Yamini 2020 @IIM Bangalore
For the 17th consecutive year, we had a successful Yamini overnight at IIM, Bengaluru on 25-26th January on the occasion of the 71st Republic Day of India. Beginning with the masterpiece ‘Swara Raga Sudha’ in Shankarabharanam, Vidwan Abhishek Raghuram rendered compositions of Tyagaraja and Muthuswamy Dikshitar with great proficiency. Todi and KapiNarayani were his other choice of ragas for the evening. He was ably accompanied by Vidushi H.M. Smitha on the Violin, Vidwan K U Jayachandra Rao on Mridangam and Vidwan Giridhar Udupa on the Ghatam. Concert ended with a joyful Thillana in MohanaKalyani composed by his maternal granduncle, Maestro Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman. Misra bandhu began with a soul-stirring rendition of a vilambit in Bihagada. The Basant Bahar that followed, a jod-raag, was skillfully tackled to be rendered as an enchanting hybrid. The Gurunanak bhajan in Raag Kirwani and the Tulsi Das bhajan in Raag GauriManjari were special. Pandit Ravindra Yavagal and Pandit Vya...