Miscellaneous
Shruti Gunjan presents a famous composition in Raga Basant Bahar, from the film Basant Bahar (1956). This melodious composition was sung by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Manna Dey in the film. The same is presented here as a jugalbundi between the Sitar played by Shri. Chandrashekharji and the Sarangi played by Shri. Sandeep Mishra. This was performed as part of the concert 'Bhinna Shadaj' in which 7 rare ragas were performed. Basant Bahar, a Jod Raga, is a difficult and rarely performed raga as it require not only a lot of physical effort but also aesthetic sense in order to maintain balance and purity of the two ragas involved ie. Basant and Bahar. All 12 swaras are present in Raga Basant Bahar. Chandrashekharji and Sandeepji are accompanied by Shri. Shantanu Shuklaji on the tabla and Dr. Sujata Bhat and Shri. Vijay Jaganathan on the sitar. Video Courtsey Schbang.