After a long time . . a special day....

Since I moved to Hyderabad, it was very rare to go for any musical concerts as it is not common in this city. In college days I have been associated with SPIC MACY, hence got chance to interact 1:1 with various artist however my understanding to the music was not as pure(or perfect) as those artist were in their art. But I really liked it but unaware why I do.
Pandit Chaurasiya, Shivji (Pt. Shiv kumar sharma ji) , not publicly known (more precisely non commercial) form of Shubha Mudgal , Neeladri Kumar, Pt. Yashvant Bua Joshi etc. These are just few names but only one thing was common in all of those “Dedication to the pure music” and understanding of it and all were MASTER in there area.

After a long time, today I got the chance to see the performance by Birju Ji Maharaj, he was in different mood totally, not just performing also linking this art to the Nature and Philosophy of life. Generally I have many questions in my mind irrespective of situation or person but today I had absolutely nothing!! This is only due to purity / perfection of Biraju Mahar ji! May be some small contribution is also due to my expended exposure to this world.

Years of practice and purest form of Art; Sur , Taal, And Bhav(Emmotions) – outstanding!! I have been listing to known Vocalist for long time so I was really amazed to listen thumari from Maharaj ji! He is known Dancer not a Vocalist, But it was Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!

To dance one need some rhythm, Bol, Beets, but he need nothing; these things are there in his mind. I had listen a story about him, he was performing somewhere near sea, and mostly it was on High Tide at that time, he asked to stop the Tabla player and started dancing with sound of Waves!!! Amazing!!
Seams to be difficult or fake? No, as one thing is common between Nature and classical music : they are natural, hence pure!! As per the evidence I can say only one thing “Sur Saat Hote Hai” and no buddy could found 8th Sur.

After the performance I did talk to Maharaj ji! And just communicated my state of mind, he answered in one sentence “I was not dancing, I was seeing the dance”!!!
Amazing ! one sentence Maharj ji has defined everything.
In further chat between Kiran Seth and Maharj Ji!
“Ye to Bas seediya hai jiname mai rang bharata hua upar jaraha tha , tukada kaho ya chhand, ya thumari ye to keval seediya hai”
I or Kiran did not asked where these ‘seediya’ goes as we have our own terminology to define that. Being professor Kiran has defined it as “Alpha-Domain” I was smiling when he started on this again, 6-7 years back we (Our Group Students) used to have discussion around his terminology - and about Alpha-Domain, today I have no questions.

Meeting Kiran after a long time was another interesting thing, just for introduction; he is founder of SPIC MACY, working constantly for it. By profession he is professor at IIT Delhi.