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dated December 27, 1952: Ashtapadis at Music Academy

Raghunath Panigrahi from Puri gave a rendering of the Ashtapadis of Jayadeva at the Expert's Committee meeting of the Music Academy in Madras on the 25th at the P.S. High School Hall in Mylapore. Dr. V. Raghavan said that Raghunath and his father Nilamani Panigrahi hailed from the Koraput Agency of Gunupur in Orissa. Jayadeva came from Kindubilwa of Kenduli, a sea-side village, but neither in Orissa nor elsewhere was there an unbroken tradition preserving the original ragas of his songs. Assisted by his father, Raghunath was endeavouring to popularise the songs through All India Radio, Cuttack and recitals at other places. Nilamani Panigrahi spoke briefly about Jayadeva and said that the tradition of singing the Ashtapadis had been influenced by the Kirtan style which came into vogue following the advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his followers. King Purushottama Deva had composed a Geeta Govinda on the pattern of Jayadeva's work, but the King's work did not gain acceptance from Lord Jagannath of Puri. An inspiring account existed of how a cobbler polishing leather with a salagrama stone sang the Ashtapadis the while, and Lord Jagannath preferred the cobbler's singing to sacred rituals performed by Brahmins. Street-plays based on Geeta Govinda were known in Orissa, and during chandana-k-kappu, when Lord Jagannath was covered in fragrant sandalwood paste, there was a tradition of Devadasis and Brahmins singing in unison the compositions of Sri Jayadeva.

The recital by Raghunath Panigrahi included Harir Abhisarati in Durga, Lalitalavanga in Vasanta, Pasyati Disi Disi in Desh, Kathita Samaye in Malavagowla, Yahi Madhava in Bhairavi and Pralayapayodhijale rendered as a Ragamalika.

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