January 09, 2025: Surmandal which has been in the service of music for the past fifty-five years organized “Triveni-Music & Dance Festival Season 2 recently at Ravindra Bharathi. Ustad Shahid Parvez performed in Hyderabad after a very long gap and there was a lot of traction for this show.
Mrs Shailaja Ramaiyer IAS inagurated the event. The audience stood in silence for 2 minutes as mark of respect for the demise of Ustad Zakir Hussain.
TRIVENI– Season 2 Festival featured a Kathak recital by Smt Mukti Shri Mukku. Akshay Kulkarni on Tabla; Krushna Salunke on Pakhawaj; Suranjan Khandolkar Vocal, Yashwant Thitte on Harmonium and Anvi Shri Anvi Shri Padhant were accompanying artists.
Mukti Shri , the Kathak dancer began her performance by a number of Invocating to Lord Ram – Ram Vandana
That was followed by Taal Pancham Sawari – 15 beat cycle, a Taal only experts would perform.
She concluded her performance with two compositions in Raag Abhogi Sapne mein aaye Shaam (you came in my dreams Krishna); Laaj Rakho Mori (Please Take Care of my dignity) And Taal Ektaal (12 beats) Mukti depicted Raadha and Meera
Mukti Shri performing on Taal Pancham Sawari and Ektaal reflected her and teams’ command on Taal
That was followed by a Jugalbandi by the renowned Ustad Shahid Parvez Ji on the Sitar with Vid Shashank Subramaniam on the flute. Shri Ojas Adhiya accompanied them on Tabla and Shri Satish Patri on Mridungam. Telangana Tourism and Canara Bank helped in sponsoring the festival.
Three compositions were rendered in Raag Charukeshi set to Taal Rupa,Addha and Teen Taal Followed with Bhatyali dhun Concluded with Raag Bhairavi
Ustad Shahid Parvez (Sitar) and Master Shashank (Carnatic Flute) were on Jugalbandi
His renditions were Raag Kirwani Alap, Jod, Jhala followed by Gat in Taal Roopak and Aadha Teentaal. It was concluded by Taniyavartanam (percussion duet)
Padma Shri Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan is a well-known sitar maestro from the Imdadkhani gharana enthralled hall full of audience.
He represents the seventh generation of the Etawah Gharana as its primary exponent. Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan has performed in all major musical festivals in India and abroad including the Festival of India held in the US, Europe, USSR, Canada, Africa, Middle-East and Australia. He is considered as the synonym for the sitar. A leading exponent of the Etawah gharana, which produced legends like Imdad Khan, Enayat Khan, and Vilayat Khan, Shahid Parvez is known for his rendition”.
Mukti Shri, a Kathak dancer and teacher based in Hyderabad, says dance is her worship. My dance is my offering to God, she adds. She has performed at venues like the prestigious Barbican Centre, South Bank Centre, the UK Kathak Festival, and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. She has also performed at the International Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland; the World Percussion Festival in Istanbul, Turkey; Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; and Vasantotsav in Pune, India.
Triveni was conceptualized by Shri Mohan Hemmadi to pay tribute to the Legends Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar Ji, Ustad Allah Rakha Khan Saab and Smt M.S.Subbulakshmi Ji. The festival now is being organized in loving memory of the late Smt Anuradha Hemmadi Ji and late Shri Mohan Hemmadi Ji, the founder President of Surmandal and now being presided by his son Siddharth Hemmadi
