Patiala, December 25 - The Mohan Veena of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt and the Satvik Veena of Pandit Salil Bhatt enchanted the audience on the last day of the ongoing four-day classical music festival at Kalidas Auditorium of North Regional Cultural Center NZC here. The audience sitting in the event kept on clapping while being mesmerized by the mantra.
First of all he played alp jod-jhala in the raga Shyam Kalyan. After this he performed three taals in Darut Bandish and finally recited his composition based on Raga Jog for which he received the Padma Bhushan Award. Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt sang Fiza with guitar and veena tunes. Made musical. Addressing the audience on this occasion, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt inspired people to connect with classical music. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is a unique artist who created Mohan Veena. World's Best Honor, Year Won the Padma Bhushan Award in 1994 and brought Indian music to the top spot in the world.
The audience also enjoyed Harish Tiwari's singing. Harish Tiwari created such an atmosphere by presenting Raga Darbari Kanra and Bandish. The audience was lost in the music. Bandish composed in one rhythm had the lyrics - "Aur nahi kuch kaam ke" while Bandish composed in three rhythm had the lyrics - "Kin baran kaan bhare". Pandit Haris is a famous classical singer of Kirana Gharana. He studied the idea of Kirana Gharana in the Guru-Shish tradition under the guidance of the great Bharat Ratna Bhimsen Joshi. Dr. Tiwari is listed in the ICCR list of artists.
On this occasion, NZCC Director Furqan Khan said that the four-day event was a success beyond expectations with the support of music lovers of Patiala. He said that classical music shows manners and respect. This is the reason why every classical artist remembers his gurus before his performance with great respect and credits his gurus for good performance and himself for any shortcomings. He further said that along with classical artists, we also have to create its audience. for this One has to work hard in schools and colleges.
Director Furqan Khan also thanked the people of Patiala who made the event a success and the dignitaries who played a special role.