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Gurupuja through music
THE MEMORY of some gurus is kept alive through the catching achievements of their disciples. For instance, very few would have remembered Ramakrishna Paramahamsa but for the spiritual conquest of Swami Vivekananda. In music, a sparkling example is that of Sangeethabhooshanam M. R. Sivaraman Nair. Padmabhushan K. J. Jesudas, Palluruthy Natesan Bhagavathar and Vijayarajan Master are among his disciples.
Vijayarajan Master runs a music school in the name of M. R. Sivaraman Nair Memorial Society. Well-known music director M. K. Arjunan is also one of the master's disciples.
All these celebrities gathered together the other day at the Gramajana Samooham Hall, Kochi, to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Society. They joined hands to honour veteran musician R. Balasubrahmaniam.
This function was preceded by a vocal recital by Dr. Sreevalsan J. Menon. Two other disciples of Sivaraman Nair, Kalyani Menon and Malathi Rama Varma, were among the listeners.
Sreevalsan Menon, a disciple of Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, has been conducting innovative experiments in the elasticity of human voice for years after securing a doctorate in rubber technology.
In public concerts and Akashvani broadcasts, he has impressed listeners as a dedicated musician with a resonant voice.
Veteran violinist Nedumangad Sivanandan helped him in his flight of imagination on the musical horizon. Mridangam and Ghatam support were provided by Balakrishna Kamath and Elamakkara Balachandran.
The presence of knowledgeable listeners inspired Sreevalsan Menon to raise the level of the concert.
The main piece of the concert was the Deekshitar `krithi' `Sree Kanthimathi... ' in raga Hemavathi.
Another raga chosen for detailed elaboration was Nattakurinji. Swathi Tirunal's Navarathri `krithi' `Mamava sada varade... ' was an apt choice. In both these `krithis,' the vocalist and the violinist made a concerted effort to bring out the distinctive flavour of ragas through `alapana,' `niraval' and `swaravinyasa.' Both excelled in maintaining the slow tempo of these ragas.
Mysore Vasudevachar's `Pranamamyaham... ' in Gowla raga was rendered with the support of a brief alapana.
M. K. BALAGOPAL
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