Soulful Ghazals leaves the audience spell bound on concluding day of two day Hemantotsav of Pracheen Kala Kendra
Ghazal aficionados of City Beautiful were treated to a mesmerizing performance by Delhi based renowned Ghazal singer and musician Dr. Vinod Gandharav in a soulful evening organized by the Pracheen Kala Kendra on the occasion of concluding day of Hemantotsav , a festival organized on the onset of winters. The occasion was took place here today at its M.L. Koser Indoor Auditorium in Sector 35. The musical evening was well-attended and the audience. Dr. Shobha Koser, Registrar along with Secretary Shri Sajal Koser and Sh. Ashutosh Mahajan, Hon. Director, project , planning and development of Kendra were also present on the occasion .
Dr. Vinod Gandharav is a promising name in the field of Ghazals . A Vocalist from Seniya Gharana, Dr. Vinod has not only earned his reputation as a performer, but as a music composer, director all over . He is 18th generation of a reputed musical family. He learnt music intricacies from Gurus like Dr. Krishan Lal Sehgal, Dr. C.L. Verma, Dr. R.S. Shandil, Prof. manoj Sharma, Dr. Roshan Bharti, Pt. Bhola Nath Mishra and Ghazal from Ustad Mehndi Hasan ji. He composed background music for famous daily soaps like Jodha Akbar, Siya ke Ram, , Mahabali Hanuman and Mahabharat etc. He is felicitated with many prestigious awards.
He commenced the programe with a beautiful composition based on Rag Ahiri Bhairav with bols “Sakht Raahon mein bhi aasan safar lagta hai “ followed by another ghazal “Kabhi yun bhi aa meri aankh mein ki meri nazar ko bhi khabar na ho”. Then he moved on to present another crisp ghazal which was based on Rag Yaman and Saraswati with bols “Kasie sukoon paun tujhe dekhne ke baad , ab kya ghazal sunau tujhe dekhne ke baad” and was well received by the audience. His next rendering were two touching compositions based on Raga Shudh Sarang and Shyam Kalyan “Apne saaye se bhi ashkon ko chhupa kar rona , jab bhi rona chiragon ko bhuja kar rona”amid wah wah from listeners and Rag Pilu Bairagi Bhairav based ghazal with bols “Kya bhala mujhko parakhne ka natija nikla , zakhme dil apki nazaron se bhi gehra nikla” touched the listeners’s heart.
His next ghazal was written by Sh. Ashutosh Mahajan , the bols of the ghazal was “jab kabhi phool muskuraye hain, zakham kaanton ke yaad aayen hain” which was well received by the audience.
Then he presented famous Traditional Rajasthani Mand “Kesriya Balam” followed by traditional composition Banna which was basically presented in Raj Darbars in ancient times. This purely classical folk composition was studded with bols “Hey bana mere saware nu” .
He concluded his recital with very soulful nazam by Zafar Gorkhpuri “Dukh Sukh tha ek sabka apna ho ya begana , ek wo bhi tha zamana ek ye bhi hai zamana” enthralled the city audience.
Dr. Vinod Gandharv is ably accompanied by fine team of accompanists like Sh. Shubhdeep Singh (Keyboard) , Sh. Vikram Gandharav ( Tabla) , Sh. Vivek Dhir ( Guitar) and Sh. Rajesh Kumar on Sarangi
Dr. Shobha Koser along with Secretary Shri Sajal Koser and Sh. Ashutosh Mahajan honored the artists.
