Ronu Majumdar, Tarun Bhattacharya and Mysore Manjunath join Pandit Ravi Shankar's memorial event in Lucknow

To pay homage to Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar On his 107th birth anniversary, an event titled Soul of India Through Music was organized at the Sant Gadge Auditorium of Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy. Stalwarts of the Indian classical music industry gave a musical presentation at the event.

Jyotirmoy Roy Chowdhury on tabla, Pandit Mysore Manjunath on violin, Padma Shri Tarun Bhattacharya and Padma Shri Ronu Majumdar on flute

The event opened with a Bharat Gaan, originally written by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Singers Tejaswani Ingle, Mukta Chatterji, Rahul Awasthi and Ashish Tiwari along with their 25 students performed a different version of the song.

The act was followed by a Sarod presentation by Aryan Chatterji. The grandson of Pandit Ravi Shankar was supported on tabla by Dev Narayan Mishra.

The highlight of the evening was a Triveni performance by Padma Shri Ronu Majumdar on flute, Padma Shri Tarun Bhattacharya on santoor, and Pandit Mysore Manjunath on violin. They were supported on tabla by Jyotirmoy Roy Chowdhury.

Bhattacharya, a student of Pandit Shankar, said, “We should hold more musical events in the memory of the music legend. I am delighted to be a part of this Triveni performance in the musical city of Lucknow.”

Pandit Majumdar added, “It is always a pleasure to perform before the knowledgeable audience of this cultural city. To perform in memory of such a music legend and with such talented artists is a pleasure.”

Lucknow-based singer Ashish said, “We have modified the patriotic Bharat Gaan which was originally written by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. A national anthem during India’s independence struggle, it creates a feeling for our country and fills everyone with patriotism.” Students and artists performed patriotic songs in tricolor attire.

The program was organized by the Pandit Ravi Shankar Foundation, run by his cousin Navrang Chatterji, along with UPSNA. The academy’s president, prof. Jayant Khot, along with Vice President Vibha Singh, Director Shobhit Nahar, Birju Maharaj Kathak Sansthan Vice President Mithilesh Tiwari, and others, were present on the occasion.