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Lady Irwin College celebrated its platinum jubilee with a performance by Bandish
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In full flow Bandish at the concert
The nip in the air was no deterrent for the young crowd. It was a day, or rather a night, to celebrate the platinum jubilee of Lady Irwin College and the students ensured it remains a night worth remembering. If some came with their friends in tow, s
ome with the entire family.
Every youngster was dressed for the occasion in the trendiest best. The length of the skirts went up by a few inches, and the sleeves became shorter. The weather obviously didn’t matter. But you can blame it on the heat on the stage as well. It was the night when Bandish, the popular band from Delhi, rocked the Capital with its power-packed performance that set the stage on fire.
The band includes ‘ex- Euphoria’ Chris Powell on drums, Desmond Powell on guitar, Abhishek Nahwal as the vocalist, Arpan on bass, Adil Manual on guitar, Bobby on percussion, Ulrich on the keyboard and Robert & Rohan handling the light and sound.
Abhishek began the evening on a high note with an alaap that merged into their own version of the energetic “Oh Humdum Suniyo Re”, which was immediately followed by the title song of their album Goonj by the same name. Hundreds gathered around the stage to sway to the beat of popular numbers that included songs like “Mitwa” from Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, “Teri Raza Kya Hai” by the famous Pakistani band Junoon and a whole list of tracks from Rang De Basanti. Dedicated to all the girls in the audience by the band, “Tum Hi Tum” from their album Goonj was another number loved by everyone.
The crowd cheered the band constantly and screamed out its name at every possible interval. But as the mood was reaching its zenith, the show had to come to a sudden halt due to some issue with the police. But after sorting out the differences, the show resumed. The mood, thankfully, hadn’t dipped and the band just had to carry on from where they left.
Unusual sufi
Maintaining the tempo throughout, the band ended their hour and a half concert with as much a bang. Their “Dil Ki Deewarein” was backed by “Alvida” from Metro and finally rounded off with an unusual version of the spiritual Sufi song, “Damadam Mast Kalandar”.
What is a good evening without sumptuous food? Piping hot chaat, rolls, corn, Maggie and tikkas awaited the foodies at one end of the venue, while hot coffee was being gulped down at the other in the evening sponsored by Monte Carlo.
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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