
this year. With the help of the site https://housing.com/lookup I
was able to find a home with confidence in Bangalore. I still cherish the
moments I spent in Mysore especially the raagas which enriched my soul.
Jahnavi
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