SAMA, presented by Sumana Mallick in memory of her husband Suprio Mallick, was a musical evening held at Sisir Mancha on September 9 that was a fitting tribute to the late artiste’s love and commitment towards Indian classical music. The late Suprio Mallick engaged in pure classical music and Rabindrasangeet as a form of therapy. Besides being thoroughly passionate about music, he wished to preserve a practice of loving and learning music wholeheartedly.
Indrayuddh Majumder presented a three-hour recital in which he strummed the chords of his sarod accompanied by Ishaan Ghosh on the tabla. He played his favourites Raag Yaman Kalyan, Jhinjhoti, Misra Kirwani Ragamala and Sindh Bhairavi. It was good music therapy for a discerning set of music lovers who attended the performance.
In his recital, Indrayuddh, the son of sarod maestro Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumder, played ragas through which he expressed emotions that were quite different from those expressed by him when he had played those same ragas on earlier occasions. “It’s just a reflection of how my alter ego directs me to present a storyline that I wish to portray”, said the young musician, who not only displayed the genes of musical intelligence through his recital but also bore reflections of creative excellence and introspection by mastering the nuances of an expert instrumentalist.
Ishaan Ghosh excelled in fusing the tunes of the sarod to the beats of tabla. The musical evening not only gifted the audience with a soothing and holistic musical experience but also marked a promise by the young talents to uphold values rooted in Indian classical music and carry forward the legacy with care. The evening’s performance by the young sensations Majumder and Ghosh on the sarod and tabla respectively, thus beautifully upheld the concept of music as art that Suprio Mallick championed life-long.
“In spite of Calcutta being the cultural capital of the country, a solo classical music evening has not apparently taken place for many years. Such programmes are an excellent opportunity for us to present our best productions by playing for hours together so that the audience has a lot to take back home with them. Besides, I thoroughly believe in the power of the audience as listeners, who are a significant inspirational force for several young pioneers across the country in front of whom they can showcase their talents on a larger platform in an enhanced way,” said Indrayuddh Majumder.