Thanks to Pandit Arvind Parikh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvind_Parikh), Soham got the opportunity to get exposed to a wonderful and intellectual facet of music, the ITC-SRA music symposium. This is a once-in-a-year symposium where maestros, performing artists, musicologists and connoisseurs get together to discuss, debate and brainstorm the present and future of music. The theme for 2016 was 'Changing profile of Indian music'.
It was a unique opportunity to hear maestros views
and to interact with them on the changing landscapes in Indian Music. Soham was
extremely delighted to meet his role models. He enjoyed
the intense two days. Soham was delighted to meet Pandit Arvind Parikh (sitar maestro), Javed Akhtar Saab (the renowned lyricist), Ustad Taufiq Qureshi (the renowned percussionist), Ronu Majumdar (flute maestro), Anuradha Pal (Tabla maestro and student of Abbaji), Shri Satish Vyas (santoor maestro, student of Shiv ji), to name a few. Needless to say, his patience and interest was rewarded by
a one-on-one interaction with Zakir bhai and a pair of Tabla from the maker of Zakir bhai's Tabla!
Here is a glimpse of the event.
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| with Javed Saab |
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| Panel discussing Fusion music - Pandit Ronu Majumdar, R Srinivas, Shashi Vyas (Moderator), Taufiq Qureshi, Purbayan Chatterjee (LtoR) |
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| with Anuradha Pal |
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| with Ustaad Taufiq Qureshi |
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| with Anuradha Pal and Shyam Sharma (her husband) |
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| Concluding session - Ustad Zakir Hussain, Smt. Aruna Sairam, Pandit Arvind Parikh, Javed Akhtar, Pandit Shekhar Sen (SNA) (LtoR) |
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| listening intently to Zakir bhai and Pandit Arvind Parikh |
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| such a close encounter with the great Tabla maestro! |
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| Soham gets rewarded with a pair of Tabla made by Haridas Vhatkar - one who makes the Tablas for Zakir bhai, Anindoo Chatterjee and many other maestros |
