Ustad Vilayat Khan
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There are some musicians who’ve left an indelible impression on the minds of music-lovers, who would wish to stay related to their artwork. One such is Ustad Vilayat Khan. Yearly, on Guru Purnima, his foremost disciple, Pt Arvind Parikh, makes it some extent to carry collectively admirers of the Ustad and musicians who comply with his type of music.
The 2024 version was held at Geeta Bhavan Corridor at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Mumbai. The occasion underlined the importance of the guru-sishya bond in Indian classical music.
A guru is outlined by 5 attributes — gyan (information), vigyan (analytical strategy), vachan (the power to articulate clearly), prayog-siddhi (the power to display what he/she desires to show) and shishya-nishpadan-kshamata (the dedication to mentor the disciple into an artiste). Pt. Arvind Parikh appears to mix these attributes in his music and persona. A devoted instructor, he stays accessible to his college students throughout the globe.
Being Khan Saheb’s ganda-bandh shagird, Pt. Arvind is likely one of the principal inheritors of the Vilayatkhani Baaj (type). He painstakingly carries ahead his superb legacy. In addition to sensible classes, he has recorded a wealth of music materials. He has additionally created an internet site with detailed details about a number of raags, their varieties, compositions and far more. This serves each as a musical treasure and classes for his sishyas.
Ustad Vilayat Khan together with his foremost disciple Arvind Parikh.
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Every morning, Pt. Arvind listens to the recordings despatched by college students who can’t attain him in particular person. He makes a word of the factors to be mentioned in the course of the digital class.
On the Guru Purnima occasion, addressing the scholars, he stated, “Ustad Vilayat Khan’s parampara (legacy) ought to reside lengthy and all of it’s a must to work in the direction of it.”
The 2-day occasion, showcasing practically 33 college students performing vocal, shehnai, surbahar, guitar and sitar recitals, opened with the screening of the video recordings of Pt. Arvind’s senior disciples.
Pt. Arvind Parikh.
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BHAGYA PRAKASH
Quickly the corridor echoed with the sonorous notes of raag Yaman, compositions studded with well-knit taans, ‘Apni garaj pakad linhi bainyaan…’ the bandish in Bageshri, the haunting melody of the shehnai, an in depth delineation of Malkauns on the sitar, raga Bihag on the guitar, an aalap-jod-jhala in raga Miyan Malhar on the surbahar and the romantic raag Pilu on the flamboyant pink Zeetar. The vocalists sang choicest bandish.
Pt. Arvind Parikh sees this annual congregation as a tribute to Ustad Vilayat Khan’s genius. “Sur and laya are the 2 pillars of music, maintain on to them tight,” he stated. “At 97, It’s heartening to see so many younger artistes and their college students becoming a member of the celebration. I hope you all will maintain it going,” he added.
