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Grace and poise marked fashionable violinists Lalitha and Nandini’s performance astatine the Indian Fine Arts Society. From the vibrant ‘Jalajaksha’ varnam in Hamsadhwani by Manambuchavadi Venkatasubbiah to the closing soulful Tiruppugazh, their proficiency came done successful each piece.
In raga Mandari, the siblings chose to play Patnam Subramania Iyer’s ‘Paraloka bhaya’. The niraval and swara section stood retired for their seamless exchange.
The sisters past presented the soulful ‘Sriramam ravikulabti somam’ in Narayanagowla by Muthuswami Dikshitar. Nandini shared that they learned this kriti from Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who highlighted the greatness of the notation to the Ramayana.
Sankarabharanam not lone offered Nandini and Lalitha a accidental to research the essence of the raga, but besides allowed them to showcase their individuality. The niraval and swara section in Swati Tirunal’s celebrated Navaratri kriti ‘Devi jagajjananim’ were well-conceived.
This was followed by Sharavanabhavananda’s ‘Jnana vinayagane’ in Gambhira Nattai and Dikshitar’s ‘Sriguruna palitosmi’ successful raga Padi.
The performance was buoyed by Vijay Ganesh connected the mridangam and Hariharasubramaniam on the ghatam. They matched the verve of the sisters with their percussion support, and engaging tani avartanam.
