Raga Performance February 14, 2009

Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and his son and disciple, Salil Bhatt share their views on Indian music and the newly created raga Vishwaranjani.

Having performed the newly discovered raga, Vishwaranjani recently in the city with his father Salil Bhatt explains “The Mumbai Terror attack was a shattering experience for all of us and we musicians can best express this through our music. The impact motivated my father to discover a new raga dedicated to the innocent victims.” The scale has all the bhaavas, joy, pathos, anger, grief, bliss, the spirit to fight back and so on as Vishwa Mohan Bhatt adds “It is a combination of Madhuvanti, Shivranjani and Dharmavati. Music after all purifies the soul and is the best form of meditation to revive peace and love. This weekend we will perform a raga that is based on the sringar raas as we call it in the sophisticated way, and some compositions specially dedicated to the day.”

The performance will be held at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya’s 10 th vivida Smruti Sangeet Samaroh on February 14, at Abasaheb Garware College Auditorium Karve Road 6 pm onwards.