{"id":11528,"date":"2024-08-14T22:52:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/11528\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T22:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T22:52:33","slug":"this-independence-day-revisit-raag-desh-through-a-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=11528","title":{"rendered":"This Independence Day revisit raag Desh through a new song"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Remember how on August 15, 1989, raag Desh brought together the nation. As the legendary Pt. Bhimsen Joshi sang \u2018Lab pe jaage geet aisa, Goonje bankar des raag\u2019 surrounded by lush landscape, his deep voice did echo (goonj<\/i>) in our hearts. The song \u2018Baje sargam har taraf se\u2019, made during the Doordarshan days to spread the message of national integration, also featured other iconic musicians such as Pt. Ravi Shankar, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma, M. Balamuralikrishna, Ustad Allah Rakha and Zakir Hussain. <\/p>\n

During an interview to The Hindu<\/i> in 2011 , Balamuralikrishna, the celebrated Carnatic musician, had said how much he enjoyed being part of both \u2018Mile sur mera tumhara\u2019 and \u2018Baje Sargam\u2019. \u201cHaving born in the pre-Independence era, I became emotional when singing those lines filled with patriotic fervour. Being a composer myself, I could imagine the joy of creating this song with diverse artistes, art forms and instruments. I was excited to both play the violin and sing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\u2018Baje Sargam\u2019 featured a galaxy of artistes
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An extremely melodic late night raag, raag Desh is associated with monsoon and often sung to convey the romance of the rain. Though called Desh, it was not conceived to arouse patriotic sentiments. It acquired this characteristic after it was used to compose the national song Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. It has since been used by musicians and composers to create national integration melodies. <\/p>\n

This August 15, to celebrate India\u2019s 78th Independence Day, ITC has come up with a soul-stirring composition titled \u2018Desh Ek Raag\u2019. It features vocalists and instrumentalists of the Kolkata-based ITC Sangeet Research Academy (ITC-SRA). With Tricolour painted on them, the violin, sitar, piano, guitar, sarangi, sarod, drums, mridangam and flute come together to present the beauty of Desh through strings, keys and percussion, while the singers clad in green, saffron and white clothes render a traditional bandish, \u2018Beet jaat barkha rut\u2019, in the raag. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis musical masterpiece draws inspiration from\u00a0raag Desh, stirring a profound sense of pride and admiration for our great nation,\u201d says Sanjiv Puri, chairman, ITC. <\/p>\n

The Sangeet Research Academy, which was launched more than four decades ago, trains young enthusiasts in Hindustani music. Renowned vocalist and Patiala-Kasur gharana exponent Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty is the chief mentor and guru. <\/p>\n

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\nInside the Sangeet Research Academy, where the song was created.
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Says the veteran, \u201cWe all know about CSR (corporate social responsibility), but the Academy is a unique example of as I would like to term it \u2014 corporate cultural responsibility. And through \u2018Desh Ek Raag\u2019 we wanted to show our gratitude to the country, whose cultural heritage is a strong binding force.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nPt. Ajoy Chakrabarty with sishyas
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The melodious song has been put together by sarod artiste Abir Hussain. Belonging to the Senia-Shahjahanpur gharana, he trained for several years under sarod maestro Pt Buddhadev Das Gupta. For the past five years, he is being guided by Pt. Ajoy Chakraborty at ITC-SRA. According to Abir, \u201cthe song was conceived for multiple purposes, of course, the most important being the message of oneness.\u201c <\/p>\n

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\nSarod artiste Abir Hussain
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\u2018Desh Ek Raag\u2019 is also attempt to project India\u2019s cultural values, particularly the guru-sishya parampara. \u201cHence the song features both gurus and sishyas. It also showcases young talent, after all the future belongs to them. Quite a few artistes seen in the video are in their teens.\u201d<\/p>\n

The recording was done at SRA\u2019s in-house studio. \u201cSinging or playing an instrument in a studio is completely different from performing live. \u2018Desh Ek Raag exposed our young musicians to this challenge, and see how they have lived up to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In India, where we have songs for every occasion, it\u2019s not surprising that a raag has become a symbol of freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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