DEVANANDAN MISHRA FELICITATED WITH ‘LIBRARY OF BANDISHES

DEVANANDAN MISHRA FELICITATED WITH ‘LIBRARY OF BANDISHES

13-OCT-ENG 2

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------The memorial day of Guruji Pandit Devanandan Mishra—honored with the title 'Library of Bandishes'—was celebrated with great enthusiasm at IDM Public School, Bazar Samiti, Ara. The event was presided over by Professor BN Rai and inaugurated by Manoj Kumar Singh, an official from the Bhojpur Fire Department. Professors Baliraj Thakur and Mahesh Singh attended as distinguished guests.

The program commenced with the garlanding of Guruji's portrait. Pandit Ajit Kumar Malik, a renowned artist of the Dhangai Gharana, presented a *Bandish* dedicated to 'Mata Kalika' in *Raag Adana* and a performance in *Raag Sahana*; he was accompanied on the *tabla* by Devesh Dubey and on the *tanpura* by Pankaj Kumar. A *Trigalbandi* (trio performance) by Brajendra Maharaj, Rakesh Mishra, and Mahesh Yadav captivated the audience with a rendition in *Raag Bhimpalasi*, accompanied by Professor BN Rai on *tabla* and Sushil Singh on violin. Among the disciples, Julie Kumari performed in *Raag Desh*, Pankaj in *Raag Bhairavi*, Anand Raj in *Raag Darbari*, and Girdhari in *Raag Bageshri*, while Ritesh Kumar presented a *bhajan*; *tabla* accompaniment was provided by Shekhar Suman and KK Manas. Students from Sandesh, Bhojpur, presented *Sohar* (traditional folk songs) and a dance performance featuring Lakshmi Kumari, Amisha Kumari, Khushi Kumari, and Surbhi Kumari. Several dignitaries, including Nagendra Pandey, BD Thakur, Nizamuddin, and Akash Raj, were present on the occasion. The event was anchored by Brajendra Kumar Mishra (alias Brajendra Maharaj), Center Superintendent of Shri Hanumant Sangeetalaya, and the vote of thanks was proposed by Rakesh Mishra, Center Superintendent of Ahilya Sangeet Mahavidyalaya.