THE BUD THAT HAS BLOSSOMED WITH FRAGRANCE - Shruthi Shankarkumar
THE BUD THAT HAS BLOSSOMED WITH FRAGRANCE Vocalist Shruthi Shankarkumar commenced her wonderful concert with a tamil varnam “Kannanai Mani vannanai..” in the ragam Husseni, composed by Violin Maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman. The presentation was a pleasant surprise as majority of the artistes render varnams in Telugu language. This tamil varnam sprinkled rose water on the rasikas and welcomed them to the concert. Shruthi then moved on with a Swati Thirunal Krithi “Saroja naabha dhayarnava Maamava sharadhendhu mukha seshapuraalaya” set in Chakravakam. She displayed the beauty of the raga with a very sweet delineation at “Dhara ramaa ramana Amara paalaka…” A brief aalapanai of Kannada followed. The violinist gave anexcellent account of the same effortlessly. Sri Muthuswami Dikshithar’s “Sri Mathru bhutham” was presented brilliantly. The exploration at “Suwasitha Nava Javanthi Pushpa vikasapriya hrudhayam..” was excellent. Then came the magnum opus piece of the concer