That's what happened on the evening of December 24, when classical music aficionados turned up at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre to listen to a sarod recital by Chandrima Roy Majumdar and a vocal recital by the Khalifa of the Delhi gharana, Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan. The combination of young and old on the stage — freshness and experience from two ends of the spectrum — was indeed worth braving the Christmas-eve chill in the city.
The evening, titled Sur-Sarod, was organized by Yogdan (Young Old Generations' Deeds of Altruistic Nature), a registered society in the capital that works in the field of health, education and rural development. Rajiv Pant, honorary secretary of the society, said, " Through this kind of an event showcasing Indian classical music, we promote young artistes by providing them with a platform to perform with senior artistes and through our annual brochure, we collect funds to run our charitable works."
While Chandrima Roy Majumdar - though a seasoned sarod player herself - got to share stage with the universally respected Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Yogdan got an opportunity to regale its patrons with a fine evening and also to talk about its multifarious work that it carries on without any grant from the government or any private agency. Veteran musician Krishna Bisht released Yogdan's annual brochure between the two recitals.
Roy Majumdar set the evening in motion with a brilliant rendition of Raag Kamod. She was accompanied by Debojyoti Dasgupta on the tabla. Before her recital, she said, " I'm thankful to all the patrons for coming out in this chilly weather for listening to music." Pant later informed that Roy Majumdar had played an important role in helping him arrange the evening. " It's through such aware citizens of the society that we are able to carry on our work. We need many more such people to come forward and help us. For instance, we are trying to run certain training camps in Trilokpuri area where the problem is not just of absence of opportunities for the wayward young adults but also their resistance to any sort of help. It is a difficult task to get them to understand the utility of acquiring certain skills, but also a rewarding experience once it is accomplished."
The centre-piece of the evening was, of course, the vocal recital by Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan, who too thanked the audience for braving the winter chill to attend his concert. Much to the delight of the music buffs, he began the recital with Raag Malkos. He was accompanied by Akbar Latif Khan on the tabla, Karim Niyazi on the harmonium, Tanvir Nasib Ahmed on the vocals as also his students Saad Iqbal and Vivek Prajapati. As head or Khalifa of the Delhi gharana - that traces its origin to the time of Amir Khusro (the 13th century Sufi musician), Ustad Iqbal Ahmed Khan presented the best of this school of Hindustani classical music known for its khayal singing. He rounded off the evening with the crowd-favourite, Raag Bhairavi. The solidity of his experienced voice topped with characteristic mellifluousness of the Delhi gharana was sheer delight. It was a rare opportunity to hear one of the biggest stalwarts of classical music of our times in a serene setting that comprised only the connoisseurs.
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