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There was ne'er a dull infinitesimal astatine elder vainika Nirmala Rajasekar’s performance for Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha. Performing alongside elder accompanists — Trivandrum Sampath connected the violin, Thanjavur Murugaboopathy connected the mridangam and N. Guruprasad connected the ghatam — Nirmala exuded vigor done retired the concert.
She began with the fashionable Sahana varnam ‘Karunimpa’. and followed it up with Tyagaraja’s ‘Sri ganapati’ successful Sowrashtram. Gopalakrishna Bharati’s sombre ‘Vazhi maraiththirukkuthe’ successful Nattakurinji brought a spot of languidness. Nirmala picked up tempo with ‘Varanarada narayana’ by Tyagaraja successful raga Vijayashri.
Nirmala rendered Tyagaraja’si ‘Rama nee samanamevaru’ successful raga Karaharapriya, successful each its grandeur. The swarakalpana astatine ‘Paluku paluku’, with respective rounds of Rishabam-centric swaras sustained the momentum.
The main portion of the performance was Muthuswami Dikshitar’s ‘Meenakshi memudam’ successful Purvikalyani, which was rendered successful an elaborate mode with the mandatory pauses. The tanam seamlessly segued into the kriti. Nirmala’s playing stood retired for its affluent and intricate swara passages.
In an engaging interaction, Nirmala invited the assemblage to suggest ragas for inclusion successful the Purvikalyani tanam. Ten ragas were suggested, retired of which she played five, including Dhanyasi, Kedaragowla and Hamir Kalyani with little essays.
Murugaboopathy and Guruprasad showcased their rhythmic prowess and maturity successful their well-crafted tani avartanam.
Nirmala concluded her recital with ‘Jayathi jayathi bharatamatha’, composed by Mayuram Viswanatha Sastri successful raga Khamas.
